Maintenance Manager

Confidential Jobs; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs seeks a seasoned Maintenance Manager for a high-speed automotive manufacturing site in Ontario. You will lead a team, optimize maintenance strategies, and drive uptime, safety, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities include budget control, preventive/predictive maintenance, scheduling, and continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance. The role blends office planning with hands-on plant leadership.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary education is required.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of supervisory/management experience in automotive/high-speed manufacturing.
• Licensed Skilled Tradesperson (Ontario).
• Strong leadership, team building and motivational skills with problem-solving ability.
• Excellent organizational and time/stress management skills.
• High integrity and dependability with urgency and results orientation.
• Excellent leadership, coaching and conflict management skills.
• Combination of office and manufacturing environment.
• Standing and walking for long periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and guidance to ensure plant equipment and maintenance systems function efficiently and safely.
• Prepares and manages the maintenance budget; maintains inventory of spare parts and materials.
• Manages daily scheduling of maintenance activities for plant equipment and hourly trades.
• Develops and executes preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize uptime.
• Reviews monthly maintenance performance metrics and drives continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implements and maintains the maintenance work order management system.
• Oversees maintenance supplies, parts, and equipment management.
• Supports implementation of new equipment and technology.
• Manages facility, infrastructure, and equipment improvement projects.
• Leads maintenance team development and performance management.
• Ensures consistency of maintenance practices and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Problem solving

Time management

Stress management

Integrity

Dependability

Coaching

Conflict management

Lean manufacturing

Education

Licensed Skilled Tradesperson (Ontario)

Postsecondary education

Job description

• Provides leadership and guidance to ensure that plant equipment and maintenance systems function in an efficient and safe manner
• Prepares and manages the maintenance budget. Maintains inventory of spare parts, supplies and materials for critical maintenance repairs
• Manages the daily scheduling of maintenance activities for plant equipment, facilities, maintenance supervisors, and hourly skilled trades.
• Develops and executes preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and operational efficiency.
• Reviews monthly maintenance performance metrics and recommends and implements continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implements, maintains, and continuously improves the maintenance work order management system.
• Oversees the management of maintenance supplies, parts, and equipment.
• Recommends, evaluates, and supports the implementation of new equipment and technology.
• Provides technical support and maintenance expertise for engineering and capital projects.
• Manages facility, infrastructure, and equipment improvement projects.
• Leads maintenance team development, succession planning, training, and performance management.
• Ensures consistency of maintenance practices, standards, and resource utilization.
• Participates in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, cost-reduction, and productivity initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

What We're Looking For:

• Postsecondary education is required
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in a supervisory/management capacity in the automotive industry or high-speed manufacturing
• Licensed Skilled Tradesperson (Province of Ontario)
• Strong leadership, team building and motivational skills with a comprehensive understanding of critical problem solving
• Excellent organizational and time and stress management skills to complete the required tasks
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results orientation.
• Excellent leadership, coaching & conflict management skills
• Combination of office environment and manufacturing environment
• Standing and walking for long periods of time

We are committed to meeting the needs of applicants with disabilities in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005.