Title: Maintenance Manager (Greenhouse, Packhouse, Facilities)

Reports to: Head of Farms Operations

Based at: Kingsville, ON

Type of Employment: Full-Time, permanent, 5-6 days a week to a minimum of 40 hrs./wk. Additional hours may include Saturdays, depending on workload and priorities.

Grow Your Career with Mucci Farms
At Mucci Farms, we don’t just grow produce—we grow innovation, sustainability, and careers. As a leader in greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables, we are committed to delivering premium quality products while investing in advanced technology, people, and processes.

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across our greenhouse, packhouse, and facility environments in Kingsville and surrounding areas. This is a critical leadership role that oversees maintenance supervisors and technicians. The successful candidate will be able to foster a team setting while being demanding of assignments and expectations given to the team ensures our operations run safely, efficiently, and continuously.

Position Summary

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing all maintenance operations across greenhouse, packhouse, and facility environments. This role ensures optimal equipment reliability, infrastructure performance, and operational uptime while maintaining a safe, compliant, and cost-effective maintenance program. The position leads a team of maintenance supervisors and technicians across Mucci Farm locations and supports continuous improvement initiatives aligned with production goals.

Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

- Lead and manage all preventative and corrective maintenance initiatives across greenhouses,



packhouse, and other facilities
- Leads a team of Maintenance Supervisors, and Maintenance Technicians across all local operations
- Develop and execute maintenance strategies to minimize downtime and maximize equipment efficiency
- Ensure all mechanical, electrical, HVAC, irrigation, and automation systems operate in a safe and reliable manner
- Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of equipment failures in a timely manner
- Manage third-party contractors and service providers
- Champion the use of preventative maintenance software to ensure tracking of inventory, turnaround time and project completions
- Direct maintenance activities related to facility and equipment repair and installation
- Communicates daily with operations personnel to prioritize maintenance activities and escalates issues as required
- Coordinates work of outside contractors and ensures that the facility operates in a protected and efficient manner providing the best cost reduction solutions
- Maintain PM schedule that ensures machine reliability and coordination with production schedule needs
- Ensures that all maintenance documentation is correctly completed and updated regularly

Greenhouse Systems Responsibilities:

- Maintain and optimize greenhouse climate control systems (heating, cooling, CO₂,



lighting)
- Ensure irrigation, fertigation, and water systems are functioning efficiently and sustainably
- Support crop production teams by ensuring environmental systems meet operational requirements
- Monitor and maintain automation systems (climate control software, sensors, control panels)

Packhouse Equipment & Automation:

- Oversee maintenance of packaging lines, conveyors, grading/sorting equipment, and robotics
- Ensure all equipment meets food safety standards and is audit-ready
- Support continuous improvement projects to enhance throughput and efficiency
- Collaborate with production to minimize disruptions and maintain schedule adherence
- Participates in new equipment purchases and responsible for the coordination of "Pre-Start Review" on all new equipment
- Communicates and coordinates with other departments and vendors with regards to all maintenance issues and reports maintenance or equipment related concerns to Management
- Hires, trains, develops and mentors maintenance team to ensure a productive, efficient and competent workforce to meet scheduled requirements in a safe environment
- Responsible for ensuring all training and SOPs are completed within the department

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Post Secondary education in mechanical or engineering technology (diploma or degree), coupled with a Millwright and/or Electrician license (or equivalent) is considered an asset
- Minimum of 5 years progressive experience and responsibility in plant maintenance
- Minimum of two years in a supervisory role is required
- Must be a

📌 MAINTENANCE MANAGER (Kingsville)
🏢 Mucci Farms
📍 Kingsville