Mechanical Supervisor

NexWav; Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance

Medical and paramedical insurance

Disability insurance

Sick leave

Vacations

Employee assistance program

Flexible schedule

Job summary

NexWav is seeking a Mechanical Supervisor for a permanent full‑time role in Quebec. You will supervise a maintenance team, plan work, resolve mechanical issues, and improve equipment reliability at a Sainte‑Aurélie plant.

The position involves 42 hours/week (7/7 rotation), day and weekend shifts, and the ability to lead technical teams while ensuring safety and compliance. Fluency in French is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or coordinating a maintenance team.
• Strong knowledge of industrial mechanics and equipment maintenance.
• Ability to analyze problems and set priorities.
• Leadership, autonomy and decision-making skills.
• French language skills required (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mobilize, and support maintenance employees.
• Demonstrate mobilizing leadership and promote collaboration between teams.
• Provide technical assistance during mechanical system failures.
• Plan, coordinate, and ensure follow‑up on regular, preventive, and corrective maintenance.
• Establish priorities and assign tasks to maintenance employees.
• Perform daily follow‑up on work orders and the preventive maintenance program.
• Verify the quality and compliance of completed work.
• Analyze breakdowns and failures to determine their causes.
• Implement solutions aimed at improving equipment reliability and availability.
• Coordinate maintenance with sawing and planing operations.

Skills

Leadership & supervision

Maintenance planning

Equipment reliability

French communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related tech

Tools

Maintenance management system

Job description

Mechanical Supervisor

Sector: Forestry and manufacturing industry

Work location: Chaudière-Appalache, Quebec

Job type: Permanent, full-time

Schedule: 42 hours per week — rotation 7 days of work / 7 days off

Shift: Day and weekend

Salary: $96,000 per year

Start date: As soon as possible

Number of positions available: 1

About the company

Our client is a well-established Quebec company in the wood processing and construction materials manufacturing sector.

Through innovative methods and state-of-the-art equipment, the organization optimizes resource use while promoting operational performance and environmental respect.

We are currently looking for a Mechanical Supervisor to support the activities of a plant located in Sainte-Aurélie.

Job summary

Reporting to the operations management, the Mechanical Supervisor will be responsible for supervising mechanical maintenance activities and supporting the technical team.

The selected candidate will play a central role in planning work, resolving mechanical issues, improving equipment reliability, and developing team members.

Main responsibilities

• Supervise, mobilize, and support maintenance employees.
• Demonstrate mobilizing leadership and promote collaboration between teams.
• Provide technical assistance during mechanical system failures.
• Plan, coordinate, and ensure follow‑up on regular, preventive, and corrective maintenance.
• Establish priorities and assign tasks to maintenance employees.
• Perform daily follow‑up on work orders and the preventive maintenance program.
• Verify the quality and compliance of completed work.
• Analyze breakdowns and failures to determine their causes.
• Implement solutions aimed at improving equipment reliability and availability.
• Ensure coordination between maintenance activities and sawing and planing operations.
• Develop action plans with the relevant teams during major issues.
• Participate in the integration and training of new employees.
• Ensure the smooth running of training programs.
• Collaborate with human resources in evaluating the performance of new employees.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety rules at work.
• Enforce the company's policies and procedures.

Desired profile

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, or equivalent training.
• A relevant combination of training and experience may also be considered.
• Experience in supervising or coordinating a work team.
• Good knowledge of industrial mechanics and production equipment maintenance.
• Ability to analyze technical problems and establish priorities.
• Leadership, autonomy, and decision‑making skills.
• Good communication and mobilization skills.
• Organizational skills and ability to work in a manufacturing environment.
• Functional to intermediate level spoken and written French.

Assets

• Experience in a sawmill, planing mill, or wood industry.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance programs.
• Experience with a maintenance management system.
• Training or experience in occupational health and safety.

Conditions and benefits

• Annual salary of $96,000.
• Permanent full‑time position.
• 7/7 schedule offering long periods of leave.
• Group insurance.
• Medical and paramedical insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Sick leave.
• Vacations.
• Employee assistance program.
• Flexible schedule according to operational needs.
• Stimulating work environment.
• Varied technical challenges.
• Opportunity to directly contribute to improving operational reliability.

Why join the team?

• Hold a strategic role within an established Quebec company.
• Supervise and develop a maintenance team.
• Work with modern equipment.
• Actively participate in improving maintenance practices.
• Have a direct influence on the reliability and continuity of operations.