Follow Us  Latest Job Opening for Food & Beverage Industry  Job #05309 About our client Our client is a publicly owned manufacturer of beverages. The company has been in operation for more than 25 years and employs over 1,000 people. Position Location Maintenance Manager Ontario Salary Reports to Highly competitive package, commensurate with experience Plant Manager, Site Director Responsibilities 1) Manage Maintenance Team and support bottling lines as well as blending, barreling and finished goods operation 2) Plan, schedule and be flexible to changing priorities and conditions 3) Focus on problem solving and achieving plant improvements 4) Provide the necessary engineering work to accomplish tasks such as troubleshooting and modification 5) Coordinate activities with internal customers and external vendors 6) Ensure that parts and material are available to support overall plant activities production and non-production 7) Maintain good employee relations within the organization and with numerous vendors 8) Develop and ensure Maintenance staff is led towards a self-directed work team 9) Coordinate activities with production, planning and other areas of the plant 10) Develop the staff to effectively troubleshoot production equipment issue 11) Perform mechanical and electrical skill assessment 12) Develop training program to facilitate staff, motivate and promote good working relationships 13) Create and maintain a safe work environment to minimize loss time and resultant monetary losses due to accidents on the job 14) Develop and administer a total maintenance program for production equipment 15) Perform mechanical and electrical skill assessment and develop training program for staff 16) Identify projects to improve production efficiencies, reduce material loss, improve quality, safety, housekeeping, GMP and other related KPIs 17) Assess the priority of production line downtime to render repairs 18) Facilitate, motivate and promote good working relationships 19) Ensure the safe and efficient application of skilled maintenance manpower and equipment for the routine and emergency repair of plant equipment 20) Work with outside vendors, technicians and sales reps as it applies to plant maintenance 21) Ensure the safe operation of the department including meeting plant KPIs for safety 22) Direct electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance and repair including diagnoses of malfunctions of machinery and equipment 23) Interpret specifications, blueprints and job orders for mechanics and assign duties 24) Direct the dismantling, assembling, fabrication and installing of industrial and bottling line machinery 25) Lead change initiatives to improve safety, production methods, equipment performance and quality of product 26) Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments 27) Oversee allocation and staffing constraints and establish priorities on repair of equipment taking into considering production constraints 28) Ensure production needs not fulfilled 29) Make sure available staff used effectively 30) Oversee evaluation of employee ability to problem solve and troubleshoot malfunctioning packaging equipment Requirements 1) Degree (4 year) 2) 8+ years of experience with 5 years of experience/training in maintenance and maintenance supervision 3) Experience in unionized environment (working directly with union) 4) Experience in root case analysis, continuous improvement and 5 – 6 changeovers per week 5) Heavy robotics, CMMS and SAP experience 6) Proven leadership and employee mentoring skills