Maintenance Manager

Real Food for Real Kids, 115 Saulter St. South, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Maintenance

Maintenance Manager

Reports To : Director of Food Production

Direct Supports : Maintenance Technician(s), Custodian(s)

Works Closely With : All Departments

Job Status : Full Time, Salary, Permanent

Work Hours : Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Work Location : On-site at 115 Saulter Street South

The Position

The Maintenance Manager is accountable for promoting excellence in all site maintenance activities, leading the site maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi-skilled service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure. The Maintenance Manager is focussed on safety, productivity, quality, cost control, environmental compliance and positive interdepartmental relations.

Key Responsibilities

Manage operations of the department by coordinating, planning, setting priorities, and following-up on maintenance activities to facilitate optimum performance, including labour/resources/shift requirements

Ensure that all relevant activities are conducted in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and good business practices

Problem-solve and act as primary decision maker in the following areas: facility, emergency response, project start up, engineering (as built design vs. theoretical).

Provide leadership to improve health and safety performance by being a role model in safety and demonstrating due diligence. Focus on incident prevention through hazard identification, implementing necessary controls, training, education, and audits. Take corrective action to address unsafe situations and employee behaviours

Provide leadership and supervision to staff by hiring, reviewing performance and providing feedback, determining training and development needs, and providing coaching and work direction

Develop business plans to resolve maintenance and production-related issues based on business knowledge and, where necessary, seek appropriate approvals to implement solutions within time and budgetary constraints

Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for improvement in costs, quality, customer service, and overall facility operations

Identify and/or provide input on appropriate technology, equipment and methodology used in the operation, or having an opportunity to improve operating results or costs

Supervise and ensure contractors adhere to facility procedures and achieve contractual requirements, including equipment installations, modifications and maintenance as required on weekends or off-production periods

Manage the department’s budget by controlling, monitoring and justifying expenditures versus plan and manage accordingly

Manage capital projects, as assigned, including: design, budget control, site management, vendor selection, qualification, and training

General Maintenance Duties

Plans, organizes, directs and undertakes the ongoing maintenance, security, emergency response and cleanliness of the buildings (Saulter, 6P and future locations), grounds and equipment

Plans, organizes, directs and implements on-site grounds services such as signage, road and parking lot maintenance, snow removal and grounds keeping operations

Assure sharing and implementation of building management best practices

Work order management

Oversees and undertakes the maintenance and repair of machinery, equipment, electrical and mechanical systems

Procures all necessary parts, materials and supplies for the purpose of maintenance, repairs, cleaning and projects

Communicates with contractor services to plan and schedule building, grounds and equipment services and special projects

Develop and manage parts inventory system

Develop and implement improvements to maintenance management practices

Quality, Safety, and Organizational Requirements

Provides support to key areas to minimize downtime and maintain high safety and quality standards

Manage and perform scheduled equipment Preventive Maintenance (PM) as per program

Maintaining maintenance records

Establish and maintain safe work practices and environmental compliance. Contribute to the achievement of RFRK safety goals. Maintain safe working conditions throughout the facility

Other

Oversees staff responsible for custodial work

Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Education & Experience

College diploma or University degree; or an equivalent combination of related experience and education

Min. of 4 years of industrial maintenance experience in a food manufacturing environment

Sound negotiation skills as well as financial and budgetary skills

Knowledge of all regulatory codes (building, ISO, safety, fire, CFIA, electrical, TSSA, etc.)

Ability to communicate effectively and across multiple departments

Ability to lead, motivate, coach, mentor and resolve employee conflicts

Structured and self-directed approach to project work

Familiarity with boilers, air compressors, heating and air conditioning,…