Maintenance Manager

Air Products • Edmonton, AB

22h • Onsite

About The Position

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world. Reimagine What’s Possible We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our Edmonton facility. In this role, you will oversee all maintenance activities, ensuring equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across the site. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with strong technical expertise, a commitment to safety, and the ability to drive performance through people, processes, and preventative maintenance strategies. The incumbent will develop talent, manage risk, optimize performance, ensure quality, and align maintenance activities with business goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mechanical or other suitable Engineering discipline or equivalent experience leading a Maintenance Department in large industrial facilities.
• Minimum 20 years of industry relevant experience that include: Ten (10+) years of Maintenance management in manufacturing operations with highly hazardous chemicals such as refining, petrochemical, power generation, or complex industrial gas facilities.
• Experience in brown or green-field Plant commissioning.
• Strong working knowledge and experience in process safety programs including permit to work, mechanical integrity, incident investigations (RCA), process hazard analysis (HAZOP/LOPA/OPHR), management of change (MOC), procedure development, and emergency response.
• Demonstrated capability in successfully leading change management and implementing programs/initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead direct staff reports and influence stakeholders outside direct reporting lines.
• Excellent communication skills and strong business acumen.
• Able to communicate effectively both upwards and downwards through the organization.
• Highly capable in the use of Microsoft Office business suite
• Familiarity with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools such as SAP, Oracle, or similar with specific knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and planning and scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or Maximo.
• Business case development, project management and execution
• Exceptional safety awareness
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Ability to Multi-task/Time Management skills
• Excellent Written and Oral English Communication skills
• Ability to Mentor others
• Business acumen

Responsibilities

• Ensures adherence to AP occupational and process safety standards and to established Maintenance Procedures and work practices
• Assigns and outlines work to Maintenance Planners and Maintenance Supervisors in support of the rolling four-week Maintenance Plan
• Directs the use of equipment and material resources
• Establishes performance plans, conducts rating and effectively manages underperformance and discipline of staff
• Develop and coach subordinates as well as plan and administer succession for critical roles
• Spares and Materials Management including the accuracy of equipment BOMs and the assignment of correct levels of stock to meet business objectives
• Annual maintenance plan aligned to the Long-Term Production Plan
• Responsible for development of and compliance to annual Maintenance Fixed Cost budget
• Establishment of the site Basic Safety Process (BSP)
• Member of Capital Expenditure Approval and Governance, and Risk Management processes
• Emergency Response and Process Incident Investigation leadership
• Supports process hazard analysis (HazOp/LOPA)
• Management of change (MoC)
• Oversees turnaround (TAR) and shutdown planning and execution
• Development of Maintenance Standards and business processes
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement and drives maintenance excellence
• Ensures effective communications with key stakeholders (internal/external) and external suppliers and customers

Benefits

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• Paid Vacation and holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Life Insurance (Basic Life - Paid for by Air Products) & Optional Life Insurance plans
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) at 4% of base pay
• Company matched RRSP plan
• Healthcare Spending Account

What This Job Offers

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