Senior Maintenance & Reliability Leader - Plant Operations

Kibbi Technologies Inc.; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Kibbi Technologies Inc. in Saskatoon, SK, seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance strategy for the Saskatoon facility. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement while managing capital planning and cost control.

You will oversee planning, budgeting, and outages, while mentoring teams and collaborating with contractors and regulators. This role requires hands-on leadership and strategic direction in a global manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Pulp & Paper preferred).
• 6–10 years in plant operations and/or maintenance management.
• 5+ years in maintenance/plant operations leadership.
• Experience with budgeting, capital planning and financial decisions.
• Strong team leadership and recruitment skills.
• Knowledge of health & safety, regulatory and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall maintenance strategy and activities for the Saskatoon manufacturing facility.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and optimize spare parts inventory.
• Oversee maintenance planning, budgeting, capital planning, production outage planning, and cost management.
• Manage maintenance capital projects from planning through execution and reporting.
• Support site growth, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, regulatory, and contractor requirements.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, training, talent development, succession planning, and skills development.
• Monitor performance metrics and implement improvements where required.
• Build relationships with employees, contractors, vendors, and regulatory bodies.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Continuous Improvement

Industrial Maintenance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

ERP systems

Job description

Kibbi Technologies Inc. in Saskatoon, SK, seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance strategy for the Saskatoon facility. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement while managing capital planning and cost control.

You will oversee planning, budgeting, and outages, while mentoring teams and collaborating with contractors and regulators. This role requires hands-on leadership and strategic direction in a global manufacturing context.