Plant Maintenance Manager

Plant Maintenance Manager – Industrial Facility Operations
Location: Cambridge, Ontario (Fully Onsite)
Recruiter: Northwest Talent Solutions (on behalf of a leading environmental services organization)

Northwest Talent Solutions is partnering with a major North American environmental and recycling services company to hire a Plant Maintenance Manager for a newly launched, state-of-the-art material recovery facility (MRF).

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity to help commission, stabilize, and optimize a modern processing plant featuring advanced automated equipment and material-handling systems.

• Lead maintenance operations at a new, advanced facility

• Shape a safety-first, high-performance maintenance culture from the ground up

• Blend hands-on troubleshooting with leadership and reliability engineering

• Work in a mission-driven industry supporting sustainability and recycling

• Supervise and develop a team of maintenance technicians

• Plan staffing, scheduling, and performance management

• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems

• Ensure equipment uptime and safe return-to-service

• Maintain CMMS records, inventory, and spare parts management

• Coordinate vendors, contractors, and specialized repairs

• Support startup and commissioning of new equipment

• Manage maintenance budgeting and operational planning

• Promote and enforce safety and regulatory compliance

• Build a culture of accountability, safety, and operational excellence

• Conveyors and automated material handling systems

• Sorting and screening equipment

• Optical sorting technology

• Hydraulic and pneumatic machinery

• Industrial processing equipment

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

• 7+ years industrial maintenance experience

• 2+ years leadership or supervisory experience

• Experience in manufacturing, processing, recycling, or heavy industrial operations

• Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical and electrical systems

• Waste, recycling, aggregates, or processing plant experience

• Preventive & predictive maintenance program leadership

• CMMS system administration

• Union environment experience

• Trade certification (Millwright, Red Seal, or similar)

• Salary: CAD $100,000 – $115,000 + bonus eligibility

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability coverage

• RRSP company match

• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days

• Career advancement opportunities

• Possible relocation assistance

You are a working maintenance leader — comfortable both reviewing maintenance metrics and stepping onto the plant floor to solve problems. You enjoy coaching technicians, improving reliability, and keeping automated equipment running safely and efficiently.

This role is being sourced by Northwest Talent Solutions, a specialized recruiting firm supporting industrial operations, engineering, and manufacturing organizations across North America.

Apply today — interviews are moving quickly.
(Client organization details shared during interview process.)