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Job ID REF51305L Date posted 11/03/2025 Location Canada Category Operations & Maintenance
Maintenance Manager
Company Description
The Veolia group's ambition is to be the benchmark company in ecological transformation. With nearly 230,000 employees worldwide, the group designs and implements innovative, useful and concrete solutions for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary businesses, Veolia contributes to developing access to resources, preserving available resources and renewing them. By 2021, the Veolia group will have supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million with wastewater, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours and recovered 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) will achieve consolidated sales of 28.508 billion euros in 2021.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for (but not limited to): * Directs the development of maintenance strategies consistent with business
requirements, objectives, and established financial goals. * Leads a team of skilled mechanical, electrical, instrument and controls, and
maintenance professionals providing 24-hour services for the plant. * Develops overall maintenance schedules to maintain equipment availability and
coordinate planned outages. * Continually searches out and develops new technical improvements and business
strategies for maintenance and reliability excellence. * Represents a key stakeholder in overseeing plant warehousing and inventory
management including spare parts and tools inventories. * Manages the successful implementation utilization of the CMMS system as well as
the Asset Management program. * Works closely with management on site and in conjunction with Operations,
Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety departments, and senior staff to
coordinate daily activities and long term maintenance planning.
Key Responsibilities: * Maintains plant equipment and infrastructure, collaborating with Operations
and Engineering to optimize performance, reliability, and efficiency while
minimizing costs. * Establishes and manages maintenance schedules, plans (work orders,
procedures, cost control), and reports on activities. * Improves work quality through employee motivation, new technology, process
revisions, and directs training and performance evaluations for maintenance
personnel. * Develops and supervises an in-house team, evaluates contract needs,
provides instruction, sets work standards, inspects compliance, writes
specifications, negotiates contracts, and manages projects. * Manages operating and capital budgets for the Maintenance Department,
assisting the Asset Manager with annual budgets and monitoring
expenditures for best value. * Leads safety and environmental programs, ensuring compliance, prioritizing
employee safety and plant reliability, and identifying improvement
opportunities. * Monitors cross-department functions to improve coordination and ensures
responsiveness of the work order system. * Establishes, directs, and monitors periodic, predictive, and preventive
maintenance programs, including plant outages, instrument calibration, and
lubrication schedules. * Evaluates productivity and labor requirements, making staffing
recommendations and conducting facility inspections. * Manages plant warehousing, inventory, and spare parts ordering, utilizing
control systems for budgetary impact, efficiency, and contingency planning. * Collaborates with senior staff on company policies, procedures, guidelines,
financial controls, and leads company initiatives. * Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Experience and Required Certifications:

• Possession of a valid Red Seal trade certificate in electrical, millwright, or a

related field, or actively working towards certification. * A minimum of five years of hands-on or supervisory experience in the
maintenance field is required. * Power Engineering certification or any maintenance-related certification
(Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) /Certified Maintenance and
Reliability Professional) is considered an asset. * A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or an Engineering Technology
Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation & Controls is a plus. * Proficient in the operation and maintenance of thermal power plants,
especially Boiler and Steam Turbine systems, with previous experience in
large-scale industrial plant environments being a strong asset. * Possessing strong leadership and supervisory skills, managing teams in
dynamic environments, comfortable with both union and non-union labor
relations, and experienced in working with trades. * Proficiency in computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) is
required, along with experience in building and maintaining a computerized
preventative maintenance management system. * Proficiency in materials, inventory, and budget management, along with
project cost estimating and cost/benefit analysis. * This role requires a commitment to customer service and workplace
excellence, demonstrated by a flexible, detail-oriented, and professional
approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution, an entrepreneurial
mindset for process improvement and equipment reliability, and the ability to
work both independently and collaboratively within a team. * Proficiency in computer skills, including database management,
spreadsheets, email, and word processing software, is essential. Familiarity
with Microsoft Office Suite and Windows operating systems is preferred.
Work Environment:
Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work, occasionally for prolonged periods, in extremes of hot and cold temperatures and inclement weather conditions.
• Must be able to tolerate dust and other airborne particles and work around cleaning products and other materials such as biomass, diesel and lube oils. Under certain conditions while working in the plant, may be required to wear a respirator.
• Required to wear safety equipment and clothing where appropriate.
• Ability to work from ladders, scaffolds, and high-lifts, and in confined spaces.

Travel Requirements
Periodic travel to the other sites may be required.
Emergency Status Designation
Critical - Must be able to serve rotational 24 hour emergency on-call if required by site.
Working Hours
Permanant position, offered on a full time basis, with a schedule from Monday to Friday.
The plant operates 24/7, and the selected candidate must be available to work evenings and weekends if required to meet operational needs or for emergency shutdown projects.
Salary Range:
$120,000-$160,000
Additional Information
Why join our team of researchers? Come and rejuvenate the world with us!

• Acting today to create the world of tomorrow;
• A company in constant growth;
• A multitude of large-scale projects where you can put your talent to good use;
• A multitude of large-scale projects where you can make the most of your talent; Challenges adapted to your needs and the absence of routine;
• The possibility of developing your career according to your professional objectives;
• Internal and external training and coaching programs;
• A very competitive compensation, pension and benefits package;
• Multi-disciplinary work teams and a health and safety oriented work environment.

We thank all applicants for applying, but only those selected will be contacted.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Only considered candidates will be contacted.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Save for Later Job ID REF51305L Date posted 03/11/2025 Localisation Burnaby, Canada Job Operations & Maintenance Contract type Standard
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