Maintenance Supervisor

Position:
Maintenance Supervisor

Location:

Vernon, British Columbia
Level: Supervisor
Hiring Range: 78200 to 97600

• Competitive compensation
• RRSP-matching program to help you save for retirement
• A commitment to work-life balance
• Benefits coverage for partners and kids
• Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
• Employee product credit
• Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
• Employee and family assistance program
• Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites
• Professional development opportunities including mentorship and leadership development

If you require an accommodation or an accessible format at any stage of the application or hiring process, please let the recruitment team know. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

What's your story?

Ours is about pushing boundaries to create Canada's third-largest brewery known for unique craft and world-class brands enjoyed across the country. As part of Sapporo Breweries, our story includes Sleeman Breweries in Ontario, Okanagan Spring Brewery in B.C., Wild Rose Brewery in Alberta, and Unibroue in Quebec. When you join Sleeman Breweries, you join a company deeply committed to quality, sustainability, and creating an outstanding employee experience.

People here care about what they do and the people they work with. Write your next chapter with us at Sleeman Breweries. Get an inside look at what it's like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @Life At Sleeman  on Instagram

At Sleeman Breweries, quality and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. Your leadership will help inspire a culture where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their best work every day. As Maintenance Supervisor, you will lead maintenance operations, planning, and reliability initiatives while ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective plant performance through the leadership of a multi-disciplinary trades team.

Provide technical planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and cost control support for maintenance activities and projects. Develop work sequences, labour requirements, and maintenance cost estimates. Develop and maintain preventive maintenance programs and ensure maintenance schedules are executed effectively. Support continuous improvement initiatives, including proactive maintenance strategies and reliability-centered maintenance practices. Organize and coordinate annual plant shutdown activities.

Supervise maintenance tradespeople and provide technical direction to a multi-disciplinary team, including Millwrights and Electricians. Coach, motivate, and support employees to drive engagement, performance, and operational excellence. Identify maintenance challenges and recommend process improvements. Partner with maintenance planning and operational teams to support plant improvements and maintenance execution.

Ensure compliance with all health and safety, food safety, environmental, and quality standards. Lead departmental safety initiatives and promote a strong safety culture throughout the facility. Ensure contractors comply with all site safety requirements. Support the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) by promoting awareness, competency, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Track and support annual maintenance budgets, including labour, production equipment, utilities, property, and building maintenance costs. Support capital expenditure project installations and maintenance-related initiatives. Ensure parts, materials, and external services are available to support operational requirements. Build effective relationships with contractors, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and internal stakeholders. Assist with material procurement as required. Support operational targets across brewing, packaging, logistics, and facility operations through effective maintenance support.

• Valid trade license, engineering degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related maintenance experience.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience leading multi-disciplinary trades teams within a unionized environment.
• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office…