Position: Maintenance Manager Location: Guelph, Ontario Level: Manager Hiring Range: to

Benefits and Perks:

- Competitive compensation
- RRSP-matching program to help you save for retirement
- A commitment to work-life balance
- Benefits coverage for partners and kids
- Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
- Employee product credit
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
- Employee and family assistance program
- Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites
- Career development opportunities including mentorship and leadership development

If you require an accommodation or an accessible format at any stage of the application or hiring process, please let the recruitment team know. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates.

Why Join Sleeman Breweries?

What’s your story? Ours is about pushing boundaries to create Canada’s third-largest brewery known for unique craft and world-class brands enjoyed across the country.

As part of Sapporo Breweries, our story includes Sleeman Breweries in Ontario, Okanagan Spring Brewery in B.C., Wild Rose Brewery in Alberta, and Unibroue in Quebec.

When you join Sleeman Breweries, you join a company deeply committed to quality, sustainability, and creating an outstanding employee experience.

People here care about what they do and the people they work with.

Write your next chapter with us at Sleeman Breweries.

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Purpose and Impact

At Sleeman Breweries, quality and innovation are at the heart of everything we do.



Your leadership will help inspire a culture where people feel valued, supported, and motivated to do their best work every day. As Maintenance Manager, you will lead the regional maintenance function to maximize equipment reliability, operational efficiency, safety, quality, and customer service while supporting continuous improvement and long-term business objectives.

Standardize and Optimize Operations

Direct all activities of the regional maintenance department including maintenance of regional equipment, facilities, and utilities (i.e. Refrigeration, steam) and related planning to ensure the highest levels of productivity, efficiency, quality, and customer service at the lowest cost.

Establish a maintenance work process system including work identification, planning, scheduling, execution and follow-up.

Integrate a compliance measurement system, parts and supplies purchasing, inventory control, service contracts, resource allocation, and training to optimize the entire maintenance system.

Ensure a safe and healthy workplace that encourages high levels of performance supported by an environment of coaching and feedback; identify and correct unsafe practices.

Work with Health and Safety to establish and implement new or revised processes, as necessary.





Ensure metrics are in-place to track and monitor performance; work collaboratively with Corporate Operations to establish, implement, and standardize metrics; communicate key metrics to all department personnel; and implement corrective actions to address identified gaps.

Ensure equipment is maintained to meet target efficiency and reliability standards.

Provide input to new maintenance equipment selection, design, layout and installation

Ensure all policies and procedures are followed for quality, safety, and collective agreements.

Lead and/or support strategic continuous improvement initiatives

Lead or oversee regional maintenance related projects including setting standards, managing timelines, resourcing, and outcomes. Manage maintenance shutdown process for region and act as a key liaison, ensuring compliance with municipal and provincial government regulatory issues related to the site.

Business Planning

As a member of the brewery leadership team, contribute to the development of the brewery vision in support of the overall vision, mission and values. Develop an annual action plan including strategies, activities and resources for the Maintenance function that support the brewery vision. Provide input to long term process improvements and planning. Participate in the national capital expenditure process to allocate funding on a priority basis to meet regional maintenance objectives and provide support to implement capital initiatives. Work collaboratively with the Corporate Technical function to identify gaps and improve systems (e.g., quality, food safety, health and safety, engineering).

Budgeting and Financial Management

Develop and ensure work is performed within parameters of annual budgets for

📌 Maintenance Manager (Guelph)
🏢 Sleeman Breweries
📍 Guelph