Maintenance Manager

Amir Specialty Poultry (a div. of the Amir Group of Companies)

This Opportunity

Amir Specialty Poultry (ASP) is the Amir Group’s flagship investment in the future of Canadian halal poultry processing. The Arthur, ON facility is a purpose-built, federally licensed plant — targeted for full CFIA federal licensure by 2027 — and represents a permanent, long-term commitment to our customers, our people, and the communities we serve.

As Maintenance Manager, you will be instrumental in bringing this facility to life. You will join the ASP team at the earliest stage of the build-out, responsible for standing up the maintenance function from the ground floor — commissioning equipment, building your team, developing the preventive maintenance framework, and ensuring the facility runs at peak reliability once operations begin. You will report directly to the Plant Manager and play a critical role in the senior leadership team of the ASP facility.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who is as comfortable working alongside a millwright on the floor as they are presenting an equipment reliability report to plant leadership. If you take pride in operational uptime, build great teams, and want to leave a lasting mark on something being built from scratch — this is your opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

Facility Build-Out & Equipment Commissioning

• Lead all maintenance-related activities during the facility build-out phase, including coordination with contractors, equipment suppliers, and the Plant Manager to ensure installations meet operational and regulatory standards.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive asset registry and equipment documentation library for all mechanical, electrical, and utility systems within the facility.
• Oversee the commissioning and validation of all processing equipment, refrigeration systems, conveyance systems, and plant utilities prior to production start-up.
• Establish the facility’s preventive maintenance (PM) program from the ground up, including PM schedules, work order systems, and spare parts inventory management.

Team Leadership & Development

• Recruit, onboard, and build a skilled maintenance team, including a Licensed Millwright (433A), a Licensed Electrician (442A), and Maintenance Technicians, scaling the team in alignment with the facility’s commissioning and operational ramp-up timeline.
• Provide day-to-day leadership, mentorship, and skills development to all direct reports, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Set clear performance expectations and productivity standards for the maintenance team, conducting regular check-ins and formal performance reviews.
• Ensure all team members are trained and current on applicable safety certifications, regulatory requirements, and facility-specific procedures.

Preventive & Corrective Maintenance

• Own the facility’s preventive maintenance calendar, ensuring all equipment is serviced on schedule to minimize unplanned downtime and extend asset life.
• Respond to and prioritize corrective maintenance work orders, coordinating technician deployment to resolve breakdowns efficiently and safely.
• Implement a continuous improvement mindset across maintenance operations, tracking mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), and other key reliability metrics.
• Partner with the FSQA Manager to ensure all maintenance and sanitation activities comply with food safety requirements, including hygiene standards for equipment and facility systems.

Core Qualifications

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in maintenance management or a senior maintenance leadership role, preferably within a food, beverage, or related manufacturing environment.
• Holders of a 433A (Industrial Millwright) or 442A (Industrial Electrician) Red Seal trade licence will be given greater consideration for this position.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading a multi-trade maintenance team, including millwrights, electricians, and general maintenance technicians.
• Hands-on experience commissioning industrial processing equipment and establishing preventive maintenance programs in a new or significantly expanded facility.
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and refrigeration systems as applied in a food or poultry processing environment.
• Familiarity with CFIA facility requirements and food-safe equipment sanitary design standards; experience in a federally inspected facility is a significant asset.

This is a once in a career life time to be part of a greenfield build out.