Maintenance Supervisor

Vanderlande Industries; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation solutions provider in Toronto seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to manage a maintenance team, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and maintain operational efficiency. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background and is experienced in leading teams. The role offers a competitive salary range of CAD$90,000 to CAD$95,000 with a full-time commitment to safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an industrial environment.
• Experience working with mechanical, electrical, and controls (PLC) systems.
• 2 years of experience as a Team Supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance team to ensure efficient preventive maintenance.
• Manage compliance with company policies and government regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement projects around employee performance.

Skills

Self-Starter

Detail Oriented

Customer Service Mentality

Strong leadership skills

Problem solving skills

Organizational skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Minimum 3 year technical experience in an industrial environment

Bachelors Degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Programmable Logic Controllers

HVAC

Job description

Job Title

Maintenance Supervisor

Job Description

Vanderlande is the global market leader in baggage handling systems for airports and sorting systems for parcel and postal services. The company is also a leading supplier of warehouse automation solutions. Established in 1949 Vanderlande has over 9000 employees of whom 1900 are in North America all committed to moving its customers businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing order intake of more than 1 billion euros it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as an exceptionally reliable partner for value-added automated material handling solutions.

Vanderlande has recently built a large advanced automated warehouse for one of the largest retailers in the world in Canada.

You will play a pivotal role in our support of this state‑of‑the‑art warehouse. You will lead your maintenance team and work closely with other teams to ensure efficient on‑time preventive maintenance and swift troubleshooting when incidents arise with the material handling systems.

The ideal candidate for this position has a strong understanding of warehouse operations is comfortable with high‑tech systems and automation is customer service oriented has experience in leading teams and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety and efficiency.

This role is crucial to our mission of providing the best service to our customer to make sure their business can thrive in Canada.

Essential Functions (Job Duties and Responsibilities)

• Promote and manage compliance with all relevant company policies and government regulations including but not limited to : OSHA company health and safety plans contingency plans and company training.
• Lead by example through results-focused people-centered direction feedback and coaching. Serve as first point of contact for all employee relations and material handling system operational issues
• Develop effective processes to maintain system performance through shift changes high volume periods and irregular operations in conjunction with other stakeholders
• Maintain open and transparent relationships with customer and other vendor contacts to ensure maximum material handling system performance
• Ensure operational process consistency and employee development through the design and execution of standardized training and quality assessment programs
• Follow established escalation guidelines in the event of system downtime or irregular operations
• Manage employee schedules and daily work assignments in conjunction with other stakeholders
• Leverage detailed reporting to understand system performance and implement continuous improvement projects around employee performance and system operations
• Participate and lead (as necessary) team site and customer meetings to ensure open effective communications centered on collaborative efforts to meet production goals

Required Education and Experience

• Minimum 3 year technical experience in an industrial environment
• Experience working with mechanical electrical and controls (PLC PC) systems
• 2 years of prior experience as a Team supervisor
• Experience managing minimum 5-10 direct employees
• Valid Drivers License

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 2 years Material Handling Experience
• Minimum of 1 year CMMS Experience preferred

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities (Competencies)

• Self-Starter and Pro-active
• Detail Oriented and Stress Resistant
• Strong Microsoft office skills Excel Word Power Point and Outlook
• Customer Service Mentality
• Innovative and Self Assured
• Decision Making Ability
• Adaptable
• Strong leadership skills troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Fully competent and versed in operations and maintenance
• Flexibility with time able to shift priorities quickly based on staff and system needs
• Organizational and time management skills
• Team player
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive and strong work ethic and initiative; who would like to grow and develop within the organization.
• Working knowledge of computers and equipment
• Ability to solve problems under pressure
• Pro-active attitude towards process improvement
• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge of OSHA and safety practices
• Reliable with a can-do attitude

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work : This is a full-time position / 24 / 7 operation

Travel : This position requires no travel.

Supervisory Responsibility : Supervises employees

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• This position works in a distribution center environment. They often must meet strict deadlines to maintain customer order deliveries.
• The worker will work indoors
• While performing the maintenance aspect duties of this job the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. Operate and maintain equipment and measurement instruments.
• Frequently exposed to the material handling system mechanical parts and vibration.
• They will take the lead to identify and fix mechanical problems with machinery and they commonly work with greasy parts and tools sometimes in uncomfortable positions.
• Regularly required to talk and hear through a handheld radio and telephone. The environment can also be loud because of equipment.
• Knowledge and utilization of PPE (i.e. safety glasses gloves etc.) is required.
• Workers frequently bend stoop and reach from ladders and scaffolds
• This position is highly active and requires standing walking bending kneeling stooping crouching crawling and climbing all day.
• The employee at times will lift and / or move items over 50 pounds. Regularly lifting parts and tools for extended periods of time and handling equipment such as conveyor systems.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary range

This is a full-time nonexempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. The salary range listed represents the maximum and minimum starting base pay for this position as of the time of posting. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidates skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Salary range for this position is CAD$90000 to CAD$95000

Required Experience : Manager

Key Skills

• Robotics
• HVAC
• Packaging
• CMMS
• Maintenance Management
• Property Maintenance
• OSHA
• Maintenance
• Painting
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• Supervising Experience
• Troubleshooting