Maintenance Team Leader

Nestlé; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage company in Toronto is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader to oversee operations and meet factory objectives. This role involves coaching the Skilled Trades group and ensuring efficient execution of maintenance while adhering to safety regulations. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in engineering and at least five years of experience in a maintenance role, preferably in food manufacturing. The position offers career development opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a maintenance role, preferably in food manufacturing or consumer goods.
• Experience in basic SHE and Food Safety training.
• Ability to track KPIs/Objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support factory operations through leadership and coaching.
• Enable world class maintenance execution in operations.
• Support management of technical stores and budget planning.

Skills

Passionate

Tenacity

Proactiveness

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Position Snapshot

Business areas: Nestle Canada Inc.

Job title: Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON

On Site

Position Summary

We are looking for a Maintenance Team Leader that is responsible to support the continuing success and improvement of factory operations by day-to-day leadership and coaching of the Skilled Trades' group, using Nestle Continuous Excellence (NCE) / Total Productivity Management (TPM) tools to achieve the department's objectives and accomplish factory Operational Master Plan (OMP) targets while ensuring all work is conducted safely with the observance of personal and food safety regulations.

A little bit about us

Nestle is the world’s largest food and beverage company. We have over 2000 brands ranging from global icons to local favourites and are present in 190 countries worldwide. In Canada, excelling means sharing our passion for our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. It also means living up to our exemplary values which are rooted in respect for ourselves, others, diversity, and the future. We will support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment. Join our team to support our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

A day in the life of a Maintenance Team Leader

M&I: Maintenance & Improvement

Enable world class maintenance execution in Operations by providing asset maintenance according to the Nestlé Strategy (using Total Productivity Management (TPM) as the multi-disciplinary approach to maintain / improve fixed assets, and an Asset Management System (AMM) to manage their life cycle).

Budget Management

Support efficient execution in building the maintenance budget (zero-based), supported with foreseen planned maintenance data for each asset in line with Nestle guidelines.

Technical Stores

Support the management of the technical stores by optimising spare parts requirements in advance of planned maintenance activities in support of an effective technical store management process.

Energy/Water/SHE Management

Ensure the planning & execution of maintenance activities are in consideration of constraints on employee and food safety and energy / water consumption.

Asset Intensity

Support continuous improvement in factory’s Asset Intensity by ensuring reduction in equipment down time and improved reliability.

Build Maintenance Capability & Lead Process Mastership

Develop self competencies & expertise in an assigned Process & Technology

Lead, Participate in, and Support Technology Improvement Initiatives

Create and manage process competency building plans (CBP) for peers and direct reports.

What will make you successful

As the successful candidate, you will need to be passionate, tenacious, results-focused and enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. Pro‑activeness, tenacity and enthusiasm are essential, as is your ability to understand and work within our competitive market.

You will also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Mechanical Engineering is preferred,
• 5 years’ experience in handling maintenance role, preferably food manufacturing or consumer goods industry (as an Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Engineer, or other similar position)
• Participated in a basic SHE and Food Safety training.
• Actively collaborated in the start-up or commissioning of technical equipment and/or production line(s).
• Participated in multi-disciplinary teams that have been engaged in process optimisation.
• Required competencies to define, develop and proactively track KPIs/Objectives.
• The capability to provide technical support to the skilled trades where appropriate or obtain support from other groups (i.e.: Engineering, Technical Stores, Technical Services, 3rd party resources, etc.)
• To collaborate effectively with Production Peers & Team Leaders to achieve minimal equipment downtime and ensure all stoppages are coded accurately in Digital Manufacturing Operation (DMO). Review DMO regularly for reporting accuracy.

This position could be a move towards expanding your Technical & Production career even further in a collaborative and mentoring environment and provides real opportunities for career development and progression.

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Nestlé Canada is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.