Maintenance Manager - Day shift Job at Baxter (Alliston, Ontario)

Job Description

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Team at Baxter At Baxter Healthcare Corporation, our Maintenance team is at the heart of ensuring our operations run smoothly and efficiently. As a Maintenance Manager, you will lead a dedicated team, committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety and reliability. Our team thrives on collaboration and innovation, striving to achieve flawless operations and outstanding results. We are an ambitious group, determined to successfully implement world-class maintenance processes. Your role will be crucial in planning, scheduling, and accomplishing plant equipment maintenance, ensuring compliance with GMP and Safety Requirements.

Job Responsibility

Build and communicate a vision for the maintenance department, aligning with the Alliston Strategic Plan
Improve the efficiency of internal and external resources to meet business objectives
Foster an environment of personal and professional growth through regular feedback and mentoring
Manage technical resources, including Maintenance Supervisors and Industrial Programmers
Ensure timely and efficient execution of project implementation, plant equipment improvement, and maintenance activities to support plant goals
Coordinate project timelines, budget management, and compliance with validation protocols
Apply Lean principles to complete departmental tasks within safety, quality, time, and budget boundaries
Provide mentorship and leadership to plant team members, promoting alignments across valuable streams
Create and communicate a vision for the maintenance department in alignment with Alliston Strategic Plan.
Maximize the effectiveness of internal and external resources (business unit and cross business unit) to meet business objectives.
Create and maintain an environment where team members experience personal and professional growth and become more self-directed team through regular feedback and coaching.
Manage technical resources across the facility including Maintenance/Reliability Superintendent, Maintenance Supervisors, Maintenance Planner, Industrial Programmers, CNC Machinist, Industrial Programmer Electricians and Millwrights.
Responsible for ensuring project implementation, plant equipment improvement, PM’s, and maintenance activities are executed in a timely, efficient manner to support plant goals of OEE, Perfect Equipment, Project Deadlines, safety, quality and cost.
In partnership with MGR-II, Engineering is responsible for overall management (including multimillion-dollar budgets) of project timelines associated with generating equipment design specifications, procurement, design of experiments, factory acceptance testing, installation, coordination of validation activities, standard operating procedure (SOP) generation, and implementation in functional areas.
Support the capital planning process and create business cases for CPA’ s as required for presentation to senior leadership.
Establish project requirements, vendor contracts, design and implementation plans in conjunction with other plant stakeholders.
Ensure departmental compliance for master change control management and validation protocols.
Utilize Lean principles to manage successful completion of departmental tasks within the boundaries of safety, quality, time and budget.
Provide guidance, support, direction, and leadership through positive interactions with plant team members, building synergies across valuable streams
Ensure team skills are optimized through cross-training, mentorship, and in-depth performance management and development planning
Ensure quality and regulatory compliance through CAPA process in support of Operations, as well as ensuring a compliant and efficient Preventable Maintenance program.
Support the release of product by completing process exception documents, open issues identified in weekly/quarterly, annual quality checks and close audit items.
Plan and Monitor Preventative Maintenance Schedules and Equipment Repair
Coordinate with Calibration Technician to ensure all requirements are completed on time
Participate in the planning, specification development and implementation of new equipment and/or equipment modifications.
Assist with process improvements that will require specification creation or change requests, software changes and modification to any process.
Monitor and achieve Maintenance’s Annual Operating Plan Budget
Planning building maintenance and operating programs. Ensuring efficiency of all equipment. Preparing operating reporting and budgets. Ensuring all processes and compliance programs are met. Ensuring all utility systems are inspected and in accordance with regulations
Identify, develop, evaluate and participate in solutions, as required for VIPs, process productivity improvements, system/facility upgrades, quality/regulatory and EHS.
Provide solutions and costs for future budgets.
Overseeing all building functions, provide support in investigation process to resolve production and support services. Recommend alternatives and potential modifications.

Requirements

College Diploma in Engineering or Skilled Trade Certification
3-5 years of applicable experience in managing projects and people
Able to manage facility projects and day to day operations with technical support and limited supervision provided
Strong communication, negotiation skills, and ability to work with all organization levels
Proficiency in MS Office and AutoCAD software

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