Maintenance Manager

Pharmascience; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Montreal is looking for a Maintenance Manager to oversee and improve the maintenance program for manufacturing and packaging equipment. The successful candidate will drive initiatives for reliability, establish standards to reduce operational waste, and ensure compliance with safety and hygiene regulations. Candidates must have a degree in mechanical engineering and 10+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry with strong leadership skills. Fluency in French and English is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry in manufacturing maintenance.
• Experience in a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) or Operational Excellence Environment.
• Hands-on experience applying lean maintenance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement agile activities to drive reliability and improvement.
• Serve as a change agent for maintenance reliability initiatives.
• Establish standards to eliminate operational waste.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Overview

The Maintenance Manager will lead the development and implementation of the overall maintenance program for the manufacturing and packaging equipment. Reporting directly to the Maintenance & Reliability Director, this position will collaborate with the plants and business leaders to continuously improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the maintenance function to increase machine reliability and reduce downtime.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement agile activities, new techniques and methodologies to drive reliability and improvement within the maintenance function
• Serve as a change agent for maintenance reliability initiatives by driving cultural transformation and adoption of continuous improvement practices
• Promote team work and collaboration
• Establish road map, work standards and best practices to eliminate operational waste
• Ensure compliance with maintenance systems, processes and procedures
• Establish and manage key metrics to ensure maintenance programs are being adequately executed and performant
• Optimize reporting tools and methods for operational KPI’s
• Ensures effective and timely communications for sharing of best practices and key learnings
• Manage monthly cost tracking activities to remain on budget and perform employee performance evaluation
• As the manager of the housekeeping department, supervise and coordinate cleaning and maintenance tasks in the manufacturing, packaging, laboratory, and warehouse areas. Ensure that the spaces are clean, organized, and compliant with safety and hygiene standards

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline
• 10+ years of experience within pharmaceutical industry in manufacturing maintenance
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in a TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) or Operational Excellence Environment
• Hands-on experience applying lean maintenance concepts
• Exceptional leadership, change management and efficient communication skills
• Ability to develop people
• Adaptability and ability to handle stress
• Knowledge of local and international regulations, Quality and Security systems
• Fluent in French & English (written and spoken as this person will be required to work with suppliers and/or clients located outside the province of Quebec)
• Competent with MS Office and SAP