Maintenance Manager

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.  

Serving over 11,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. We are experts in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology. Our technologies are used in small amounts to make big impacts on applications and consumer products, including durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 50 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 4,500 individuals. Our shared culture is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and – uniquely – their hearts.  

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.  

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. 

Location

Job Function 

Reporting into the ​Plant Manager​, the ​Maintenance Manager ​will be based out of ​Brampton, Ontario, Canada​.​ The Maintenance Manager will perform both leadership and hands-on maintenance duties 
 
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Responsibilities  

• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards. 

• Improve and lead the maintenance organization, designing and implementing continuous improvement applications and systems to enhance the longevity of the site’s equipment. 

• Develop and revise Standard Operating Procedures and ensure compliance. 

• Assigns outlines and explains work to subordinates. 

• Provides necessary training to department employees and to all plant employees for maintenance procedures. 

• Inspects completed jobs to ensure compliance and specifications are met. 

• Monitor and review the performance of staff and organize necessary interventions for improvement. 

• Supervise housekeeping, 5S, and sanitation in areas of responsibility. 

• Responsible for overall efficiency and machine care of equipment. 

• Maintain records associated with mechanical integrity and compliance. 

• Lead development of skills and knowledge in the Maintenance Department. 

• Lead/participate in the root cause analysis (RCA) process to identify and drive out long-term chronic problems and failures.  

• Track RCA recommendations and ensure completion. 

• Actively participate in planning and executing outages for the facility. 

• Provide leadership to meet/exceed key operation targets and daily support to the facility as needed. 

• Work with Production and Maintenance Engineer to develop and improve PM inspection routes and systems. 

• Conducts yearly performance reviews for subordinates in accordance with Company policy. 

• Maintains good housekeeping. 

• Follows all company and customer safety, health and environmental policies and procedures. 

• Responds to change productively. 

• Views safety as a core value and participates in safety meetings as required. 

• Assures adherence to safety procedures and work instructions in accordance with company protocol. 

• Promotes safety awareness through structured formats and associated communications. 

• Reviews safety performance and promotes continuous improvement. 

• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as earplugs, and respirator for dust and fumes, and fall equipment. 

• Manage other duties as required. 

Required Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or Science related field preferred, but can be mitigated by experience. 

• Industrial Mechanic Millwright (433A) license required. 

• Ontario Electrical Certification preferred. 

• Ability to troubleshoot PLCs. 

• Minimum of 10 years of maintenance and/or reliability experience with industrial equipment and/or manufacturing systems. 

• 5-7 years maintenance manager experience. 

• Excellent critical thinking skills 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Ability to interpret blueprints and schematics. 

• Strong planning and organizational skills 

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task. 

• Good computer skills include programs such as CAD drawing, Excel, and Word. 

• Must provide your own tools. 

• Flexible work schedule to include evenings, nights and weekends as needed. 

• Bilingual English/French a plus. 

• Fork truck license. 

• Ability to work at heights using fall arrest equipment. 

Benefits 

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, paid vacation, and RRSP. 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions 

The physical demands and working conditions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the responsibilities of this Job, the employee will be in a plant environment with a considerable amount of time with high noise level. 

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Vibrantz Technologies Inc. (“Vibrantz”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.