We are seeking a

Senior Maintenance Manager

to lead maintenance and reliability

manufacturing facilities

in a large, global CPG organization. This leader will oversee Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Planners, Reliability/Engineering resources, and approximately 80+unionized

skilled trades employees .

The Senior Maintenance Manager will drive

equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, operational excellence, capital projects, cost optimization, and talent development

across unionized manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead maintenance and reliability strategy across multiple manufacturing sites.

Manage and develop Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Planners, Engineers, and skilled trades teams.

Drive improvements in maintenance capital projects , PM compliance, and maintenance costs .

Lead preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.

Establish standardized maintenance practices, KPIs, and reliability processes across sites.

Partner with Operations and Engineering on

automation, controls, modernization, and capital projects .

Manage multi-million-dollar maintenance budgets, contractors, spare parts, and resources.

Lead RCA, TPM, Lean,



Continuous Improvement, and breakdown-elimination initiatives.

Ensure compliance with

health & safety, food safety, regulatory, and environmental standards .

Work closely with HR and Labour Relations in

unionized environments .

Build a robust maintenance leadership and succession pipeline.

Must-Have Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline – mandatory.

5+ years of progressive maintenance leadership experience

in manufacturing.

Proven experience leading

unionized manufacturing sites .

Strong leadership experience managing

Maintenance Supervisors, and large skilled-trades teams .

Experience within

CPG, food, beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, or highly automated manufacturing .

Experience managing

large capital projects and multi-million-dollar maintenance budgets .

Strong knowledge of

CMMS, preventive/predictive maintenance, RCM, TPM, Lean, and reliability programs .

Strong financial, operational, communication, and people-leadership skills.

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📌 Maintenance Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 CQ Search Group
📍 Winnipeg