Maintenance Manager

TreeHouse Foods; Richmond Hill; Sur place; GBP 50 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

RRSP match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

DevelopU platform

Employee Resource Groups

Wellness program

Résumé du poste

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Maintenance Manager for the Richmond Hill, Ontario plant to lead the production maintenance group and deliver a world-class operation.

You’ll drive TPM, preventive/predictive maintenance, and reliability initiatives; mentor technicians; and partner with Operations to develop long-term asset strategies and capital plans. This full-time, on-site role offers a competitive CAD salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory or technical management experience in production or food manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead safety-first culture and ensure compliance with food safety and quality requirements.
• Serve as PM Pillar Leader and develop 2–3 year maintenance and reliability strategy.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize uptime.
• Mentor maintenance technicians, coordinators, and support staff.
• Establish inspection schedules, work orders, maintenance records, and docs.
• Use KPIs and root cause analysis to drive improvements in reliability.
• Lead Continuous Improvement initiatives (TPM, SMED, PDCA, 6W2H, Centerlining).
• Oversee CMMS implementation for planning, scheduling, and asset management.
• Collaborate with Operations/Engineering to execute maintenance plans and budgets.
• Manage capital projects and vendor relationships to meet cost/performance goals.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Contribute to Plant Steering Team and site strategy.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Team management

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Outils

SAP

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

ON Richmond Hill

Job Type:

Production Maintenance

Job Posting Title:

Maintenance Manager

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

• RRSP program with a 3% employer match (with increased matches awarded based on service) and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll!

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days and 11 company holidays!

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

As a Maintenance Manager, you will be a key player in providing leadership and strategic direction for the production maintenance group, at the Richmond Hill, Ontario, plant, a manufacturer of quality aseptic products. This role will provide maintenance leadership to deliver a world-class operation. Lead, motivate, and develop employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing results, while leveraging Continuous Improvement (TPM) tools, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Lead and promote a safety-first culture by actively supporting the site’s Health & Safety program and ensuring compliance with all Food Safety and Quality requirements.
• Serve as the Plant Progressive Maintenance (PM) Pillar Leader, providing strategic and operational leadership for the maintenance function and developing the plant’s 2–3-year maintenance and reliability strategy.
• Manage and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs by leveraging industry best practices, manufacturer specifications, and reliability-centered maintenance principles to maximize equipment uptime and operational performance.
• Lead, coach, develop, and mentor maintenance technicians, coordinators, and support staff through performance feedback, training, and technical guidance to build a high-performing maintenance organization.
• Establish, maintain, and optimize inspection schedules, service checklists, work orders, repair plans, maintenance records, and technical documentation to ensure equipment reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Utilize KPIs, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies to monitor maintenance performance, eliminate recurring failures, and drive sustainable improvements in equipment reliability and plant performance.
• Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives utilizing TPM, SMED, PDCA, Breakdown Elimination (6W2H), Centerlining, CIL, and other operational excellence tools to improve productivity, reliability, and cost performance.
• Lead the implementation, administration, and optimization of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to support maintenance planning, scheduling, asset management, and execution of the Progressive Maintenance Pillar.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and site leadership to develop and execute maintenance and reliability plans, including defined deliverables, performance metrics, and long-term asset strategies.
• Manage maintenance-related capital projects and annual capital budgets to enhance capacity, efficiency, infrastructure, safety, quality, and overall plant performance.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with OEMs, contractors, and vendors; negotiate and manage service agreements; define project scopes; and oversee contractor and field service activities to ensure quality, cost, and performance objectives are achieved.
• Provide technical leadership and hands‑on support as needed to troubleshoot equipment issues, resolve complex failures, and minimize production downtime.
• Continuously improve maintenance standards, processes, and training programs to enhance team capability, technical expertise, and operational effectiveness.
• Serve as an active member of the Plant Steering Team, contributing to site strategy, performance, and continuous improvement objectives.

Important Details:

• This is a full-time, on-site role on First Shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts.
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $94,400.00 - 141,600.00 CAD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
• This posting is for an existing vacancy

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required; Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of supervisory or technical management experience in a production or food manufacturing environment is required.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Knowledge of safety regulations, quality control procedures, and inventory management.
• Excellent problem‑solving, troubleshooting, and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with inventory management systems and procurement software such as SAP.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

This job opening is for an existing job vacancy.