Argentus has been tapped by one of our fantastic Consumer Goods clients to source candidates for an impactful facilities & engineering role. This organization is a major player and leader in their consumer goods category, with an innovative line of breakthrough products. Today, they’re looking for a Senior Manager, Maintenance & Engineering!
This role will lead the Maintenance and Engineering functions at the company’s large manufacturing facility in the Newmarket Area, ON (onsite). In this role, the successful candidate will lead a team to ensure safety and efficiency in the operation of the facility by managing equipment, executing maintenance programs, and participating in identification and deployment of engineering projects to improve the facility’s performance. You will develop maintenance programs with an eye to maximizing safety and product quality, while improving overall downtime by ensuring that equipment performs to a high level and within regulatory standards. Working within the company’s highly regulated environment, you will establish maintenance schedules and procedures, coordinate with production teams to ensure that maintenance projects don’t impact ongoing production, and develop and monitor maintenance KPIs. In addition, this role has a capital planning component as you’ll be working to identify and deploy equipment solutions that improve the overall function and performance of the facility. You will coach and mentor the team to success, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in the facility. The successful candidate will need to be close to the facility, willing to respond to maintenance challenges after-hours if necessary to ensure production uptime and minimize risk to the operation.
This role is an excellent fit for an Engineer with at least 7 years of Maintenance & Engineering experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment. Experience leading a team is a must, as is an Engineering background (preferably in Mechanical engineering) and experience leading a team to success. Our client is looking for a capable and tactical leader, able to identify equipment and capital improvements while providing creative, data-based solutions to maintenance challenges. If this sounds like you, and you’re looking to move into a great Maintenance & Engineering leadership role, contact Argentus today! Call 416 364 9919 or send an email with your current resume to recruit@argentus.com.
Please note: This capsule job description is meant to give prospective candidates a basic overview of the role. A full written job description is available upon request. We regret that only candidates already located in Canada are eligible to apply.