Overview
As the Maintenance Superintendent, you will play a crucial role in promoting and managing safe work practices, implementing reliability-centered maintenance programs, and providing leadership to maintenance, planners, and supervisory teams. Your focus will be on minimizing downtime, enhancing production capability, and ensuring maintenance excellence.

Location
The Pas

Closes: 2026-09-01

General

Deliver effective maintenance support to the operation.

Implement Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Defection Elimination, Planning, Scheduling, Project Management, and Risk-Based Management.

Manage predictive/preventative maintenance programs.

Select potential candidates for vacant positions in the maintenance department.

Prepare cost estimates, feasibility studies, and reports.

Manage monthly maintenance outages.

Operational Responsibilities

Ensure predictive/preventative maintenance procedures meet quality standards.

Minimize equipment downtime through effective work planning and scheduling.

Exercise budgetary responsibility within the area of expertise.

Provide leadership in the development of professional and technical staff.

Develop programs to ensure a high level of equipment reliability and availability.

Maintain accurate and complete maintenance records.

Oversee health, safety, and environmental protection practices.

Participate in or facilitate Defect Elimination through Root Cause Failure Analysis and Reliability Centered Maintenance.

Supervisory Responsibility





Directly supervise Maintenance Supervisors/Planners.

Implement performance management systems.

Administer the progressive discipline system.

Supervise maintenance trades, planners, and supervisors.

Oversee contractor activities.

Leadership

Provide support, guidance, mentoring, and training to staff.

Achieve desired results while balancing the needs of the company, group, and individuals.

Financial

Participate in preparing annual operating budgets.

Provide input in Major Maintenance and Capital Expenditure planning for operations.

Communication

Establish and maintain efficient two-way communication with company employees and outside resources.

Qualifications

University Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technologist Diploma or Trade Qualification with equivalent experience - Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Maintenance Management, or a related field.

Pulp & Paper experience is as an asset

Proven experience in maintenance management and implementation of RCM strategies.

Solid project management skills with the ability to deliver results on time and within budget.

Experience in managing predictive/preventative maintenance programs.

Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to develop and mentor staff.

Familiarity with health, safety, and environmental protection practices.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Budgetary management experience.

Knowledge of Major Maintenance and Capital Expenditure planning

Employment Level

Full-time

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📌 Maintenance Superintendent (Manitoba)
🏢 Canadian Kraft Paper Industries
📍 Manitoba