Maintenance Supervisor

We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive Maintenance Supervisor to lead our maintenance operations in a manufacturing environment specializing in plastic extrusion equipment. This position plays a critical role in driving plant reliability by reducing downtime, improving machine availability, and ensuring high operational standards. The person will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and directing maintenance activities, as well as ensuring that equipment and systems are functioning correctly and safely.

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The ideal candidate brings strong technical knowledge, hands-on leadership, and a problem-solving mindset, with the initiative to implement lasting solutions. This role will also oversee the development of structured maintenance systems, manage spare parts and critical components inventory, and take ownership of service contracts for chillers, compressors, and other key plant infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs for extrusion lines and support equipment.
• Supervise daily activities of the maintenance team to ensure efficient task execution and minimal machine downtime.
• Lead emergency repair response efforts with a sense of urgency and problem-solving mindset.
• Monitor equipment health, identify risks, and take initiative to address underlying issues before they become failures.
• Use historical maintenance records to drive reliability improvements and root cause elimination.
• Support and contribute to CAPEX projects, including new equipment commissioning and upgrades to existing systems.
• Build and maintain an organized inventory system for critical spares and components, ensuring availability without overstocking.
• Work with procurement and vendors to source high-quality parts and ensure competitive pricing and delivery timelines.
• Manage service agreements for chillers, compressors, and other utility systems.
• Coordinate external service providers, ensuring high-quality work and compliance with safety and performance standards.
• Promote and ensure adherence to health and safety practices, collaborating with HSE and production to create a safe work environment.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are conducted in accordance with CSA/OSHA standards and internal procedures.
• Discipline and provide training of maintenance personnel.
• May request purchase of material or service by submitting RFQ to Plant Manager.
• Ability to lock out or tag out equipment.