Maintenance Lead

One of our clients is looking for an experienced Maintenance Lead to join their manufacturing team in Ontario. This opportunity is ideal for a hands-on maintenance professional with strong technical troubleshooting skills, industrial maintenance experience, and the ability to lead, coach, and support a maintenance team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining equipment reliability, minimizing production downtime, coordinating preventive maintenance activities, and promoting a safe, efficient, and continuous-improvement-focused work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and support maintenance team members while coordinating daily work priorities and maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated production equipment.
• Coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and meet production targets.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, follow safety and regulatory requirements, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, including at least 2 years of team leadership, supervision, mentoring, or coordination experience.
• Valid industrial trade certification, preferably 433A Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), 309A/442A Electrician, or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated systems, with the ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.
• Experience with preventive maintenance programs, CMMS software, industrial safety procedures, and continuous improvement practices; food manufacturing, bakery, bottling, or high-speed packaging experience is an asset.

If you are a technically skilled maintenance professional who enjoys leading by example, solving complex equipment problems, and helping teams succeed, we would love to hear from you.

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