By joining Stone Straw as a Working Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll be part of a team committed to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement. We provide the tools, support, and opportunities to help you grow your skills, make an impact, and build a career you’re proud of. If you’re ready to take the next step and shape your future—join Team Stone Straw.
A hands-on maintenance leader responsible for equipment repair, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, contractor coordination, and ensuring equipment reliability. Approximately 90% of time is spent on the plant floor performing or directly supporting maintenance activities. This role reports to the Operations Lead and oversees a team of mechanics and maintenance support associates.
Location: Brantford
What will you do?
Maintenance
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Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, and automated equipment
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Maintain extrusion, thermoforming, packaging, material-handling, and auxiliary equipment
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Repair motors, pumps, blowers, conveyors, gearboxes, bearings, drives, cooling systems, and related components
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Dismantle, rebuild, align, install, and recommission machinery
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Support tooling changes, machine setup, start-up, shutdown, and breakdown recovery
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Perform and coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance
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Ensure PM work is completed on time and properly documented
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Identify recurring equipment failures and root causes
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Recommend permanent corrective actions
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Reduce repeat breakdowns and unplanned downtime
Operations / Contractor & Project Coordination
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Coordinate contractors, trades, service technicians, and suppliers
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Define work scope, timelines, and expected outcomes
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Monitor safety, progress, and work quality
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Verify completed work before acceptance
People Management / Supervisory
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Ensure employee timecards are completed accurately and approved by the due date
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Ensure time-off requests are approved promptly in ADP Workforce Now
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Spend most of the shift on the floor assessing teamwork, workload, morale, and production issues
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Ensure employee training is practical and up to standard
Safety
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Enforce Company safety procedures and applicable legal requirements
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Ensure proper lockout/tagout, hot-work, guarding, and hazardous-energy controls
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Identify hazards and implement corrective actions
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Ensure contractor orientation and safety compliance
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Support incident investigations and maintain safe housekeeping
Minimum 5 years of hands-on industrial maintenance experience, with at least 2 years leading a team in a senior mechanic, foreman, or supervisory capacity
Strong mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting experience
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Plastic extrusion or plastic-straw manufacturing experience considered an asset
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Working knowledge of electrical systems, PLCs, sensors, controls, and VFDs
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Experience using a CMMS / Maintenance Management software
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Ontario 433A Industrial Mechanic Millwright licence is a strong asset
What we offer
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Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package.
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Participation in our Profit-Sharing program.
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Pension Plan (DCP) after 1 year of service.
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Career Growth & Development.
Stone Straw Ltd. is North America’s largest independent, dedicated straw manufacturer, producing and selling over 300 SKUs of straws, stirrers, and bar supplies. We proudly manufacture from our Canadian-based facility and serve customers across North America.
Our people are the foundation of our success. We foster a culture of teamwork, integrity, and continuous improvement, offering stability, opportunity, and long-term career growth as part of the Wentworth Technologies group of companies.
This job posting reflects an existing vacancy and is open only to candidates legally authorized to work in Canada.. Details will be clarified during the recruitment process, if selected.
Stone Straw Ltd. does not directly use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants. However, Stone Straw uses Indeed.com to publicly advertise this posting, and Indeed.com uses artificial intelligence as part of its screening process. More information can be found here: How Indeed Uses AI: Employer Tools and Responsible Use
Stone Straw provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
