Maintenance Supervisor

UNAVAILABLE; Moose Jaw; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading railcar services company in Moose Jaw seeks a Facility Maintenance Supervisor to oversee maintenance operations, ensure safety and quality standards, and lead a team of employees. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in a production environment and a minimum of 5 years in facility maintenance. This role requires strong technical knowledge, leadership, and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in a fast-paced production environment.
• 5+ years of facility maintenance experience preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that daily maintenance calls and issues are resolved.
• Plan and direct the Preventive Maintenance Program.
• Maintain an effective workforce by training and motivating employees.
• Administer human resource policies and procedures.
• Support Continuous Improvement projects.

Skills

Technical Knowledge

Communication Skills

Computer Skills

Planning and Organizing

Effective Leadership

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview / Aperçu

Position Purpose:

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) strives to be recognized as the finest railcar leasing company worldwide. Our competitive advantage is our full-service leasing business model, including a world-class railcar maintenance network. One of 8 maintenance facilities across North America, our Moose Jaw Service Center provides a full array of services, including repairing, qualifying, painting, cleaning, and blasting railcars. The key to our long-term growth and success is attracting and retaining top talent.

This position will interact with all employees including management, safety, human resources, quality, corporate representatives, customers, vendors, and contractors. This is a highly demanding position in a fast-paced environment. The impact of this position on the business is very important as it ensures that daily safety, quality, production, environmental and cost goals are achieved. The person in this position will have a high level of interaction with hourly employees throughout the daily schedule. The decisions made by the person filling this position are of a highly technical nature, and in the mid-to-high range of complexity and independent judgment as related to facility maintenance. This position’s primary functions are conducted in accordance with established policy and principles. This position has 4 hourly employees reporting to it and may be responsible for more with contractors on site.

Support for Clarkson, ON when required.

Flex schedule may be required, depending on operational needs.

Responsibilities / Responsabilités

• Ensure that the daily maintenance calls and issues are addressed and resolved
• Plan and direct the Preventive Maintenance Program to maintain the machinery and equipment at the facility effectively.
• Maintain an effective workforce by training, counselling and motivating employees.
• Ensure that all necessary administrative work is complete and accurate.
• Provide coverage for Operations Manager - Support Materials department and Mobile Repair functions. (duties vary)
• Supervise and manage the performance of maintenance department employees.
• Administer human resource policies and procedures, e.g., staffing, attendance, performance issues, and training.
• Support all project and maintenance-related expenses
• Assist in the preparation of capital, operating, and repair budgets, justifying as applicable
• Lead/assist in the preparation of justification for capital investment proposals.
• Provide support and updates to current year budgeting and planning for upcoming years
• Support a relentless problem-solving methodology to improve performance within the service center
• Support Continuous Improvement projects.
• Aid in the creation and updating of Standard Work/ PM processes as needed
• Assist with other duties as required

Scope of Work:

This position will interact with all employees including management, safety, human resources, quality, corporate representatives, customers, vendors, and contractors. This is a highly demanding position in a fast-paced environment. The impact of this position on the business is very important as it ensures that daily safety, quality, production, environmental and cost goals are achieved. The person in this position will have a high level of interaction with hourly employees throughout the daily schedule. The decisions made by the person filling this position are of a highly technical nature, and in the mid-to-high range of complexity and independent judgment as related to facility maintenance. This position’s primary functions are conducted in accordance with established policy and principles. This position has 4 hourly employees reporting to it and may be responsible for more with contractors on site.

Support for Clarkson, ON when required.

Flex schedule may be required, depending on operational needs.

Qualifications / Qualification

Education and/or Experience Required (including certifications):

• 10+ years’ experience in a fast-paced production environment with preferably 5+ years of facility maintenance experience.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent.

Key Competencies list:

• Technical Knowledge
• Communication Skills
• Computers Skills
• Planning and Organizing
• Effective Leadership

Other (i.e., physical requirements, travel, etc. that is not covered above):

Physical ability to inspect/supervise facility maintenance activities.

Canadian Indigenous People Verbiage

GATX Moose Jaw is located on Treaty 4 Territory, the original lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Lakota and Nakota and the traditional homeland of the Métis. We pay our respect to the First Nations and Métis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another.