Senior Manager, Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

Sofina Foods Inc•Calgary, AB

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, Operations, the Senior Manager, Maintenance and Technical Services, is responsible for managing the effective delivery of engineering services and maintenance services to operations, to guarantee equipment reliability and functionality, and to support the achievement of uptime and productivity targets. Oversees the maintenance team in carrying out predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance of the plant equipment, to ensure short-term and long-term operational plans, objectives, requirements and standards are met. Assuring cost, health & safety, environment, quality and human resources objectives are achieved.

Requirements

Self-motivated and passionate individual, who has a high sense of urgency, thrives with a wide variety of work, and can deliver consistent results on multiple priorities
Minimum of five years Maintenance Management experience
Engineering Degree or Engineering Technologist Diploma (mechanical / industrial / electrical)
Minimum five years Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) experience
Working knowledge of ammonia plant operations
Strong project management skills
Must have excellent computer skills, proficient in MS Office, Excel

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer designation would be an asset (P. Eng)
Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) certification an asset
Certified Asset Management Professional designation an asset (PEMAC)
Mechanical Millwright 433A or Industrial Electrician 442A trade experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Provides leadership to the maintenance team, to align with national maintenance program(s) and ensures efficient day-to-day operation of the facility and all equipment
Apply a variety of prescribed practices to identify and manage Asset Reliability risks, that could cause stoppages and adversely affect plant or business operations
Leads and directs Equipment Criticality Assessments, Critical Spares Analyses, and Failure Root Cause Analyses
Leads and directs ‘Fact Based’ and ‘Data Driven’ decision making through the effective utilization of RCA, TPM/AM, RCM, RAMS, LCAM, FMEA Analysis
Provides subject matter expertise on new equipment purchases to ensure maintainability and reliability
Key contributor for new equipment selection, FAT’S, and reliability metrics during the commissioning process
Champions and drives asset standardization throughout the facility, Supports the development and execution of the annual CAPEX program
Develop standard processes for corrective action plans that improve asset care
Champions the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and implements improvements and upgrades to ensure efficient and effective use of resources
Promotes safety and a safe work environment for all employees/contractors
Provides technical expertise and leadership to improve the Predictive and Condition Based maintenance activities
Improve MRO inventory control through cycle counting and the identification of critical spare parts
Establish reliability & work planning metrics/KPI's to monitor performance & improvement PM/CM ratio, MTBF, MTTR, etc.
Foster a team environment to fully support the objectives of plant operations, using various metrics to measure maintenance performance, continuous improvement, and asset reliability
Incorporate continuous improvement feedback into the maintenance planning and execution strategy
Utilize lifecycle cost analysis (LCA) for decision making and evaluation of rebuild vs replacement alternatives. on assets
Ensure compliance with HACCP, BRCGS regulations, and GMP’s are adhered to and maintain all relevant documentation