Essential Functions (Job Duties and Responsibilities)

- Promote and manage compliance with all relevant company policies and government regulations including, but not limited to: OSHA, company health and safety plans, contingency plans, and company training.
- Lead by example through results-focused, people-centered direction, feedback, and coaching
- Serve as first point of contact for all employee relations and material handling system operational issues
- Develop effective processes to maintain system performance through shift changes, high volume periods, and irregular operations in conjunction with other stakeholders
- Maintain open and transparent relationships with customer and other vendor contacts to ensure maximum material handling system performance
- Ensure operational process consistency and employee development through the design and execution of standardized training and quality assessment programs
- Follow established escalation guidelines in the event of system downtime or irregular operations
- Manage employee schedules and daily work assignments in conjunction with other stakeholders
- Leverage detailed reporting to understand system performance and implement continuous improvement projects around employee performance and system operations
- Participate and lead (as necessary) team, site, and customer meetings to ensure open, effective communications centered on collaborative efforts to meet production goals

Required Education and Experience

- Minimum 3 year technical experience in an industrial environment
- Experience working with mechanical, electrical and controls (PLC, PC) systems




- 2 years of prior experience as a Lead Technician
- Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
- Minimum of 2 years Material Handling Experience
- Minimum of 1 year CMMS Experience preferred

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities (Competencies)

- Self-Starter and Pro-active
- Detail Oriented and Stress Resistant
- Strong Microsoft office skills – Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook
- Customer Service Mentality
- Innovative and Self Assured
- Decision Making Ability
- Adaptable
- Robust leadership skills, troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Fully competent and versed in operations and maintenance
- Flexibility with time, able to shift priorities quickly based on staff and system needs
- Organizational and time management skills
- Team player
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive and strong work ethic and initiative; who would like to grow and develop within the organization.
- Working knowledge of computers and equipment
- Ability to solve problems under pressure
- Pro-active attitude towards process improvement
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of OSHA and safety practices
- Reliable with a can-do attitude

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work





This is a full-time position / 24/7 operation

Travel

This position requires no travel.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervises employees

Work Environment and Physical Demands

- This position works in a distribution center environment. They often must meet strict deadlines to maintain customer order deliveries.
- The worker will work indoors
- While performing the maintenance aspect duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. Operate and maintain equipment and measurement instruments.
- Frequently exposed to the material handling system, mechanical parts and vibration.
- They will take the lead to identify and fix mechanical problems with machinery, and they commonly work with greasy parts and tools, sometimes in uncomfortable positions.
- Regularly required to talk and hear through a handheld radio and telephone. The environment can also be loud because of equipment.
- Knowledge and utilization of PPE (i.e., safety glasses, gloves, etc.) is required.
- Workers frequently bend, stoop, and reach from ladders and scaffolds.

- This position is highly active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day.
- The employee at times will lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Regularly lifting parts and tools for extended periods of time and handling equipment such as conveyor systems.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an emp

📌 Maintenance Supervisor (Toronto)
🏢 Vanderlande Industries
📍 Toronto