The Opportunity
The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, disciplined, and effective execution of maintenance activities to support plant reliability, safety, and production performance. This role owns day-to-day maintenance execution, technician leadership, and schedule adherence, ensuring work is completed as planned and standards are consistently enforced. The Maintenance Supervisor serves as the primary execution link between Maintenance Planning, Reliability, and Operations. The role is critical in stabilizing a reactive maintenance environment by reducing emergency work, improving work order quality, developing technician capability, and restoring confidence in the maintenance system. Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by February 23. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.
Compensation $61,000 - $91,000 USD base pay annually plus annual short-term incentive
Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life
Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Enforce all safety standards, including LOTO, confined space, hot work, and permit-to-work requirements. Exercise stop-work authority for unsafe conditions or behaviors. Ensure maintenance work complies with environmental and wastewater requirements and escalate abnormal conditions immediately. Hold technicians accountable for housekeeping and job-site restoration as part of every task.
Work Execution & Schedule Discipline Own execution of the published weekly maintenance schedule and drive >90 schedule compliance. Control and challenge break-in and emergency work, ensuring true emergencies are clearly defined and documented. Lead daily maintenance execution meetings and shift handovers. Monitor work order progress multiple times per shift and actively remove barriers to completion. Escalate systemic schedule disruptions to Maintenance Management and Operations.
Backlog & Work Order Management Actively manage maintenance backlog, health, aging, and prioritization. Ensure all work orders meet CMMS quality standards, including labor hours, failure codes, comments, and completion status. Verify accuracy and completeness of work orders before returning them to Planning. Review job delays and variance between planned vs. actual labor to identify improvement opportunities.
Technician Leadership & Capability Development Assign work based on demonstrated competency, not availability. Hold technicians accountable for work quality, documentation, safety compliance, and standard work. Conduct regular skills assessments against the skills matrix and implement corrective training plans. Remove technicians from complex or critical work when competency gaps are identified. Lead mentoring and apprentice development programs.
Planning & Reliability Interface Ensure planned jobs are executed as written and provide structured feedback to Planning for job plan improvement. Verify tools, parts, kits, and materials are staged and ready prior to job execution. Partner with Reliability by providing high-quality execution feedback, failure observations, and data to support Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and PM optimization. Ensure defective parts and assemblies are routed for repair or rebuild promptly.
Asset Performance & Continuous Improvement Support Preventive and Predictive Maintenance execution and compliance. Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis for major or chronic failures as required. Track and improve maintenance execution KPIs, including schedule compliance, PM completion, emergency work percentage, and value-added maintenance work. Ensure maintenance standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.
Measures of Success Schedule compliance PM completion rate Emergency break-in work percentage Quality and timeliness of CMMS feedback Maintenance safety and environmental performance Technician skill progression and engagement
What Youll Bring
What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods
Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing.
These benefits start on your first day of employment.
Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, speaker series, events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.
About Us
Were a carbon-neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food, and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet.
We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada.
Join us on the journey. Lets build a better future together.
Were passionate about food. For more than 100 years, weve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands like Maple Leaf, Schneiders, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.
We are carbon neutral. We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.
We are a global food company with approximately 10,000 team members.
We operate sites in 20 locations across Canada.
We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico and do business in Asia.
A diverse and inclusive work environment
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values.
We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment.
We embrace a strong values-based culture
Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders, our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.
Doing Whats Right
Shared Value
High Performance
Diverse and Inclusive Teams
Disciplined Decision Making
Our Accountability
Intense Curiosity
Transparency and Humility
We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results.
Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired, please contact our Talent Attraction Team at accommodations@mapleleaf.com.
The above compensation reflects the target compensation for the position at the time of posting. The base salary offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, education, training, job-related knowledge, and other organizational requirements.
For part-time roles, salaries are adjusted according to scheduled hours.
In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in Maple Leaf Foods annual short-term incentive plan.
Disclaimer
Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board.
Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.