Maintenance Team Lead

Hendrickson; Stratford; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendrickson in Stratford, Ontario, is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to coordinate and lead trades in a high‑volume plant, schedule work, and ensure resources and safety.

The ideal candidate is a Licensed Millwright with hydraulic and servo motor knowledge, ABB robotics experience, and strong PC skills (RSView) plus supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Strong diagnostics abilities and problem-solving skills.
• 10+ years industrial experience; supervisory experience preferred.
• Proportional hydraulic controls and servo motors knowledge.
• Familiar with ABB Robot Programming and ABB platforms.
• Experience with PC interfaces and related hardware (RS VIEW).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, training and hands‑on problem‑solving guidance to skilled trades.
• Ensure resources and materials are available for planned work in Maintenance.
• Direct and coordinate maintenance staff during daily operations.
• Lead safety improvement efforts and TPM initiatives plant‑wide.
• Direct contractors and manage emergency parts purchasing as needed.
• Maintain accurate hourly timekeeping and MOS/DSC data for reports.

Skills

Diagnostics

Supervisory experience

Industrial experience

Hydraulic controls

Servo motors

ABB robotics

ABB DH485

RSView

Pneumatics

MS Office/Excel

Education

Licensed Millwright

Electrical Safety Code knowledge

Tools

RSVIEW

DH485

DeviceNet

Data Highway

Job description

Position Purpose

Coordinating and scheduling all workforce activities of maintenance personnel. Support operations through the efficient management of available skill trades. Lead and support maintenance staff through the daily execution of their duties. Also gives technical direction and performs other activities and responsibilities as assigned.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership, training and hands‑on problem‑solving guidance to skilled trades
• Work with Maintenance to ensure all planned work has the resources and materials available to complete the work
• Provide technical problem‑solving support (root cause analyses) in all areas of equipment, technology and materials
• Use maintenance to continuously improve safety throughput throughout the plant
• Direct appropriate personnel to floor calls
• Make up and assign W.O.'s to maintenance where required
• Ensure accurate time keeping of hourly Maintenance personnel
• Act as a liaison between hourly and management
• Communicate between shifts so Team Leaders are aware of plant specifics at shift start (Shift transition, shift handle, work centre board tours)
• Direct work of maintenance‑based contractors
• Purchase emergency parts and materials
• Track man hours compared to work assignments to ensure work is completed within time allotment
• Maintains CMM's for accuracy
• Assess and develop skills and proficiency of tradesmen
• Discipline all trades as required
• Participate in C/I activities and teams
• Complete all aspects of MOS system as it applies to maintenance
• Ensure all hourly documentation is complete and satisfactory for data collection purposes
• Follow up on all safety work orders and concerns diligently
• Maintain MOS system using DSC and track variances on DWOR
• Validate PM and W/O
• Sustain TPM initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Training

• Licensed Millwright
• Extensive Tool & Die/ Millwright experience acceptable in lieu of electrical exp.
• Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong diagnostics abilities
• 10 years of industrial experience, supervisory experience preferred
• Proportional Hydraulic Controls
• Servo Motors
• Familiar with ABB Robot Programming
• Familiar with ABB communication platforms i.e. Data Highway/DH485 Remote I/O. Device Net
• Familiar with PC interfaces and related hardware e.g. RS VIEW
• Pneumatics functions and systems
• MS Office (Strong Excel skills)