Working Maintenance Supervisor

Wentworth Technologies•Brantford, ON

2d•Onsite

About The Position

A hands-on maintenance leader responsible for equipment repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, contractor coordination, and ensuring equipment reliability. Approximately 90% of time is spent on the plant floor performing or directly supporting maintenance activities. This role reports to the Operations Lead and oversees a team of mechanics and maintenance support associates.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience
At least 2 years leading a team in a senior mechanic, foreman, or supervisory capacity
Strong mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting experience
Working knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs, sensors, controls, and VFDs
Experience using a CMMS / Maintenance Management software

Nice To Haves

Plastic extrusion or plastic-straw manufacturing experience
Ontario 433A Industrial Mechanic Millwright licence

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and automated equipment
Maintain extrusion, thermoforming, packaging, material-handling, and auxiliary equipment
Repair motors, pumps, blowers, conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, drives, cooling systems, and related components
Dismantle, rebuild, align, install, and recommission machinery
Support tooling changes, machine setup, start-up, shutdown, and breakdown recovery
Perform and coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance
Ensure PM work is completed on time and properly documented
Identify recurring equipment failures and root causes
Recommend permanent corrective actions
Reduce repeat breakdowns and unplanned downtime
Coordinate contractors, trades, service technicians, and suppliers
Define work scope, timelines, and expected outcomes
Monitor safety, progress, and work quality
Verify completed work before acceptance
Ensure employee timecards are completed accurately and approved by the due date
Ensure time-off requests are approved promptly in ADP Workforce Now
Spend most of the shift on the floor assessing teamwork, workload, morale, and production issues
Ensure employee training is practical and up to standard
Enforce Company safety procedures and applicable legal requirements
Ensure proper lockout/tagout, hot-work, guarding, and hazardous-energy controls
Identify hazards and implement corrective actions
Ensure contractor orientation and safety compliance
Support incident investigations and maintain safe housekeeping