Salary:

$130,000–$140,000 base + perks/bonus

About the Chance Our client is a leading

CPG manufacturing company

with a fast-paced, highly automated operation in Oshawa, Ontario. They are seeking an experienced

Engineering Manager

to lead engineering, maintenance, reliability, and capital project initiatives across the facility.

This is a hands-on leadership role for an engineering professional with strong experience in

packaging manufacturing, maintenance, reliability, capital projects, and continuous improvement .

Key Responsibilities

Lead the site engineering and maintenance strategy, ensuring high equipment reliability, uptime, and operational performance.

Provide leadership to engineering and maintenance teams, including coaching, development, performance management, and workforce planning.

Oversee

capital projects

from concept and budgeting through installation, commissioning, and start-up.

Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance and reliability programs.

Drive improvements in equipment reliability, OEE, productivity, safety, quality, and cost.

Partner closely with Production, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, and Finance to support plant objectives.

Lead equipment upgrades, automation initiatives, facility improvements, and process optimization projects.

Manage engineering budgets, capital expenditures, contractors, and external engineering partners.

Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, reduce downtime,



and increase production capacity.

Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, engineering, and regulatory requirements.

Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex equipment and manufacturing issues.

Establish engineering standards, maintenance KPIs, reliability metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.

P.Eng. designation is strongly preferred and considered a significant asset.

Engineering degree in

Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering , or a related discipline.

5+ years of progressive engineering, maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing leadership experience.

Strong experience within

CPG, consumer products, packaging, or similar high-volume manufacturing environments .

Proven experience leading

maintenance and reliability programs .

Strong track record managing

capital projects

from planning through implementation.

Experience with automated manufacturing and packaging equipment.

Demonstrated people leadership experience with engineering and/or maintenance teams.

Strong understanding of preventive/predictive maintenance, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, and reliability engineering.

Excellent communication, project management, and problem-solving skills.

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