Institut Rosell-Lallemand Inc.
The Maintenance Director is responsible for leading the strategic development and daily execution of maintenance functions across all Lallemand Baking North America production sites. This position is accountable for plant reliability, the performance of critical systems, and the capability and consistency of maintenance teams. The role partners closely with Plant Managers and Maintenance leaders to implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs, drive cross-site standardization, and align maintenance strategy with long-term operational and commercial goals. The Maintenance Director balances hands‑on technical insight with leadership and system thinking, ensuring that maintenance serves as a true business partner to production.
Essential Functions:
Build, lead, and standardize maintenance operations across multiple North American production facilities, ensuring plant equipment reliability and uptime.
Develop and oversee site-level preventive and predictive maintenance systems, tools, and metrics to drive long-term reliability and cost efficiency.
Mentor and develop Maintenance Managers and their teams; support performance evaluations, technical growth plans, and site succession readiness.
Implement and optimize CMMS systems across plants to improve work order flow, spare parts management, equipment history, and reporting.
Ensure proper maintenance of advanced equipment, including centrifuges, pumps, heat exchangers, screw/piston-type refrigeration systems, boilers, air handling systems, and automated controls (PLCs, mass‑flow systems, flowmeters, etc.).
Lead vendor and service strategy for shared contracts, spare parts, and reliability projects.
Partner with Plant Managers to plan and manage maintenance budgets and capital projects.
Ensure alignment with food safety, GMP, and HACCP requirements in all maintenance activities.
Travel regularly (up to 50%) to assess, coach, and support maintenance operations on site.
Follow BMS-P-08-02-A01 GMPs and applicable BMS/DC and SITES Procedures and Instructions at all times to ensure product food safety, legality, and quality.
Ensure that all direct reports comply at all times, considering Food Safety and Health & Safety Standards in all decisions and operations to maintain full compliance.
Strong leadership and people development skills with experience leading multi‑site teams and building high‑accountability cultures.
Strong communicator, able to lead in both crisis situations and long‑term planning efforts.
Highly organized and adaptable, with a proactive approach to problem‑solving and root cause analysis.
Comfortable navigating pressure, ambiguity, and high‑impact decision‑making in a 24/7 production environment.
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Essential Functions:
Build, lead, and standardize maintenance operations across multiple North American production facilities, ensuring plant equipment reliability and uptime.
Develop and oversee site-level preventive and predictive maintenance systems, tools, and metrics to drive long-term reliability and cost efficiency.
Mentor and develop Maintenance Managers and their teams; support performance evaluations, technical growth plans, and site succession readiness.
Implement and optimize CMMS systems across plants to improve work order flow, spare parts management, equipment history, and reporting.
Ensure proper maintenance of advanced equipment, including centrifuges, pumps, heat exchangers, screw/piston-type refrigeration systems, boilers, air handling systems, and automated controls (PLCs, mass‑flow systems, flowmeters, etc.).
Lead vendor and service strategy for shared contracts, spare parts, and reliability projects.
Partner with Plant Managers to plan and manage maintenance budgets and capital projects.
Ensure alignment with food safety, GMP, and HACCP requirements in all maintenance activities.
Travel regularly (up to 50%) to assess, coach, and support maintenance operations on site.
Follow BMS-P-08-02-A01 GMPs and applicable BMS/DC and SITES Procedures and Instructions at all times to ensure product food safety, legality, and quality.
Ensure that all direct reports comply at all times, considering Food Safety and Health & Safety Standards in all decisions and operations to maintain full compliance.
Strong leadership and people development skills with experience leading multi‑site teams and building high‑accountability cultures.
Strong communicator, able to lead in both crisis situations and long‑term planning efforts.
Highly organized and adaptable, with a proactive approach to problem‑solving and root cause analysis.
Comfortable navigating pressure, ambiguity, and high‑impact decision‑making in a 24/7 production environment.
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