Ice Cream Maintenance Manager

The Magnum Ice Cream Company • Simcoe, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is a standalone, independent, EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company, formerly a division of Unilever. We are on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company, a place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. We craft extraordinary ice cream experiences, transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Life tastes better with ice cream. We dream big but keep things simple to act fast. If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you! 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership, Communication, Persuasion, Project Management, Analytical/ Systems Thinking

Responsibilities

• Leads/ co-lead the PM Pillars with full integration with the UMS plans on site.
• 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.
• 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.
• Serve as the Professional Maintenance pillars leader/ co-leader for the site.
• Lead the maintenance systems and maintenance program at the site to drive performance improvement, improvement of assets lifetime, asset utilization and reliability.
• Drive efficiency by constantly looking at ways to improve all maintenance deliverables and metrics.
• 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.
• Provide and stimulate creative solutions to technical problems, rapid transfer of best practices, and drive efficiency embracing outside-in mentality and willingness to experiment and collaborate.
• Help unlock value and execution with the team by bringing new ways of working and developing technical capabilities at the site.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager