Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Hammond Power Solutions Inc. is a global manufacturer headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. HPS has grown to become the leader in North America in the custom design and manufacture of dry type transformers. For the past century, HPS has grown to deliver electrical power solutions to global markets and provides solutions for complex applications like, mining, rectifier, drives, traction, wind, solar and many other electrical power applications. The world relies on HPS to continually conceive and produce state-of-the-art transformer technology. We currently have an opening for a Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineering Manager, come grow with us!

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing the Maintenance and Manufacturing Engineer teams, while providing support to the wider Production team and working with design engineers to troubleshoot issues. This role will be essential in ensuring equipment is available to meet production forecasts by developing and maintaining a preventative maintenance system and by providing guidance and leadership in the event of non-routine maintenance issues. Additionally, the position will play a pivotal role in providing leadership and direction in the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, as well as ensuring compliance with a variety of bodies such as UL, CSA, CE, ISO and MOL. This position will be located out of our Guelph ON location.

Key Responsibilities Include

Supervision of Team Members, Human resources and Training

• Conducts annual performance reviews
• Manages workload and assignments of team members
• Provide guidance and training for employees in the department
• Ensures the health and safety of employees
• Interviews perspective candidates for the department
• Monitors and manages employee conduct, time and attendance within the department
• Provides counselling and guidance for team members
  
  

Plant Maintenance

• Develop and maintain preventative maintenance system
• Monitors and manages janitorial services- in-house and contract services
• Responsible for managing facility grounds, lawn maintenance, and snow removal
• Manages facility security systems
• Responsible for managing building maintenance requirements
• Ensures facility is in legal compliance with Ministry Orders/ requirements
  
  

Plant Support

• Ensures available equipment to meet forecasts
• Provide direction on breakdowns and lead non-routine maintenance issues
• Provide direction for non-standard processes and designs
• Support Health and Safety initiatives as required
• Provide leadership and direction in the implementation of CI initiatives (Solutions, Transformer)
  
  

Process Maintenance and Improvements

• Evaluate and implement cost reduction where available
• Prepare justifications/presentation when required to all staff levels within the organization
• Review Quality data and look for trends and opportunities
• Maintain process documents (SPIs)
• Provide process training where required
  
  

Projects

• Represents ME and Maintenance (participant or leader) on assigned teams in a professional manner
• Manage capital budget for GUE
• Leads, plans and completes projects as assigned
  
  

Do you qualify? We are seeking:

• Diploma/Degree or Licensed Trade in related field. Manufacturing experience preferred
• Minimum 6-9 years of experience managing maintenance/manufacturing engineer personnel
• High degree of knowledge with ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with electronic and electrical circuitry, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding processes, strengths of materials, and basic chemistry
• Thorough understanding of Engineering Drawings
• Ability to be hands on to demonstrate processes and large equipment
• Proven ability to manage people in the Maintenance or Engineering fields.
• Previous managerial/supervisory experience
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations an asset
  
  

Preferred Designations

• P. Eng or recognized Trade Certificate
  
  

Some Of The Benefits Of Working At Hammond

We are Great Place to Work Certified! Our people work hard for us—so we make sure our benefits work hard for them. Our equitable pay, benefits, and practices prioritize security, health, and well-being while sharing in our business success through variable pay programs and our Employee Stock Ownership Program.

Our core benefits focus on wellness, mental health, and financial security when employees need them the most, early career or getting ready for retirement. We also support work-life balance through flexible work schedules, paid time off, and leaves of absence. Employees and their families also have access to our confidential, best-in-class Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).

We are committed to sustainable business practices and offer opportunities for our employees to support the communities where we live and work through our Hammond Giving Strategy.

NOTE: Hammond Power Solutions encourages applications from all qualified candidates. HPS has a great record of accommodating persons with disabilities. Contact our People & Culture team if you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies.