Technical Manager (80240)
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About the Role
Nexans seeks a Technical Manager to lead Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities functions at its Fergus, ON plant. The role requires 8+ years of engineering/maintenance leadership experience in industrial manufacturing, with expertise in capital projects, reliability engineering, and team development.
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Responsibilities
- Lead planning, prioritization, and execution of capital and expense projects
- Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and risk
- Ensure robust engineering standards, documentation, and change management
- Drive modernization, automation, and reliability improvements
- Partner with operations to align technical investments with plant strategy
- Ensure that all Health and Safety as well as Environmental regulations are complied with
- Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance systems
- Develop and implement reliability centered maintenance strategies
- Improve asset uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimize maintenance costs
- Establish KPI driven maintenance management (e.g., MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance)
- Ensure effective spare parts and MRO inventory management
- Oversee plant utilities, building systems, and infrastructure reliability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field required)
- 8+ years of progressive experience in engineering and/or maintenance leadership within an industrial or manufacturing environment
- Proven track record managing capital projects and maintenance systems
- Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles
- Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance KPIs
- Knowledge of industrial safety standards and regulatory compliance
- Exceptional technical depth combined with practical, hands on leadership
- Strong drive to achieve results and a competitive, performance oriented mindset
- Highly adaptable; thrives in dynamic and changing environments
- Courageous communicator who addresses difficult issues directly and constructively
- Strong team player who builds trust and collaborates effectively across functions
- Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and grow technical talent
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Purpose
- The Technical Manager is responsible for leading the Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities functions.
- This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost effective operation of all equipment, infrastructure, and capital assets while enabling production to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
- The Technical Manager combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership capability—driving operational excellence, building organizational capability, and partnering cross functionally to deliver sustainable plant performance.
- The Technical Manager is responsible for managing plant Projects, Digital and Industry 4.0, Environment and Innovative product launches.
Area of Responsibility
- Engineering & Capital Projects: Lead planning, prioritization, and execution of capital and expense projects. Manage project scope, budget, schedule, and risk. Ensure robust engineering standards, documentation, and change management. Drive modernization, automation, and reliability improvements. Pa
- Maintenance & Reliability: Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance systems. Develop and implement reliability centered maintenance strategies. Improve asset uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, and optimize maintenance costs. Establish KPI driven maintenance management (e.g., MTBF, MTT
- Facilities & Infrastructure: Oversee plant utilities, building systems, and infrastructure reliability. Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations. Maintain long term facility asset management plans. Manage contractors and service providers effectively. Ensure Environmental
- Leadership & Talent Development: Build, coach, and develop a high performing technical team. Establish clear performance expectations and accountability. Identify and grow technical talent and succession pipelines. Foster a culture of ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Lead through inf
- Cross Functional Collaboration: Work closely with EHS, Quality, Supply Chain and Production. Act as a trusted peer and strategic partner to plant leadership. Lead and participate in root cause analysis and problem solving initiatives. Navigate and lead through challenging conversations with clarity
- Financial & Strategic Accountability: Develop and manage annual maintenance and capital budgets. Deliver projects on time and within approved budgets. Drive cost improvement without compromising safety or reliability. Support long term site master planning and strategic initiatives. Create roadmap f
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field required).
- 8+ years of progressive experience in engineering and/or maintenance leadership within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Proven track record managing capital projects and maintenance systems.
- Strong understanding of reliability engineering principles.
- Experience with CMMS systems and maintenance KPIs.
- Knowledge of industrial safety standards and regulatory compliance.
- Exceptional technical depth combined with practical, hands on leadership.
- Strong drive to achieve results and a competitive, performance oriented mindset.
- Highly adaptable; thrives in dynamic and changing environments.
- Courageous communicator who addresses difficult issues directly and constructively.
- Strong team player who builds trust and collaborates effectively across functions.
- Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and grow technical talent.
Additional Qualifications (Preferred)
- Professional Engineering (PE) license or advanced technical certification.
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience.
- Experience in TPM or Reliability Excellence programs.
Salary
- CAD 138,000 per annum to CAD 160,000 per annum.
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