Maintenance Lead

Job summary

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for planning, scheduling, and executing maintenance activities for an industrial steam generation facility. This role involves hands-on mechanical work, troubleshooting equipment, and coordinating with contractors to ensure operational efficiency and safety.

Job details

Maintenance Lead Location: Cold Lake, Alberta Compensation: $85.00/hour + 2 weeks' annual vacation + Benefits Schedule: Monday to Friday (with additional support as required) Employment Type: Employee or Contractor About the Opportunity WSG is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Lead to oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution for a major industrial steam generation facility. This position requires a strong mechanical background, practical field experience, and a proactive leadership approach. Key Responsibilities Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities. Coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs. Perform hands-on maintenance work as required. Support troubleshooting and repair of boilers, rotating equipment, and auxiliary systems. Manage work orders, maintenance records, and scheduling requirements. Coordinate contractors and external service providers when necessary. Promote safe work practices and regulatory compliance. Qualifications Journeyperson Millwright, Mechanical Technician, or equivalent experience. Strong background in turbo machinery and industrial mechanical systems. Experience working with boiler and steam generation systems. Demonstrated leadership experience in industrial maintenance environments. Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills. Additional Information Preference will be given to candidates currently residing in or willing to relocate to Cold Lake. No travel reimbursement, accommodations, LOA, or relocation assistance provided.

What you’ll do

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for planning, scheduling, and executing maintenance activities for an industrial steam generation facility. This role involves hands-on mechanical work, troubleshooting equipment, and coordinating with contractors to ensure operational efficiency and safety.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Journeyperson Millwright, Mechanical Technician, or equivalent certification with a strong background in industrial mechanical systems. Proven experience in turbo machinery and boiler steam generation systems is required, along with demonstrated leadership capabilities.

Benefits

• Annual vacation

Listed skills

• Preventive Maintenance · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Troubleshooting · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Maintenance planning
• Scheduling
• Mechanical maintenance
• Troubleshooting
• Boiler maintenance
• Rotating equipment
• Auxiliary systems
• Leadership
• Preventive maintenance
• Predictive maintenance
• Corrective maintenance
• Contractor coordination
• Regulatory compliance
• Industrial safety
• Industrial Repair And Maintenance
• Travel Reimbursements
• Organizational Skills
• Rotating Equipment
• Planning
• Boilers
• Regulatory Compliance
• Corrective Maintenance
• Mechanical Systems
• Predictive Analytics
• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)

Job areas

• Engineering
• Trades
• Energy
• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Maintenance Lead
• Maintenance Supervisor
• Mechanical Engineering Technicians
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers