Maintenance Manager – St Marys On
 
Solis Foods Corporation Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high quality snack inspired foods for both in- home and out-of-home consumption. Our MexiCasa brand has been trusted by consumers for over 20 years. Solis is an innovator in Mexican main meal and snack foods for all channels of distribution. Our state of the art manufacturing and distribution facilities, located in St. Mary’s, Ontario and Calgary Alberta and Sunrise Warehousing Company 3PL Distribution Facility in Brantford Ontario, service clients with the mission of ‘providing the highest quality products with exceptional service and great value for its customers’.
 
The Maintenance Manager is responsible for ensuring the proper functioning of production equipment, plant facilities and mechanical assets with specific reference to fixes, replacement and installation of new machinery as well as preventative maintenance on existing assets as well as the management and development of the maintenance team.  They will be responsible for all reliability and maintenance functions at all Solis Foods Corporation St. Mary’s. 
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintenance
 

• Provide leadership and support the implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance Systems
• Develop and implement a preventive and predictive maintenance program through Continuous Improvement strategies
• Apply Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) tools for permanent corrective actions
• Manage maintenance budgets and costing for projects
• Ensure appropriate maintenance staffing levels are identified and maintained to provide the best service to the operation
• Develop and implement world class maintenance tools, including work planning, Maintenance Standard Operating Procedures (MSOP), and parts inventory management
• Understand the operational key performance indicators (KPI’s) and the link to maintenance plans, then direct their team  to best support those results

Continuous Improvement
 

•  Design and improve processes and equipment to optimize plant performance, safety, quality, waste, costs, and efficiencies
• Provide collaboration with operations teams to identify opportunities for improvement and to address repeated downtime causes
• Manage capital equipment installation, building and facility improvements, and major equipment rebuilds
• Develop annual capital budgets and project expenses
• Identify need for and manage supplementary contractors, including worker safety and meeting project deadlines
• Develop and provide training and SOP documentation for all equipment and processes

QUALIFICATIONS
 

• Ideally completion of post secondary education  (P. Eng or equivalent) and at least 5 years experience in a maintenance leadership role
• 5+ years’ experience in a food manufacturing environment
• Mechanical, electrical, and automation experience
• Exceptional change management and communication skills
• CMMS and MS Office experience
• Familiarization of OHS regulations as it relates to maintenance activities and knowledge of building codes, laws, and regulations
• Project Management tools experience
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and problem solving skills
• Ability to perform Root Cause and FMEA analysis
• Previous supervisory or management leadership experience
• Financial and Administration experience

 
All interested candidates should forward their resume to Human Resources at HR@solisfoods.com
 
We would like to thank you everyone for their interest in this position; however only those Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
 
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Solis Foods will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.