Maintenance Specialist

Maintenance Specialist
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Employment Type: Regular
Location: SCARBOROUGH,ON
As part of the largest baking company in the world, Bimbo Canada is a leading producer and distributor of packaged fresh bread, bakery products and snacks. We produce and distribute more than 1,000 products across 18 brands Canadians know and trust, like Dempster's®, Villaggio®, POM®, Bon Matin®, Stonemill®, Natural Bakery®, Takis®, Thomas'®, Little Bites, Vachon®, Hostess® and more.

In business for more than 110 years, the company operates 16 bakeries and employs approximately 4,000 associates across Canada. Bimbo Canada pursues our goal of creating value by being at the forefront of manufacturing and service delivery innovation in the baking industry through the continued improvement and refinement of its supply chain network while serving major grocery chains, retail outlets and foodservice operations across Canada.

**Position Responsibilities**: #LI-Onsite #LI-RM1**
- Principal contact for any work that is required and ensures constant communication with the requester.
- Purchasing of maintenance related spare parts inventory, consumables and services.
- Manage spare parts inventory to minimize cycle count deficiencies
- Follow-up on all delinquent purchase orders with suppliers and research alternate parts
- Provide monthly reports on inventory value, and cycle counts and adjustments
- Communicates between all facets of a 24/7 manufacturing environment to schedule and prioritize all maintenance assignments.
- Craft labour estimates, ensuring all resources and parts are available before work order is scheduled.
- Develop long & short range plans including complete job packages.
- Ensure proper follow-up and close out of every job.
- Develop & analyze KPI reports
- Documentation control and analysis as it pertains to food safety, health & safety, security, and the environment.
- Work closely with department to establish PM programs and predictive PM’s, analysis of equipment history, and repetitive failure analysis.
- Development/implementation and review of PM checklist/schedule
- Review and plan preventive and corrective maintenance requests
- Assistance in development & implementation of capital projects
- Estimate time and costs required for project executions
- Follow-up on Department’s work order ( Maintenance, Quality, H&S, Production, etc.) and validate planned timelines
- Bring technical support to the Maintenance teams, to ensure optimization
- Create, analyze and update the Oracle system
- Participate in continuous improvement project teams, as required
- Identify and resolve problems, recommending improvements in the planning process and ensure routine schedules
- Maintain safe and clean work environment by ensuring plant is in accordance with governing practices, codes and regulations.
- Prioritize and schedule work backlogs by type and status
- Produce planned work schedules for Maintenance Supervisors
- Conduct follow-up to ensure satisfactory completion of required work
- Understand and practice all Health and Safety, GMP and Food Safety policies and regulations
- Manage the activities of the stock room coordinator
- Other Duties as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & WORK EXPERIENCE
- Professional training or relevant post secondary education
- At least 3-5 years experience in a maintenance planning department
- Previous experience in a unionized food, beverage or packaged goods industry is a definite asset
- Solid computer skills including MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, and Outlook), exposure to Oracle systems is an asset.
- Ability to communicate and work with all relevant associates, stakeholders and resources in a frequently changing and challenging environment
- Effective problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task
- Strong analytical skills and detailed oriented; strong organization skills with sound prioritizing abilities.

Please note all offers of employment at Bimbo Canada are conditional on the successful completion of appropriate background checks (including but not limited to criminal history, reference, credit and/or physical demands checks) as appropriate for the role and as permitted by law.