Ice Cream Maintenance Manager

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.
 
We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. 

What truly sets us apart is how we work. 

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done. 

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.  

Job Title-Ice Cream Maintenance Manager

Scope-Canada

Location-Simcoe, ON CA

Terms-Full Time

International sponsorship nor local or international relocation not supported

Life tastes better with ice cream.

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream.

And as the world’s biggest pure-play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What truly sets us apart is how we work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high-performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

The Role:
The purpose of this job is to manage the maintenance area in the factory, providing an optimal infrastructure and improving production facilities in terms of flexibility, capital input, operating costs and performance. The job includes the end-to-end delivery of the site maintenance plans in a safe and effective way, managing the maintenance teams and day-to-day maintenance systems, KPIs and programs, leading a team of electrical, mechanical, controls and cybersecurity business leaders/ technicians, maintenance planners and additional technical operators in the safe and efficient repair and maintenance of the facility, utilities and production equipment for the entire factory for all shifts.

What you'll be responsible for:

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• Leads/ co-lead the PM Pillars with full integration with the UMS plans on site. The position reports to the Site Director.
• Lead site Digital Journey for Maintenance, Implementation of DFOS, Buildapp and rollout of Digital Solutions.
• Lead and own Cyber Security program for site.
• Develop, Own and Maintain site 5 years MASTER PLAN for Maintenance. This include site OEE, Waste, CPT and Future strategy of the department improving all Maintenance deliverables and metrics.

We're looking for someone who:
• B.S. or B.E. degree in Engineering or equivalent education with demonstrated working experience
• 5 - 10+ years of professional experience in technical and organizational management areas in FMCG/ related industry (amount of experience needed depends on site size/ complexity)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a people and maintenance management role
• Minimum 5 years manufacturing experience.
• Project Management Leadership
• Maintenance Systems and Maintenance Management expertise
• Budget management skills
• Understands and implements continuous improvement to drive performance for loss management.
Skills:
• Leadership, Communication, Persuasion, Project Management, Analytical/ Systems Thinking

What you'll get:
• A unique mix of global scale & start-up spirit—€7.9 bn powerhouse with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. We’re building a new high growth Ice Cream company from the ground up.
• Career without limits—42 markets, international opportunities, and fast-tracked growth.
• A performance-driven culture—Freedom to act, disrupt and grow – your success is measured by impact.
• A company that celebrates joy, innovation, and purpose—We create extraordinary careers, just like our ice cream creates extraordinary moments.

You’re a born leader: You provide maintenance leadership to technical teams drawing resources from the local, regional and global organization as well as the global, category, peers and/ or 3PM teams. You serve as the Professional Maintenance pillars leader/ co-leader for the site. You lead the maintenance systems and maintenance program at the site to drive performance improvement, improvement of assets lifetime, asset utilization and reliability. You have strong passion for Technical Excellence and people development to drive team’s performance. You strategically influence peers and stakeholders to drive the business agenda through technical solutions.

You’re a dot connector: You work closely with the site team to build a robust infrastructure and utilities master plan (non-product core) to drive change, sustain and improve performance and customer service at manufacturing. You put together a team of technical members in different disciplines (mechanical, electrical, controls and automation, planners etc.) to drive the site performance by the delivery of improvements projects based on the site masterplan.
You’re a change maker: You drive efficiency by constantly looking at ways to improve all maintenance deliverables and metrics. You drive the maintenance costs down by improving the condition and care of the assets and by finding alternative solutions for the maintenance program at the site.

You’re a culture and change champion: You provide and stimulate creative solutions to technical problems, rapid transfer of best practices, and you drive efficiency embracing outside-in mentality and willingness to experiment and collaborate. You help unlock value and execution with the team by bringing new ways of working and developing technical capabilities at the site.
 

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Why join us?

This is a place for people who are passionate about ice cream and are growth obsessed - both for the business and for themselves. People who act like an owner and drive our business end-to-end. People who are driven by success to deliver more than we ever thought we could! 

You’ll thrive here if you value an inclusive culture, with low ego and hierarchy - and if you’re excited to continuously learn and challenge how we work, using digital, data, and new thinking to push us forward.

- Roles with real accountability and visible impact
- Free to move fast, experiment and challenge how things are done
- Continuous learning and development as the business grows
- Reward linked to performance and contribution.

Your career here is shaped by what you deliver, as you work across functions and markets and grow with the business.

Ready to build the future of Ice Cream?

If this sounds like the place where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply online and share your CV. We'll review your application and be in touch with the next steps. 

If you are an individual with a disability and require assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please let your Talent Acquisition Partner know.

Additional information

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

Informations supplémentaires

The Magnum Ice Cream Company est un employeur qui s’engage en faveur de l’égalité des chances. Nous valorisons la diversité et nous engageons à créer un environnement inclusif où chacun peut donner le meilleur de lui‑même, indépendamment de l’âge, du handicap, de l’identité de genre, de l’origine ethnique, de la religion, de l’orientation sexuelle ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée.