Maintenance Supervisor in Richmond, British Columbia at Fine Choice Foods Ltd.

The Maintenance Supervisor’s primary responsibilities are to lead our people with the goal of exceeding requirements in employee safety, food safety & quality, regulatory compliance, customer service and employee engagement. More specifically, you will provide the front-line leadership function for our crew of tradespeople and technicians who keep our facility running safely and efficiently. As part of our growing and evolving organization, your experience and active participation will be essential to creating a great employment experience for our people. The ideal candidate for this role will be someone who exhibits intellectual curiosity, is naturally energetic, and shares our deep love for high quality Asian-inspired food!

Here’s Who We Are:

Fine Choice Foods started out in 1986 making dim sum by hand as a labor of love in a small shop in Vancouver. Today, we supply to retailers across Canada and into the US, while taking pride in producing our products with the same care and passion we began with. While our journey began with a wide variety of Asian-inspired offerings, we now specialize in spring rolls and dumplings. Our vision – “For everyone to love our food as much as we do!”

Here’s Who You Are:

• You are a self-motivated and cooperative team member who leads by example
• You strive to be creative and better every day and encourage those around you
• You demonstrate a strong will to win as a team
• You act with courage and humility
• You recognize that safety and kindness are at the foundation of our success

Summ! Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Supervise and lead up to 10 direct reports ensuring that safe work procedures and food-safety regulations are adhered to always.
• Provide feedback and support to staff, including weekly meetings focused on safety and performance.
• Co-ordinate with all staff to identify and issue appropriate job assignments with required resources.
• Develop strong working relationships with all staff and with all departments within the facility.
• Ensure people have appropriate training for the work assigned.
• Collaborate with Setup/ Production and Warehouse departments daily.
• Coach and develop team-members troubleshooting skills.

Technical

• Organize and manage the key maintenance department activities across all shifts.
• Coordinate with MRO Purchaser to ensure that proper Spare Parts Inventory levels are maintained at all times.
• Verify that all completed work complies with the respective tasks list and to an elevated level of quality.
• Lead and execute new machine setups and major improvement project.
• Planning and scheduling preventive maintenance tasks though MaintainX (CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Software)) and issue job assignments.
• Evaluate quality, duration, and cost of equipment repair.
• Track and evaluate maintenance performance and accordingly create maintenance job plan for weekend.
• Analyze and eliminate repetitive Maintenance problems with cross functional team support.

Summ! Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years food processing or manufacturing environment maintenance supervision.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Technology.
• Demonstrated strong analytical and trouble-shooting skills.
• Experience working with a CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management Software)

Additional Assets:

• Red Seal Millwright or Electrician is an asset.
• Knowledge of electrical equipment (AC Drives, power control circuits, starters, MCC's, motors) Automation & DDC experience
• Instrumentation (pneumatic controls, hydraulics, transducers, servos)
• Boiler, refrigeration, and HVAC experience

This full-time opportunity is on-site at our 23011 Fraserwood Way location and offers a competitive salary range (based on experience) between $85,000 - $100,000 in addition to an attractive benefits package including Company paid Extended Health & Dental, RRSP Matching, Health Spending Account and more.

Fine Choice Foods is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.