Maintenance Manager

At Loblaw, we help millions of Canadians get through their best days, worst days, celebration days, and every day. Through our innovation and quality products, we’re here for our friends, neighbours, family members and colleagues.

We succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us.

We’re looking for adaptable people who are thrilled to join us in our goal of helping Canadians Live Life Well®. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. We promote leaders at every level and support our people to follow their passion.

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling the productivity and efficiency of the workforce while ensuring safe work places that protect food quality and safety, at the lowest possible cost. 

The Maintenance Manager ensures that all machinery and the building (air-conditioning, heating, electricity, plumbing, refrigeration, ventilation, etc.) are maintained in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Maintenance manager ensures the condition of the facility, its equipment and property itself are maintained and improved over time

What you will do:

• Solicit and analyze Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for contracts with third parties, negotiate contract terms and conditions (with Legal support) for final approval by the Senior Director and monitor their performance.
• Recommend the best direction for managing the effectiveness of the work that is out-sourced to third parties, ensuring that we minimize the total system cost while maximizing the benefits that this out-sourced structure should provide.
• Stay current with all laws and regulations that apply to the scope of responsibility and ensure that we are in compliance with them.
• Ensure that the facility and material handling equipment (MHE) is kept in good working order.
• Develop operating expense and capital budget and periodic estimate recommendations and Capital Appropriation Requests.
• Be an integral contributor to all major renovation and expansion projects, whether leading or participating on the team.
• Develop processes to monitor and control efficient, effective operations in the department against all Major Accountabilities, including the development of a Preventive Maintenance database, ensuring that all variances are addressed in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Lead and manage the Maintenance team.
• 3rd party services contracts are kept current and achieve the intended advantages of using 3rd parties.
• Periodic reciprocal report cards reviewed with each of the 3rd party service providers.
• Executes Loblaw maintenance practices and systems to ensure minimal disruption to the operation, achieving compliance with all Ministry of Labour inspections within time frames issued. Ideally zero work refusals, zero lock-outs and zero penalties.
• DC operations are not interrupted or impeded by maintenance-caused issues or constraints
• Preventative maintenance on all equipment completed on schedule 
• Operating and capital expenses controlled within agreed-to budgets and estimates
• Executes effective pest remediation work due to facility conditions; ideally zero pests, zero infestations, zero “alive” pest sightings
• Compliance to all Ministry of the Environment waste Regulations, focusing on Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse.
• Maintenance Health and Safety Audit scores exceed previous year’s results
• Zero lost time hours due to maintenance employee accidents, ideally zero accidents/incidents 
• Insurance rating meets or exceeds previous years inspection audit

What you will need:

• Ability and availability to work irregular or extended hours including nights, weekends and potentially holidays as needed by the customer
• On call for emergency conditions requiring on site presence
• University Degree or College Diploma or equivalent, with excellent engineering skills desired
• Power Engineer or Fireman’s Certificate is an asset.
• Has and continuously updates his/her knowledge of, and experience with, best practices in preventive maintenance and repairs for all aspects of the facility and equipment.
• Have effective communication skills, both oral and written, with all levels and functional areas of the facility and business.
• Possesses a strong customer service attitude.
• Has solid leadership and managerial skills.
• Computer knowledge in MS Office, Word, Excel, Access Database, maintenance management and invoicing systems

Loblaw is committed to sustainability by sourcing products with integrity and making a positive difference in the community. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Employment Type:

Full time

Type of Role:

Regular

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:  
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$80,000.00 - $110,000.00 / 80.000,00$ - 110.000,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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