Full-Time

Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Production

Posted on 12/13/2025

Sanimax

Sanimax

501-1,000 employees

Reclaims agri-food by-products into ingredients

No salary listed

Montreal, QC, Canada

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Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Requirements
  • Degree in mechanical, industrial engineering, or a related field
  • Must speak French
  • 3–5 years of experience managing an industrial maintenance department, preferably in a unionized environment (asset)
  • Strong leadership, resourcefulness, autonomy, and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Self-motivated, well-organized, capable of prioritizing in high-pressure situations, good communication in a team environment, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices (asset)
  • Comfortable working in an environment with strong odors and visually challenging elements
Responsibilities
  • Plan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance tasks
  • Supervise, coach, and motivate the team of industrial mechanics
  • Ensure compliance with occupational health and safety standards
  • Manage intervention priorities in collaboration with the production team
  • Participate in troubleshooting and recommend technical solutions
  • Monitor the quality of work performed and ensure deadlines are met
  • Ensure availability of parts, tools, and necessary equipment
  • Train new employees and support skills development within the team
  • Collaborate with other departments to improve equipment reliability
  • Prepare maintenance reports and keep maintenance records up to date
  • Participate in developing and monitoring the maintenance budget
  • Ensure safe and efficient work procedures are followed

Sanimax collects organic waste from agri-food by-products, such as used cooking oil, meat by-products, and on-farm deadstock, from over 25,000 clients across the Americas. Through rendering, it converts these materials into industrial ingredients used in animal nutrition and agriculture. The company operates its own logistics network to create a stable supply chain and uses sustainability measures like biofiltration to reduce environmental impact. Sanimax differentiates itself by being family-owned with a large, nationwide collection footprint and by repurposing waste at scale to support a circular economy. Its goal is to turn millions of tons of by-products that would otherwise go to landfills into useful resources, helping reduce waste and promote greener manufacturing in the agri-food sector.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Montreal, Canada

Founded

1939

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Sanimax serves over 40,000 clients with specialized grease trap cleaning.
  • Sanimax produces proteins, greases, oils for pet food and renewable fuels.
  • Sanimax's family-owned model spans 85 years of rendering expertise.

What critics are saying

  • Darling Ingredients outcompetes Sanimax in rendering volume within 12-24 months.
  • Tyson Foods erodes Sanimax's contracts via integrated rendering in 6-12 months.
  • EPA methane rules force Sanimax's $100M+ retrofits at 15 facilities in 6-12 months.

What makes Sanimax unique

  • Sanimax processes over 2 million tons of organic materials annually across Americas.
  • Sanimax deploys biofiltration to control odors at rendering facilities.
  • Sanimax invested in Entosystem's $58 million round for insect proteins.

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