Maintenance Superintendent


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Job Title: Maintenance Superintendent
Location: Port Colborne, International/Other

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Maintenance/Repair
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Maintenance Superintendent - Port Colborne, OntarioHelp Us Shape the Future of Nutrition

Location: Port Colborne Ontario

Position Type: Salary - Full -Exempt (1 Year Contract)

Shift: Day shift - 6am to 3pm - Monday to Friday

Compensation: Competitive hourly rate with comprehensive benefits, including health, vision, life.Why ADM?At ADM, we unlock nature's potential to improve lives every single day. As a global leader in human and animal nutrition, we're driven by innovation, sustainability, and purpose. From farm to formula, from seed to solution, our team delivers the ingredients and insights that nourish the world. Learn more at https://www.adm.com.About the RoleThe Maintenance Superintendent will be responsible for daily oversight as well as long-term vision of maintenance strategies associated within the whole complex. This is a unionized facility of which the Maintenance Superintendent indirectly supervises approximately 14 hourly colleagues and is directly responsible to the to the Plant Manager.

The successful candidate will need to exhibit a mastery of the following responsibilities: safety, quality assurance, food safety/environmental compliance, government legislations & laws, cost management, capital disciplines and colleague development.The Maintenance Superintendent will work with department supervisors to establish and/or maintain appropriate preventative maintenance for efficient operation of the plant. Will be expected to maintain facility, structure, utility and related infrastructure and systems. Take a hands-on active role in managing maintenance department and employee performanceWhat You'll Do
  • Serve as a key member of Site Leadership team
  • Play active role and coach others in programs including human safety, food safety, quality, environmental standards, and Performance Excellence (CI)
  • Ensure department is supporting the goals of the Plant and other departments
  • Provide exceptional leadership and guidance:
    • Ensure all employees, visitors, vendors, contractors understand and comply with safety policies and procedures
    • Support production departments in safety and quality, including audit compliance
    • Align, deploy, execute the ADM Milling Maintenance and Reliability vision/strategy
    • Maintain operational equipment to function as designed or expected
    • Manage and implement preventative maintenance and reliability activities
    • Lead and support root-cause analysis/5-Why processes within the maintenance team regarding failures, EDT and execute plan to correct
    • Develop, review, analyze maintenance/reliability metrics and performance
    • Management On-Call
    • Assist operations leadership in training personnel on proper operations, cleaning, lubrication, troubleshooting, and adjustments to production equipment
    • Manage an effective storeroom and spare parts inventory to ensure that needed parts are available
    • Coordinate maintenance program to schedule work with/around production schedule
    • Maintain an effective equipment and work history, and preventative maintenance program using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
    • Ensure that all maintenance work is documented
    • Manage ongoing maintenance and reliability-related projects
    • Asset reliability and defect elimination
    • People management and development including retention, recruiting, and team engagement
    • Identify training opportunities and needs
    • Facilitate training sessions for maintenance and site personnel, focusing on precision skills training and development, safety practices and work standards
    • Ensure healthy planning and scheduling process is functioning for the facility


  • Lead Plant to maintain personnel and process safety:
    • Maintain an environment in which personal safety is top priority
    • Ensure team works safely and department maintains compliance with all health and safety regulations
    • Ensure operation of the site is carried out with all permits, laws, regulations, and best practices
    • Align department goals with plant goals
    • Communicate direction and priorities to department, leveraging a structured management system
  • Ensure plant's adherence to established product, environmental, safety, housekeeping and quality guidelines
  • Demonstrate ADM Core Values in decision-making and actions
  • Collaborate with other work groups to develop a strategic vision for the department, put into action through the department deployment plan
  • Support Quality and Food Safety Management Systems
  • Model the Performance Excellence Journey:
    • Lead and coach team to leverage continuous improvement tools to achieve department and plant KPI's
    • Ensure deviations from KPIs and incidents are driven to Root Cause elimination by team
    • Demonstrate commitment to improving safety, processes, and efficiency of the plant by delivering department deployment plan in 'what' (metrics) and 'how' (means)
    • Work in collaboration with Centers of Excellence to improve the operations technology and reliability
  • Effective Communicator:
    • Demonstrate strong communication skills, written and spoken
    • Interpret and ensure consistent application of organizational policies and procedures
    • Additional roles and responsibilities to continually develop self and other teams
What You Bring

  • Results-driven to achieve goals established by leadership
  • Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent organization and multi-tasking skills
  • Computer skills, capability with Microsoft Products
  • Can work in all types of climates including extreme hot/cold temperatures, noisy, dusty environments, all of which require Personal Protective Equipment
  • Able to climb stairs, access ladders, catwalks, elevated working platforms
  • Some lifting, sitting, standing for long periods, working at heights, bending, kneeling, respirator-qualified
  • Willing to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays
Education and Experience
  • Prior experience leading/supervising people
  • Have one of the following trade certificate: 433A - Millwright or 309A - Electrical
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience) and 7 years of supervisory experience preferred
  • Experience in extraction, grain handling at scale, oilseed processing, or manufacturing and oil refining would be beneficial, but not required
What's in It for You
  • Comprehensive health, vision, and life insurance
  • Paid training and ongoing professional development
  • A supportive, inclusive workplace that values your growth and well-being
  • The opportunity to contribute to a global mission that truly makes a difference
  • Possibility to transition to full-time employment
Other Requirements
  • Must pass pre-employment medical and reference checks
  • Regular, reliable attendance and willingness to work overtime as needed
  • Commitment to ADM's Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) standards
  • Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
  • Relocation assistance is not available
Equal Opportunity EmployerADM celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know-we're happy to help.

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Job Post Date: 11/21/25
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