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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