At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance excellence initiatives and drive continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Company: Join IPEX, a leader in advanced plastic piping systems with a people-first culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and a commitment to safety and innovation.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on collaboration and employee development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by championing best practices and improving operational excellence.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in maintenance roles with strong leadership and change management skills.
The predicted salary is between 81000 - 99000 $ per year.
Company Overview
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
Job Summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Maintenance Excellence Manager! This role is based out of our facility in Edmonton, Alberta and reports to the Senior Manager, Maintenance Excellence. As the Maintenance Excellence Manager, you will drive the implementation and continuous improvement of IPEX's Maintenance Excellence program across multiple manufacturing sites. Working closely with plant leaders and maintenance teams, you will champion maintenance best practices, including CMMS, Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Reliability Excellence, and technical capability development. Through coaching, collaboration, and change leadership, you will help build sustainable maintenance systems that improve safety, increase equipment reliability, and support operational excellence across the organization.
Principal Responsibilities
- Promoting a people first culture with an unwavering dedication to safety and driving standard processes amongst our Maintenance Teams.
- Championing maintenance best practices at multiple locations through assessments, gap analysis and organizational change.
- Completing improvement projects driven by both enterprise initiatives as well as specific plant needs.
- Researching next level methods and/or technologies to promote continuous improvement for our people, tactics, standards and controls.
- Providing support in sourcing external partners for technical support, consulting, technology and training.
- Directly interacting at the plant level with key collaborators from leadership, management and front-line.
- Creation and execution of action plans to support improvement initiatives.
- Tracking and reporting on project status and quantified improvement measurements.
- Conduct regular site assessments to ensure improvement initiatives are being sustained by the plant maintenance teams.
- Creation of AFE's to acquire support and funding for initiatives.
- Lead or support Job Hazard Assessments (JHA) and Technical Need Analysis (TNA) to identify gaps and opportunities.
- Train key partners in methods and tools associated to continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Technical certification such as trades licenses, PMP or MMP.
- 3+ years of experience in a Maintenance role (Planning/Scheduling, Leadership, Engineering), ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience in Maintenance best practices (RCM, PdM, CMMS, etc).
- Training and instructional experience.
- Proven experience in applying organizational change skills, with ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Self-starter with strong relationship building and influencing skills.
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the time.
Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com.
About IPEX
At IPEX, our vision is to be the leading supplier of thermoplastic piping systems in North America. As a customer-focused organization, we believe in honesty, fairness, and integrity - The Golden Rule. As one of the world's largest advanced plastic piping manufacturers, we combine the strength of a global group with the diversity and passion of our local teams. We bring together engaged people with the right experience, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit to develop effective, innovative and sustainable solutions that make life flow. A trusted name in building and infrastructure for more than 50 years. IPEX is dedicated to collaborating with leaders to maximize the potential of our greatest asset - our employees.
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IPEX is an exceptional employer that fosters a diverse and inclusive work culture, prioritizing safety and continuous improvement. Located in Ville Saint-Laurent, this role offers unique opportunities for professional growth through collaboration with industry leaders and hands-on experience in implementing best maintenance practices across multiple manufacturing sites. Employees benefit from a supportive environment that encourages innovation and skill development, making it a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
