Maintenance Supervisor

Get to know Sleeman Breweries

At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We're a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you - and we want to work with you!

While we're Canada's third-largest brewer, we're also a place where you can get to know everyone's name and they'll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.

Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada's Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada's Greenest Employers.

What you'll get

To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:

• Compensation that's a step ahead
• RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement
• A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role
• Benefits coverage for partners and kids
• Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
• Employee beer credit
• Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
• Employee and family assistance program
• Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites

What you'll do - The opportunity

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Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will provide technical planning, resource scheduling and allocation, cost estimate and control for maintenance related tasks and projects; supervise and provide technical direction to a multi-disciplinary team of powerhouse operators (including Millwrights, Electricians). Team consists of approximately 24 tradespeople. Location - Guelph, ON.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical planning, scheduling and cost control assistance to maintenance, production and various other groups
• Daily supervision of all maintenance tradespersons and operations of all utilities, ensure compliance to all safety and quality requirements
• Develop final work sequences, cost estimates and resource allocation.
• Provide technical direction to staff, identify and resolve problems and recommending improvements in the planning process.
• Develops preventive maintenance schedules and ensures routine maintenance schedules are adhered to
• Ensure compliance to health and safety, food safety, and environmental standards at all times
• Ensure all parts and all services are made readily available
• Maintain strong relationships with employees by motivating to increase plant production.
• Interact with contractors, manufacturers and vendors.
• Ensure all contractors meet safety requirements
• Track and participate in the development of the annual maintenance budget, while respecting and developing annual maintenance budget for labour and production equipment, utilities, property and building.
• Support capital expense project installations
• Organize and plan the annual shutdown with maintenance team
• Lead safety initiatives in the department and throughout the facility. Ensure compliance to all safety standards
• Ensure key operational targets are met (brewing, packaging, logistics) through exceptional customer service and maintenance support
• Take an active role in department re-engineering and advancement of more proactive maintenance strategies (RCM/TPM etc.)
• Work with the maintenance planning function to accomplish all PM execution, machine maintenance and plant improvements
• Assist in the procurement of materials as needed
• Act as backup utility supervisor
• Perform other related duties, as required

Requirements:

• Valid trade license or engineering degree or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of related experience with at least 2 years supervisory experience leading a team of multi-disciplined trades in a unionized environment
• Experience with reliability centered maintenance (RCM) an asset
• Experience with maintaining Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)
• Computer literate; must have a good understanding of Microsoft Office products, including Excel and Word.
• An effective team player with strong leadership skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate values compatible with the organization

Work Conditions:

• Travel may be required for training
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as required
• Perform work in a production environment

Think you have what we need, but your credentials don't perfectly line up? You should apply! We know that folks in some equity-deserving groups miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don't fit. We would love to chat about your skills and experience and see how we might work together.

What matters here

We like you just the way you are. We believe in creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helps us live up to that commitment.

You're welcome here no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion/creed, language, national or ethnic background, Indigenous identity, race, colour, neurodivergence, or disability status. We're an equal-pay employer and believe in opportunity for everyone.

Need an accommodation during the application process? Let us know!

What we make

Our consumers know we create some of the best beers in Canada from our breweries across the country: Sleeman, Okanagan Spring, Unibroue, and Wild Rose. And we're growing into new and innovative spaces with our ready-to-drink SoCIAL LITE line.

Get an inside look at what it's like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @lifeatsleeman on Instagram. We think you'll like working here!

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.