Job Title:                             Maintenance & Facilities Manager                                                         

Reports to:                         Director, Manufacturing

Location:                             Toronto, Ontario                                             

Department:                      Maintenance  

Profile Summary: 

Manage the maintenance department to ensure the continuous and safe operation of equipment and facilities operations at all Club Coffee facilities.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Provide continuous and safe operation of equipment with minimum downtime while maintaining compliance with all government regulations.
• Lead by example in challenging status quo and optimizing mechanical and electrical team to deliver best possible asset and labour utilization.
• Develop and manage maintenance budget.
• Partner with Engineering on capital projects.
• Maintains critical relationships with Production, EH&S, QFS, Engineering, Planning
• Purchase and source materials, parts, equipment and services in a cost effective and timely manner. 
• Responsible for equipment installation and maintenance 
• Responsible for facility repairs and upgrades 
• Identify, prioritize and lead cost reduction projects or improvement projects
• Support MES and SCADA systems.
• Utilizes SAP for maintenance work orders, PO approvals
• Labour scheduling (including sanitation and facility housekeeping), define job requirements to execute corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Manage and monitor absenteeism and overtime for maintenance staff including training and ensure that skills are maintained both technically and for safety.
• Research new equipment and technologies.
• Increase process reliability and lead downtime review.
• Standardize processes through creation of SOP and Standard Work Instructions.
• Assess and evaluate the operational and pre-requisite programs that support the foundation of the HACCP system. 
• Conduct, prepare and execute audits. 
• Record objective evidence on the audit checklist and prepare reports. 
• Oversee all Club Coffee facilities and their maintenance programs. Travel between sites is required.  US travel is required – up to 10%.
• Support equity, diversity, and inclusivity programs.
• Understand, apply and actively participate in maintaining product quality and food safety program practices including BRC, HACCP, QA / QC, GMP, Sanitation and good hygiene practices.
• Understand, apply and actively participate in maintaining the Health and Safety program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Professional Engineering degree or post graduate degree in applicable technical or business subjects, or equivalent work experience Minimum 8 years in a food manufacturing production floor environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices and food safety procedures
• Prior experience in high-speed CPG or Food Manufacturing an asset
• Ability to observe processes, people and equipment activity to anticipate, identify, correct or prevent quality problems or production interruptions
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and ensure completion with minimal errors.
• Ability to assess and promptly rectify difficult situations and/or issues while adhering to company policies and procedures.
• Strong teamwork skills. Ability to work cooperatively with various departments and build strong partnerships across the organization as well as lead and manage direct reports
• Ability to take proactive action based on key indicators and trend information to optimize the
• production process.
• Ability to train others in operations and routine machine care
• Frequent lifting and bending are required
• May lift 35 lbs on an infrequent basis

 Disclaimer 

This position description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation. As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

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