Job Posting Are you ready for a tasty challenge?
Role overview:
Reporting to the Maintenance Director, you will participate in the management of a maintenance team composed of 18-20 unionized employees performing industrial maintenance on food production equipment in a fast-paced and sustained operational environment (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).

By exercising positive and mobilizing leadership, you will have to supervise, support and develop them so that the bakery is maintained in optimal condition to meet production needs.

What Wonderbrands offers: Wonderbrands believes in local talent and accelerated career growth

Competitive compensation, health and dental perks
Pension plan with matching contributions
Annual incentive program
Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.
Your roles and responsibilities will include:
Supervise and support the team in the preventative maintenance and repair of production equipment in order to minimize losses and unplanned shutdowns and to maximize the life of the plant's equipment and infrastructure
Ensure compliance with safety rules and food hygiene and safety standards
Liaise with external contractors and, as necessary, government agencies and regulators
Plan crew schedule using maintenance scheduling and work order systems
Empower employees and delegate work to them using the standard leader work approach
Review and approve the closeout of work orders (for employees and external contractors)
Manage maintenance room inventory
Make sure respecting deadlines
Identify employee training needs and offer them coaching

Provide support to employees to identify, process and resolve sometimes complex technical issues

Establish and maintain a positive environment for employees by promoting teamwork, effective communications and active listening
Manage performance, attendance, absenteeism,



discipline and interpersonal conflicts in the team as a real change agent (by approaching change in a positive way and ensuring employee mobilization)
Requirements and profile :
Diploma of college studies (DEC) in industrial mechanics or electrotechnics OR diploma of professional studies (DEP) in electromechanics

1. 5 years of experience supervising a unionized industrial maintenance team

Experience in a food production factory, an asset
Experience in a factory certified according to a GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) standard, an asset
Experience in planning and scheduling maintenance activities
Computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Good understanding of occupational health and safety rules
Good understanding of maintenance room inventory management
Knowledge of automated processes and packaging technology, an asset
Knowledge of PLC (Allen Bradley, an asset)
Knowledge of EAM preventive maintenance software, an asset
Knowledge of Kronos software, an asset
Team spirit and good communication skills
Good organizational skills, analytical mind and excellent problem-solving skills
Focused on preventive maintenance and continuous improvement
Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work diligently in a fast-paced production environment
Willingness to learn, apply new skills and train employees
Courage to challenge the status quo
Comfortable adapting to change and acting as a positive agent of change
What's the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands?

Wonderbrands is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Gadoua and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 12 bakery-manufacturing plants across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands group of companies, is creating an incredible opportunity for growth by focusing on innovative production capabilities, emphasizing leading-edge supply chain practices and investing deeply in the communities where we bake.
We focus strongly on embracing entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start-up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.
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📌 Maintenance Supervisor (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Wonderbrands
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality