Supervisor, Maintenance

Company Name: Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd.

Location: Windsor, ON, Canada

Hiram Walker and Corby’s portfolio of owned brands include some of the most renowned brands in Canada, including JP Wisers, Canadian Whisky, Lamb's Rum, and Polar Ice Vodka. Corby distributes leading Pernod Ricard international brands such as ABSOLUT Vodka, Chivas Regal, Glenlivet, Ballantine’s Scotch Whiskies, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Beefeater Gin, Malibu Rum, Kahlua Liqueur, Mumm Champagne, Jacob's Creek, Wyndham Estate and Stoneleigh wines. An overview of the entire Corby portfolio shows over 5,000,000 cases sold annually, with Corby being a significant importer of wines and having an approximate 21 percent market share of spirit sales in Canada.

We were named one of Canada’s Best Workplaces for 7 years by The Great Place to Work® Institute Canada, based on employee survey results and an audit of workplace excellence and people management practices.

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Position Summary

This role will be responsible for supervising and leading a group of skilled trades personnel to ensure bottling operations perform on target. Committed to achieving excellence in quality, health and safety, the environment and product safety the Supervisor, Maintenance will reinforce the Company’s vision for world-class maintenance by placing an emphasis on the quality of workmanship, efficiency of assigned work and managing the expectations of internal customers. Prioritize day to day maintenance operations to ensure the production division can run with little disruption. Duties to include managing of assigned duties and preventative maintenance tasks in the Bottling and material handling areas, as well as keeping focus on lean maintenance and continuous improvements initiatives within the maintenance department.

Key Responsibilities
- OHSA - Ensure compliance of Occupational Health & Safety Act (section 25, 26, 27, and 28) per Hiram Walker & Son’s Ltd Policy
- Management-Supervision-Worker Safety Responsibilities
- Ensures compliance to all the environmental quality and safety standards related to the department
- Supports continuous improvement and root cause analysis processes
- Lead direct reports to meet or exceed cost savings initiative objectives
- Support HACCP Policies and GMP along with technical audit requirements
- Facilitate open and effective communications with other departments, ensuring optimal quality standards
- Promotion and utilization of maintenance lean concepts
- Ensuring the work order and timecard processes are being followed and all work orders and timecards are entered in a timely basis after completion
- Ensure preventative & predictive maintenance program is followed and all work is tracked. Aid in process improvement through technical support
- Track and inspect Trades work for completeness, keeping records of all work performed via the CMMS work order system
- Oversee emergency breakdown repairs with the maintenance team to ensure repairs are completed in a timely manner
- Manpower: timely payroll reporting, control absenteeism, vacation planning
- Establish a plan to shape a high-performance team; manages the development of the department's resources through training and coaching opportunities
- Professionally manages the relationship with union members and skilled trades
- Maintain zero non-conformance certification for ISO 9002
- Direct supervision of: Bottling Mechanics and apprentices
- Financial responsibility for M&R and Labour Budgets
- Internal, regular work-related contact with Manufacturing, Central Maintenance (Coordination of trades), Industrial Relations (Discipline Procedure)
- External, regular work-related contact with outside vendors for materials and services

Required Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of HACCP and GMP requirements
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Understanding Collective Agreements
- Technical Skills (mechanical, electrical, etc.)
- Knowledge of a CMMS
- Knowledge of manufacturing equipment
- Knowledge of Health & Safety Regulations
- High Competency in the ability to make things happen, customer focus, team building, influencing, and partnering
- Solid ability to have big picture thinking and step change innovation

Education
- Required:

- College Diploma, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Trade Certificate with related work experience
- Preferred:

- Bachelor’s degree, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) Certification or Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) designation

Financial Responsibility
- Participates in goal setting and accou