Directeur(trice) de la Maintenance / Maintenance Manager

Location:

Varennes, Quebec, Canada

Job ID:

R0129442

Date Posted:

2026-05-08

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY CANADA INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

**English to follow**

LOpportunite :

Hitachi Energie est un leader mondial dans le domaine des transformateurs, offrant des transformateurs remplis de liquide et des transformateurs de type sec, ainsi que des services pour un soutien complet du cycle de vie, y compris des pieces de rechange et des composants. Notre portefeuille permet aux secteurs des services publics, des industries et des infrastructures de maximiser le rendement des actifs de transformateurs en assurant une fiabilite elevee et un rendement optimise tout en reduisant les couts du cycle de vie et limpact environnemental. Le poste vise est rattache a lusine de Varennes, ou la production sera en forte croissance, avec un objectif de triplement de la production dici 2032. Cette expansion importante necessitera lajout de nombreux equipements de production et impliquera le developpement de plans de maintenance adaptes, en sappuyant sur une approche de gestion Lean structuree.

Le directeur ou la directrice de la maintenance releve du directeur de lusine. Il ou elle est responsable dune equipe denviron 20 employes, incluant des mecaniciens, des electriciens, des soudeurs, ainsi quun superviseur, un planificateur et un responsable de linventaire. Ce role travaille en etroite collaboration avec le directeur de la production, le directeur du genie de fabrication, les responsables des acquisitions de nouveaux equipements et les autres directeurs de lequipe de Varennes. Le poste sexerce dans un environnement syndique.

Comment vous aurez un impact :

Gerer lequipe de maintenance en vue de :

• Assurer loptimisation des ressources humaines qui sont responsables du bon etat de fonctionnement des equipements de fabrication.

• Diriger lequipe afin dassurer la performance, le developpement, la communication efficace et le maintien dun climat de travail positif.

• Assurer un support et un service exemplaire a lequipe de production pour maximiser la productivite et lefficacite.

• Participe aux projets dimplantation de nouveaux equipements en cours et a venir.

A titre d'expert maintenance vous serez en charge de deployer les meilleures pratiques applicables pour notre societe et developper un reseau interne pour profiter des bonnes pratiques deja en place dans autres usines.

• Mettre en place un processus efficace de gestion des travaux planifies et non planifies,

• Ameliorer les processus relies a lintroduction de nouveaux equipements, lacquisition de pieces et le developpement des competences.

• Adapte la structure organisationnelle de son equipe en vue des ajouts dequipements et le besoin de supporter les operations 7 jours 24 heures.

• Agir en tant que leader en sante et securite, implante des programmes et amene lequipe maintenance a adopter des comportements plus securitaires.

• Agit en tant que mentor aupres des membres de son equipe afin de developper leur expertise en gestion de maintenance.

• Mettre en place un processus de suivi budgetaire.

• Developper et implanter des indicateurs cles de performance (KPI) lies a la maintenance du site.

• Veiller au respect des reglements, procedures et lignes directrices externes et internes applicables.

Votre parcours :

• Experience dans la mise en place ou amelioration de processus dingenierie bases sur les meilleures pratiques industrielles.

• Connaissance des systemes GMAO

• Bilingue (francais et anglais).

• Dix annees et plus dexperience pertinente dans le domaine de la maintenance dans des entreprises majeures operant 24 hres/7 jours dont au moins cinq annees dans un poste de directeur.

• Capacite a travailler avec des equipes multidisciplinaires et a collaborer avec differents niveaux hierarchiques a linterne et a lexterne.

• Experience demontree en gestion dequipes de metier syndiquees et en application des conventions collectives.

• Solides competences en leadership, relations interpersonnelles, prise de decision et gestion des priorites dans un contexte operationnel.

• Excellente connaissance des bonnes pratiques en maintenance dans un milieu gestion lean, fiabilite des equipements et ingenierie .

• Grande rigueur et forte culture sante et securite .

En savoir plus sur nous :

Dans le cadre de vos fonctions, vous collaborerez avec des professionnels chevronnes de lindustrie energetique tout en contribuant a la modernisation dun site de fabrication cle pendant une phase de croissance majeure.

• Occasions de travailler sur des technologies novatrices qui faconnent lavenir de lenergie

• Un environnement de collaboration avec des professionnels experimentes de lindustrie de lelectricite

• Acces a des plateformes dapprentissage et a des programmes de perfectionnement professionnel

• Avantages sociaux interessants pour la sante et la retraite

• Conges payes et modalites de travail flexibles

Seuls les candidats retenues seront contactes.

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Opportunity:

Hitachi Energy is a global leader in transformers, offering liquid-filled transformers and dry-type transformers, as well as services for full lifecycle support, including spare parts and components. Our portfolio enables utilities, industries and infrastructure sectors to maximize the return on transformer assets by ensuring high reliability and optimized efficiency while reducing lifecycle costs and environmental impact. The position is located at the Varennes plant, where production will grow strongly, with a goal of tripling production by 2032. This significant expansion will require the addition of numerous production equipment and will involve the development of tailored maintenance plans, based on a structured lean management approach.

The Maintenance Manager reports to the Plant Manager and is responsible for a team of approximately 20 employees, including mechanics, electricians, welders, as well as a supervisor, planner and inventory manager. This role works closely with the Production Manager, the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, the New Equipment Acquisition Managers and the other Varennes team managers. The position is held in a unionized environment.

How you'll make an impact:

Manage the maintenance team to:

• Ensure the optimization of the human resources responsible for the proper functioning of the manufacturing equipment.

• Lead the team to ensure performance, development, effective communication and the maintenance of a positive working environment.

• Provide exemplary support and service to the production team to maximize productivity and efficiency.

• Participates in current and future new equipment installation projects.

As a maintenance expert, you will be in charge of deploying the best practices applicable to our company and developing an internal network to take advantage of the best practices already in place in other factories.

• Implement an effective process for managing planned and unplanned work,

• Improve processes related to the introduction of new equipment, parts acquisition and skills development.

• Adapts the organizational structure of his team for equipment additions and the need to support operations 7 days 24 hours.

• Act as a health and safety leader, implements programs and leads the maintenance team to adopt safer behaviors.

• Acts as a mentor to team members to develop their maintenance management expertise.

• Set up a budget monitoring process.

• Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) related to site maintenance.

• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

Your background:

• Experience in setting up or improving engineering processes based on best industrial practices.

• Knowledge of CMMS systems

• Bilingual (French and English).

• Ten years and more relevant experience in the field of maintenance in major companies operating 24 hours/7 days including at least five years in a director position.

• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with different hierarchical levels internally and externally.

• Demonstrated experience in managing unionized business teams and applying collective agreements.

• Strong leadership skills, interpersonal relationships, decision making and priority management in an operational context.

• Excellent knowledge of best practices in maintenance in a lean management environment, equipment reliability and engineering.

• Great rigour and strong health and safety culture.

Learn more about us:

As part of your role, you will collaborate with experienced energy industry professionals while contributing to the modernization of a key manufacturing site during a major growth phase.

• Opportunities to work on innovative technologies that shape the future of energy

• An environment of collaboration with experienced professionals in the electricity industry

• Access to learning platforms and professional development programs

• Attractive health and retirement benefits

• Paid leave and flexible working arrangements.

Only selected candidates will be contacted.

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