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Maintenance Manager
Job Description
This is a hands-on maintenance leadership role for someone who can take ownership of equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, repairs, downtime, and maintenance planning, while also providing overall leadership across the plant.
Maintenance Manager Responsibilities:
- Lead all plant maintenance activities, including preventative maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, shutdowns, and emergency maintenance
- Take ownership of equipment reliability, plant uptime, and reducing recurring equipment failures
- Develop and improve preventative maintenance programs, maintenance planning, and work-order processes
- Run the day-to-day plant operation and ensure production, maintenance, safety, and quality expectations are met
- Lead and support maintenance, production, shop, and plant employees
- Be highly visible on the plant floor and provide hands-on support when equipment or operational issues arise
- Coordinate maintenance and production priorities to reduce downtime and keep the plant operating effectively
- Manage parts, contractors, equipment servicing, maintenance costs, and plant improvement project
- Partner with senior leadership to identify equipment risks, maintenance priorities, cost-saving opportunities, and areas for operational improvement
- Build stronger maintenance and operating discipline across the site
- Challenge reactive maintenance practices and help move the plant toward a more proactive and reliable operation
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Superintendent, Maintenance Supervisor, Plant Manager, or senior maintenance leader
- Strong mechanical aptitude and a practical understanding of industrial equipment, repairs, troubleshooting, downtime, and plant maintenance
- Experience planning and prioritizing maintenance work, shutdowns, contractors, and repairs
- Proven ability to lead tradespeople, maintenance employees, operators, production employees, and plant staff
- A hands-on leadership style and a strong presence on the plant floor
- Strong knowledge of maintenance parts, inventory, work orders, equipment records, and maintenance planning
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with experienced employees and senior leadership
- Salary range of $110,000 to $125,000, depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Onsite maintenance leadership role with responsibility for both plant reliability and daily operations
- Opportunity to improve and shape the site’s maintenance program
- Broad influence over equipment performance, downtime, maintenance planning, production, and overall plant performance
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Meet Your Recruiter
Danielle Bragge
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Recruiting Specialty: Operations & Engineering
Danielle has had a rewarding career of over 30 years of recruiting in Canada and South Africa, including co-founding The Headhunters in 2009. Drawing on this extensive recruitment experience and managing the operations of her own businesses, she specializes in the placement of operations and engineering professionals. Focusing on senior-level searches, she has recruited coast-to-coast across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, technology and construction.
Danielle’s business achievements are predicated on people, since she understands profoundly that companies are successful because of the individuals they hire and the leadership they cultivate. She partners with her clients to resolve critical vacancies, and with her highly consultative approach, helps them develop long-term human capital strategies to drive growth and sustainability.
Rising quickly during her early career through the ranks of Fortune 500 and Deloitte Best Managed companies in various management roles, Danielle was previously named one of the Top 100 Women in Business in Alberta. A mother of five, she strongly believes in balancing family, work and service to the community. In keeping with that spirit, she and her family run a not-for-profit organization called Saving the Hungry, leading teams to support community projects in developing countries.