Supervisor, Maintenance Jobs

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

Position:

Supervisor, Maintenance

Immediate Supervisor:

Manager, Maintenance

Department:

Maintenance

Status:

Permanent

Location:

Tavistock

Schedule:

Must be available all shifts including some weekends

Overview Of The Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of plant maintenance activities and department staff in accordance with time, cost, quality and safety objectives established by Senior Management of the company.

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Develop and maintain documentation database for all equipment
• Develop new PM procedures for continues improvement of equipment reliability and to prevent breakdowns
• Supervise, evaluate, motivate & train personnel to ensure work completed efficiently, effectively and safely.
• Liaise with all Departments to assure that their equipment service requirements are met in a timely fashion.
• Provide leadership, direction and guidance to maintenance personnel
• Ensure that safe conditions exist at all times within the work environment; take appropriate action to protect the health and safety of employees
• Other duties as assigned
• Schedule equipment service according plant PM program and work-orders submitted by departments to ensure non-interrupted production flow
• Maintain effective internal and external working relationships
• Maintain efficient spare parts inventory with keeping cost minimum
• Ensure the Company’s quality standards, Canadian Fire and technical safety standards are met through both close liaison with Quality Assurance department, full participation in the HACCP program, adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, maintaining required documentation as well as frequent review and implementation of Company and Government Policies.
• Assist with environmental compliance and chemical usage
• Ensure the efficient and effective use of manpower, equipment and material resources through preparing daily agendas for maintenance personnel, reviewing work progress on regular basis and producing department efficiency reports for every shift
• Constantly look for possible improvements in current production process to minimize cost of production and to improve efficiency. Provide support for another departments in CI initiatives
• Develop and maintain accurate database of spare parts
• Develop and verify existing work orders to ensure that all resources ready for successful execution
• Work in collaboration with department Supervisors
• Develop and maintain equipment database including labelling of all equipment and piping

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• Must be self-motivated, results oriented and possess high degree of initiative, and work well under pressure.
• Trade license or degree from technical school or university.
• Understands the operation of all plant equipment/machinery.
• Minimum of 5 years Maintenance experience is required.
• Proficiency and dependability in current position.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated analytical and organizational skills.

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing:

• Full range of group insurance benefits
• Purchase option of company stocks
• Competitive salaries
• Assistance program for employees and their families
• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution
• Saputo products at a discounted price
• Group RRSP
• Advantageous corporate agreements
• Health and wellness program in the workplace

Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardships, are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Our story began in Canada in 1954, when the Saputo family's hard work and dedication created a thriving dairy business. More than 65 years later, our roots in this country remain strong with our Corporate Headquarters in Montréal. Today, we are a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada with well-loved brands, such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Joyya, Milk2Go, Milk2Go Sport, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn* and Woolwich Goat Dairy. Thanks to our national footprint, we're proud to bring our best to our customers and consumers, and have plenty of opportunities for our employees to grow in their own way. And we do it while also striving to build a healthier future for our people and the communities where we operate, guided by our values and the Saputo Promise. To learn more about Saputo in Canada, please click here. (http://saputo.com/en/our-products/canada-sector)

Join the Saputo Dairy Products Canada team to make your contributions matter every day!

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Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations may be available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.