Maintenance Supervisor

Sleeman Breweries; Vernon; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

RRSP-matching program to help you save

Work-life balance

Benefits coverage for partners andkids

Parental leave top-up for primary and

Employee product credit

Tuition reimbursement program

Employee and family assistance program

Discount program with access to perks

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Sleeman Breweries in Vernon, BC is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance planning and a trades team in a production environment.

You will oversee technical planning, scheduling, and cost control while promoting safety, quality, and continuous improvement across all plant operations.

Qualifications

• Valid trade license, engineering degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related maintenance experience.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience leading multi-disciplinary trades teams within a unionized environment.
• Experience using CMMS.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and work effectively across departments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to demonstrate values aligned with the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost control support for maintenance activities and projects.
• Develop work sequences, labour requirements, and maintenance cost estimates.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs and ensure maintenance schedules are executed effectively.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including proactive maintenance strategies and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
• Organize and coordinate annual plant shutdown activities.
• Supervise maintenance tradespeople and provide technical direction to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Coach, motivate, and support employees to drive engagement, performance, and operational excellence.
• Identify maintenance challenges and recommend process improvements.
• Partner with maintenance planning and operational teams to support plant improvements and maintenance execution.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, food safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Lead departmental safety initiatives and promote a strong safety culture throughout the facility.
• Ensure contractors comply with all site safety requirements.
• Support the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) by promoting awareness, competency, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Track and support annual maintenance budgets, including labour, production equipment, utilities, property, and building maintenance costs.
• Support capital expenditure project installations and maintenance-related initiatives.
• Ensure parts, materials, and external services are available to support operational requirements.
• Build effective relationships with contractors, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Assist with material procurement as required.
• Support operational targets across brewing, packaging, logistics, and facility operations through effective maintenance support.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Safety

Organizational

Cross-department collaboration

Ability to adapt

Bilingual/Union environment experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

CMMS

Excel

Word

Job description

Position: Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Vernon, British Columbia
Level: Supervisor
Hiring Range: 78200 to 97600

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive compensation
• RRSP-matching program to help you save for retirement
• A commitment to work-life balance
• Benefits coverage for partners and kids
• Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
• Employee product credit
• Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
• Employee and family assistance program
• Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites
• Professional development opportunities including mentorship and leadership development

If you require an accommodation or an accessible format at any stage of the application or hiring process, please let the recruitment team know. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

Why Join Sleeman Breweries?

What's your story?

Ours is about pushing boundaries to create Canada's third-largest brewery known for unique craft and world-class brands enjoyed across the country. As part of Sapporo Breweries, our story includes Sleeman Breweries in Ontario, Okanagan Spring Brewery in B.C., Wild Rose Brewery in Alberta, and Unibroue in Quebec. When you join Sleeman Breweries, you join a company deeply committed to quality, sustainability, and creating an outstanding employee experience. People here care about what they do and the people they work with. Write your next chapter with us at Sleeman Breweries. Get an inside look at what it's like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @LifeAtSleeman on Instagram

Purpose and Impact

At Sleeman Breweries, quality and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. Your leadership will help inspire a culture where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their best work every day. As Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead maintenance operations, planning, and reliability initiatives while ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective plant performance through the leadership of a multi-disciplinary trades team.

Responsibilities

Maintenance Planning & Reliability

Provide technical planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost control support for maintenance activities and projects. Develop work sequences, labour requirements, and maintenance cost estimates. Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs and ensure maintenance schedules are executed effectively. Support continuous improvement initiatives, including proactive maintenance strategies and reliability-centered maintenance practices. Organize and coordinate annual plant shutdown activities.

Leadership & Team Management

Supervise maintenance tradespeople and provide technical direction to a multi-disciplinary team, including Millwrights and Electricians. Coach, motivate, and support employees to drive engagement, performance, and operational excellence. Identify maintenance challenges and recommend process improvements. Partner with maintenance planning and operational teams to support plant improvements and maintenance execution.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

Ensure compliance with all health and safety, food safety, environmental, and quality standards. Lead departmental safety initiatives and promote a strong safety culture throughout the facility. Ensure contractors comply with all site safety requirements. Support the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) by promoting awareness, competency, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Operations, Budget & Project Support

Track and support annual maintenance budgets, including labour, production equipment, utilities, property, and building maintenance costs. Support capital expenditure project installations and maintenance-related initiatives. Ensure parts, materials, and external services are available to support operational requirements. Build effective relationships with contractors, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Assist with material procurement as required. Support operational targets across brewing, packaging, logistics, and facility operations through effective maintenance support.

Skills and Qualifications (Required)

• Valid trade license, engineering degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related maintenance experience.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience leading multi-disciplinary trades teams within a unionized environment.
• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships and work effectively across departments.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to demonstrate values aligned with the organization.

Work Environment (Hybrid/Onsite)

This is an Onsite position operating within a production environment. Occasional travel may be required. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends is required based on business and operational needs.

Think you have what we need but your credentials don't perfectly line up? That's OK! We know that some job seekers miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don't fit.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Sleeman Breweries, we believe that better beer, and better workplaces, happen when people feel welcomed and valued for the differences they bring. We are committed to fair hiring practices free from discrimination, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We use AI to support parts of our recruitment process; however, hiring decisions are always made by people and aligned with our commitment to fairness, consistency, and equal opportunity.

BETTER BEER. BETTER PEOPLE. GETTING BETTER We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.

Are you interested in working for Sleeman Breweries, the 3rd largest brewery in Canada? At Sleeman Breweries, we have 1,100 dedicated and talented people that work across Canada from Chambly, Quebec to Vernon, British Columbia. Our business is about people. The only way to build a better company is through people who share our passion for our products and who can work together effectively as a team.