Reliability Manager

MICHELIN France; Waterville; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MICHELIN France in Waterville, Nova Scotia, is seeking a Reliability Manager to lead a dayshift and rotating technicians team, supporting reactive and planned maintenance in our production area. The role includes evaluating team efficiency and driving initiatives to improve reliability and safety.

You will implement maintenance strategy, monitor KPIs, and manage the budget for workforce, supplies, and services.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a maintenance manager or supervisor.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in coaching and employee development.
• Proven success in resource planning.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe work environment by keeping equipment in optimal operating condition and compliant with safety standards.
• Implement maintenance strategy, monitor KPIs, and complete corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary maintenance team to improve equipment durability and address obsolescence.
• Enhance process reliability by ensuring effective maintenance plans.
• Oversee and optimize the maintenance budget including workforce, supply, and services.
• Foster team development, support succession planning, and collaborate with the Site Maintenance Manager.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Team coaching

Manufacturing environment

Resource planning

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

Technical college diploma

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

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Reliability Manager
Waterville, Nova Scotia

The Opportunity

We have an opening for a Reliability Manager whose responsibilities include leading a team of skilled dayshift & rotating technicians to support the reactive & planned maintenance needs of a production area within the facility. This position includes the evaluation of team efficiency and leadership of progress initiatives.

What You Will Do

• ensure a safe work environment for all employees by ensuring equipment is in optimal operating condition and adheres to safety standards;
• implement the maintenance strategy, monitor key performance indicators, and complete corrective and preventive actions to achieve short and medium term objectives;
• lead and develop a team of multidisciplinary maintenance professionals to increase the durability of equipment and address obsolescence challenges;
• enhance process reliability by implementing and ensuring the effectiveness of maintenance plans;
• oversee and optimize the maintenance budget including workforce, supply, and services;and,
• foster team development and empowerment, actively support succession planning, and collaborate closely with the Site Maintenance Manager to strengthen the team’s leadership pipeline.

What You Will Bring

• technical college diploma, bachelor or graduate degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• 3+ years of experience as a maintenance manager or supervisor;
• 3+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment;
• experience in coaching and employee development;
• proven success in resource planning;
• strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and resolve issues;
• skilled in both written and verbal communication, with a talent for fostering strong working relationships with internal plant customers;
• self-motivated, capable of setting and achieve goals independently; and,
• demonstrated teamwork and leadership in an industrial environment.

Submit by September 13, 2026.