Maintenance Manager - Ltd

Position Overview

The Maintenance & Facilities Manager leads all maintenance, facilities, and reliability functions for a high‑volume automotive manufacturing plant in the Kitchener, ON area. This hands‑on leader oversees a team of 25‑30 skilled trades, ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted plant operations. The ideal candidate comes from the tools—Millwright, Tool & Die Maker, Electrician, Automation Technician, or similar—with strong technical depth in preventive maintenance, automation, pneumatics, hydraulics, CNC, and PLC‑based systems.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 25‑30 trades (millwrights, electricians, automation technicians).
• Build and execute preventive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Oversee building systems, utilities, contractors, and facility upgrades.
• Support troubleshooting and maintenance of PLCs, robotics, CNC equipment, and automated production lines.
• Drive root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure work meets OHSA, ESA, and corporate safety standards.
• Manage maintenance budgets, capital planning, spare parts inventory, and vendor relationships.
• Lead equipment installations, facility upgrades, shutdown planning, and commissioning activities.

• Skilled trades background:
  Millwright, Tool & Die Maker, Electrician, or Automation Technician (strong preference).
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in automotive, manufacturing, or industrial environment.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in pneumatics, hydraulics, CNC machinery, PLC troubleshooting, and automation systems.
• Proven ability to lead large trade teams in a union or non‑union environment.
• Solid understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance systems.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.
• Asset experience in automotive manufacturing or high‑volume production.