Maintenance Manager

You may not know our name, but you know our products.  What we make is part of the places where we live, work and play – all day, every day. 

Zekelman is a family of companies — 100% domestic manufacturers — with a legacy dating back to 1877. We’re proud to be the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and the leading innovator in multi-family housing development.   

We believe in what we build and what we build, builds the world around us.  Hospitals, hotels, schools, bridges, airports and more. 

Come build a career you believe in. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Maintenance Manager is primarily responsible for leading the maintenance team, solving complex situations with effective solutions in the least amount of time.  With a strong technical background, the Maintenance Manager will have the ability to encourage the use of new techniques and focus on fact-based problem solving with your team.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Develop, manage, and report on the spend against the plant R&M budget and adjust in relation to changes in production volume.
• Develop, implement, and manage maintenance standard and best practices across Zekelman plants in conjunction with the maintenance teams while managing the maintenance strategy for the local plant.
• Establish Asset & Spare Part Criticality to be used to determine equipment repair/replacement strategies and manage spare part inventory levels in the plant.
• Must be able to implement Reliability Centered Maintenance Practices (RCM), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FEMA) and Root Cause Analysis.
• Continually work to improve safety records by addressing both physical safety issues and employee safety concerns.
• Establish group and individual accountabilities throughout the maintenance department regarding problem solving and cost reduction, both on a permanent and ad-hoc basis, depending on need.
• Establish best management practices to encourage positive employee engagement which includes an opportunity for constructive input and action.
• Suggest, justify, implement, manage, and report on the plant’s capital projects.
• Build positive relationships with vendors to optimize outcomes while maintaining cost effectiveness.
• Execute vendor assessments for equipment repairs & services and complete regular follow-ups.
• Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure budgets are met and relevant documentation is complete guaranteeing proper payments to vendors for services rendered and procured materials.
• Collaborate with the Purchasing team to ensure purchase orders are in place for parts and services required for relevant work orders.
• Identify and implement predetermined, preventative, corrective, condition based and predictive maintenance while reducing reactive maintenance to ensure efficient operation.
• Lead and manage the use of SAP as the CMMS system ensuring all work requests, requirements and relevant data are captured and maintained.
• Develop, document, and maintain standardized work instructions in SAP to ensure that all plants can utilize the same instructions, planning and bill of materials (BOM) for common equipment.
• Act as a primary liaison with regulatory agencies as needed/required.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or Diploma in a technical discipline, trade license preferred.
• Ability to problem solve under pressure.
• Must be extremely detail oriented.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills to handle day-to-day demands.
• Exceptional analytical skills needed for critical decision making.
• Time management skills.
• Strong technical expertise in both electrical and mechanical.
• Must have a CMRP or MMP designation.

We are Zekelman Industries.

We manufacture superior quality tubular and related products and provide outstanding service for our valued customers.

We seek to continuously advance the skills and opportunities of our employees, utilizing the latest technology and management tools available to consistently increase profitability and the enterprise value of Zekelman Industries and of our customers.

Zekelman is an Equal Opportunity Employer compliant with all Ontario law & Human Rights Code in providing accommodation to persons with disabilities and to ensuring an accessible environment. Zekelman will accommodate persons with disabilities during the recruitment and assessment processes and persons with disabilities will be accommodated on hiring and during employment. Should you require accommodation, please do not hesitate to request it.