Maintenance Coordinator

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world . As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

Overview Of The Role

Join our team as a Maintenance Coordinator - Afternoon Shift, where you will play a key role in driving maintenance excellence, reliability, and cultural transformation. You will coordinate work orders, manage parts inventory, lead process improvements, and champion cultural changes to ensure smooth and efficient equipment operation.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday; 12:
30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Salary:
$58,970.00 - 73,737.50/year

We support and take care of our employees and their families by offering :

• Vacation upon hire
• Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance
• Group retirement plan with employer contribution
• Employee family assistance program for employees and their families
• Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match
• Paid Maternity/Parental Leave program
• Paid time off:
  Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off
• Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA
• Training and development programs
• Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs
• Organized activities for employees and their families

Key responsibilities include:

• Procuring and purchasing of routine and critical maintenance parts and materials as needed, ensuring optimal inventory levels.
• Applying strategic purchasing expertise, industry standards, and 5S methodology to maintain effective inventory management.
• Knowledgeable on industry strategy to keep on track on following up on waiting on parts, urgent requests and critical parts.
• Identifying and prioritizing tasks, distinguishing between external work orders for contractors and internal maintenance.
• Developing and implementing strategies to improve red tag system for parts needing repairs and repaired parts verification.
• Understand how to handle work orders including parts kit preparation, escalation of waiting on parts once received on site.
• Able to strategically plan to reduce repetitive failures, focus on minimizing plant equipment downtime, and improved reliability.

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Assign, manage, and assess work orders and parts inventory requests.
• Manage contractors through projects, reoccurring appointments and service calls.
• Lead maintenance Opex projects and reliability focused initiatives.
• Use Ariba and maestro (may transfer to SAP) system for parts purchasing and invoicing.
• Improve maintenance efficiency and reliability through work orders (Fiix and SAP experience ideal).
• Lead cultural changes and implement best practices (Lean, TPM, RCM, FMEA).
• Other duties as assigned with above responsibilities modifiable dependent on business needs.

Requirements:

• Post-secondary certification or engineering/technology/trades background.
• Certification and training in CMRP or PMP or FMEA or MMP (required).
• Supply chain management certification in maintenance (advantageous).
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or production maintenance.
• Strong technical knowledge and experience in maintenance practices and principles.
• Experience with administrating Fiix or SAP or similar CMMS systems.
• Experience leading/coordinating maintenance or high functioning teams.

Skills:

• Purchasing, Procurement and parts inventory management in maintenance
• Strong professional communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines
• Analytical and data-driven approach to maintenance optimization strategies
• Strong leadership and coaching skills to drive an excellence cultural change

This year, Saputo is celebrating 70 years of passion and craftsmanship!

In Canada, Saputo is a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor, with a portfolio of well-loved brands such as Dairyland, Armstrong, Neilson, Alexis de Portneuf, and many more. Whether your expertise lies in manufacturing, operations, supply chain management, sales, quality assurance, or in any other function, your role is integral to our success. You will make contributions that matter, all while working alongside colleagues who genuinely care about your success and who will roll up their sleeves to help.

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