Senior Maintenance Leader - Food Manufacturing & TPM

Giveandgo; Brampton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. in Brampton, Ontario is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team within the Maintenance department.

You will direct hands-on leadership, solve complex problems, and drive the department's strategic initiatives aligned with the company’s long-term plan. The role requires extensive experience in production-manufacturing maintenance, strong knowledge of mechanical/electrical systems, and expertise in automation, PLCs, and CMMS.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of maintenance managerial experience in production-manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Advanced knowledge of mechanical/electrical systems and components.
• Experience with Automation, Industrial Process and Control systems, PLCs, instrumentation, robotics, and bulk handling.
• Experience with Facility Maintenance and Plant Equipment management.
• Project management skills with ability to scope work and create WBS.
• Strong RCA and problem-solving to resolve downtime.
• Excellent planning, scheduling and prioritization abilities.
• Proficient with CMMS and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Maintenance team and coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Support maintenance projects through budgeting, contractor supervision, and program execution.
• Track department budget and approve capital projects when needed.
• Schedule and manage Corrective and Preventive Work Orders.
• Conduct safety inspections and ensure GMP compliance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Automation/PLC

CMMS

Project management

RCA

Scheduling

Analytical skills

Communication skills

TPM knowledge

Education

Post-secondary Engineering degree

Tools

None

Job description

Job Overview:

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for directly managing a team of technically skilled staff within the Maintenance department, providing dynamic hands-on leadership and skilled problem solving who can continually develop the capabilities of their team while working with vendors and key internal stakeholders. The role’s main priority will be to support Give & Go’s long-term plan (LTP), through the creation and delivery of the department’s strategic initiatives on time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Aid in the creation and contribution to the Company’s LTP expectations through the leading and execution of maintenance projects, such as through the sourcing and supervising of contractors/suppliers to engage in program support
• Support Maintenance Cost Containment objectives by tracking the department budget and approving capital projects when necessary
• Lead, coach, and develop the Maintenance team, including providing feedback and conducting formal evaluations, to ensure employees have the right resource skills, competencies, and expertise to meet departments and agreed-upon objectives of the company
• Manage the completion of Corrective and Backlog WO and PM WO by effectively scheduling maintenance team, taking advantage of any work stoppage
• Conduct workplace inspection in area of responsibility for safety, GMP violations, production line and equipment

Recipe for Success:

• Post-secondary education in Engineering or related field preferred
• Minimum 7 years of prior maintenance managerial experience in a production-manufacturing environment (within food services/baking a strong asset)
• Holds a valid Ontario Millwright or Electrician license (P.Eng and/or PMP a strong asset)
• Excellent problem solving with strong troubleshooting skills
• Advanced working knowledge on mechanical/electrical systems and components
• Working knowledge and experience on Automation; Industrial Process and Control system; PLC; Measuring Devices; Instrumentation; Robotic Application; Bulk Handling System
• Working knowledge and experience on Facility Maintenance and Plant Equipment
• Project management skill with capability of scoping the work and work break down analysis
• Strength to stay on top of the Breakdown/downtime or any other issue until being resolved (initiate RCA)
• Planning, scheduling & assigning ability while well experienced in defining priorities, required skills & resources
• Computer-savvy; holds practical knowledge on CMMS and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power point)
• Multitasked in an evolving environment with lots of changes in direction based on business requirement
• Holding strong analytical, interpersonal, organizational and communication (verbal and written) skills · Understanding of Maintenance programs, such as knowledge regarding reliability centered maintenance, TPM, etc.

What we can offer:

• It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.
• As we grow, we are committed to preserve the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
• Competitive benefits, along with work, life balance!

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