Maintenance Manager [SK-14555]

Job summary

Lead maintenance activities and develop the maintenance team while maintaining an effective preventive maintenance program focused on safety and equipment reliability. Investigate equipment failures, manage budgets and inventories, oversee capital projects, and drive improvements in safety and production efficiency.

Job details

A well-established manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to join their team in Cambridge, Ontario. This opportunity plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant equipment and facilities within a dynamic production environment. The Role As Maintenance Manager, you will lead all maintenance activities with a strong emphasis on health, safety, and compliance. You will mentor a skilled maintenance team, maintain and enhance a preventive maintenance program, and collaborate closely with departments to uphold plant safety and product quality standards. Key Responsibilities Provide leadership, coaching, and development for maintenance staff. Oversee and maintain an effective Preventive Maintenance (PM) program that prioritizes equipment safety and operational reliability. Conduct root cause analyses on equipment failures or incidents to minimize safety hazards and prevent recurrence. Manage maintenance budgets, equipment inventories, and capital projects . Promote continuous improvement initiatives that enhance both safety performance and production efficiency. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Proven supervisory experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Skilled in reading and interpreting electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic blueprints and schematics. Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and team-building skills emphasizing safety leadership and compliance.

What you’ll do

Lead maintenance activities and develop the maintenance team while maintaining an effective preventive maintenance program focused on safety and equipment reliability. Investigate equipment failures, manage budgets and inventories, oversee capital projects, and drive improvements in safety and production efficiency.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Engineering and proven experience supervising maintenance teams in a manufacturing or industrial environment are required. Candidates should be able to interpret electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic blueprints and schematics, and demonstrate strong problem-solving, decision-making, team-building, safety leadership, and compliance skills.

Listed skills

• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Continuous Improvement · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Team building · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Maintenance Leadership
• Team Coaching and Development
• Preventive Maintenance
• Root Cause Analysis
• Equipment Safety
• Operational Reliability
• Budget Management
• Inventory Management
• Capital Project Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Blueprint and Schematic Interpretation
• Problem-Solving
• Decision-Making
• Team Building
• Safety Compliance

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Engineering
• Trades
• Security & Safety

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