Maintenance Supervisor

1 week ago

Portage la Prairie MB, Canada Lactalis Canada Full time

Job Title: Maintenance Manager Location: St Claude, MB


Our journey revolves around enhancing the lives of Canadians through a rich variety of dairy delights, including some of Canadian’s favourite dairy brands such as like Black Diamond Cheese, Lactantia Milk, Astro Yogurt, Balderson Cheese, and Cheestrings. With a 140-year legacy driven by innovation and unwavering quality, we’re seeking like-minded individuals to join us in shaping our next chapter.


As the leader of the Maintenance Team the Maintenance Manager is accountable for promoting excellence in all maintenance activities provided in the plant’s operation through leadership and development of staff, developing business plans and methods, and planning/coordinating activities for plant of standard operation and/or small volume.


Manage operations of the department by coordinating, planning, setting priorities, and following-up on maintenance activities to facilitate optimum plant performance, including labour/resources/shift requirements. Ensure that all relevant activities are conducted in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and good business standards. Problem-solve and act as primary decision maker in department issues, including on Facility, Emergency Response, Project Start Up, Engineering (as built design vs. Provide leadership to improve health and safety performance by being a role model in safety and demonstrating due diligence through applying the corporate health & safety program elements. These focus on incident prevention through hazard identification, implementing necessary controls, training, education, and audits. Provide leadership and supervision to staff by hiring, reviewing performance and providing feedback, determining training and development needs, and providing coaching and work direction. Develop plans and measurements to ensure that improved competencies of mechanical and electrical personnel are established and maintained against standards and future maintenance requirements.
Develop business plans to resolve maintenance and production-related issues based on business knowledge and, where necessary, seek appropriate approvals to implement solutions within time and budgetary constraints. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for improvement in costs, quality, customer service, and plant operations. Supervise and ensure contractors adhere to facility procedures and achieve contractual requirements, including equipment installations, modifications and maintenance as required on weekends or off-production periods
Manage the department’s budget by controlling, monitoring and justifying expenditures versus plan and manage accordingly.
Participate in Engineering Design by reviewing installation elements and recommending changes when appropriate or timing to complete installation of items for electrical and mechanical redesign of a system.
Manage capital projects, as assigned by Engineering, which includes all aspects from RFA development, design, budget control, site management, vendor selection, qualification, and training.
Manage inventory utilizing SAP.


Minimum five (5) years’ experience in a leadership position (maintenance and project engineering, with production experience an asset)
Manufacturing experience within food-related processing and high-speed packaging systems
Knowledge of maintenance systems, mechanical & process engineering, electrical, instrumentation, PLC, and SCADA Controls. Ability to effectively operate AutoCAD.
Knowledge of sanitation requirements, as well as Dairy industry/related manufacturing knowledge
Ability to apply best practices in operations management: Asset effectiveness, reduction in cycle times, TPM, TSM, flexibility of the workforce, etc.
Strong planning, analytical, organizational and problem solving skills
Change management skills, conflict resolution skills
Knowledge of all regulatory codes (building, ISO, safety, fire, CFIA, electrical, TSSA, etc.)
Proficient with standard office computer technology such as Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), as well as business systems such as SAP This job description is intended to summarize the overall level of responsibility of the job and is not an exhaustive list of all the duties performed.


A Performance-Based Bonus System
~A Pension Program with an Employer Match at 100% of up to 6%
~ A Volunteer Day to give back to your community
~ A commitment to internal career advancement with potential for international mobility


Our ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) roadmap drives our sustainability mission. We aim to positively impact communities and the planet by enabling stakeholders including our people, consumers, customers, suppliers, dairy farmers, government, and industry partners to have a positive impact on the wellbeing of our communities and the planet through all that we do.

We're committed to crafting an environment that genuinely welcomes all, reflecting the richness of our people and communities.

If you require accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent), please inform our Talent Acquisition team – confidentiality will be maintained.


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