Facilities Management Representative

General Motors of Canada; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An automotive manufacturing company in Oshawa is seeking a Facilities Management Representative to oversee building services and maintenance. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Facilities Management and over 5 years of experience in a related field. Responsibilities include coordinating service contracts, ensuring timely delivery of services, and maintaining communication with various business partners. This role offers opportunities for growth and development within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for growth

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a similar domain or industry.
• Experience in facility/building systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Single Point of Contact for facility needs.
• Coordinate maintenance and housekeeping services.
• Develop service contracts and manage project implementations.

Skills

Business application software

Communication proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Facilities Maintenance/Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Maximo

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

The role of the Facilities Management Representative is to serve as the Single Point of Contact and Building Owner all for the facility needs, including Maintenance, Housekeeping, Roads & Grounds. You will be responsible for the development and administration of service contracts. You will work closely with all of our Business Partners to ensure a high level of delivery of facilities services to our tenants and their communities in which they work. Your role is also to partner with our GM communities and lead the transformation of our workspaces with a goal to finding better, more creative and more efficient ways to be their best and building places people want to be.

• Responsible for daily interface and coordination of all facilities related activities for their respective building(s) and/or business unit to ensure high quality and timely delivery of building maintenance and housekeeping services
• Maintain open communication between the plant organization and facilities organization
• Drives strategic and analytical planning to optimize building and facility services guided by industry benchmark standards including: space utilization, energy efficiency, Service Agreement deliverables, and On-Demand activities.
• Drives successful planning and execution Global Manufacturing System (GMS) principles and elements
• Manage required PMs, repairs and testing for plant facilities infrastructure utilizing maximo.
• Manage strategic maintenance plan for mobile equipment (traditional and automated)
• Support and Share responsibilities of Fire system in plant and underground repairs and maintenance activities with team.
• Update and revise asset status condition as it relates Facilities building systems.
• Develop scope, cost estimates and timing for new facilities related projects.
• Use appropriate procurement systems (SAP, PDPM, NPP) to schedule and manage projects with contract or internal resources.
• Ensure all GM safety policies, Safety Contract Management and procedures are followed by contractor and internal resources.
• Execute projects within budget and complete on schedule. Coordinate project implementation with plant departments to insure no unplanned production disruptions.
• Develop scope documents and write purchase requests for all contracts required for above stated work. Use GM purchasing software and follow approved purchasing processes. Manage purchase orders and pay invoices for all contracts. Provide month end accrualsfor all contracts to finance department.
• Work with plant environmental department as required to ensure all contracts meet required environmental compliance for implementation and disposal requirements.
• Work with plant environmental group to develop projects as required to ensure plant remains in environmental compliance. This may include monitoring of utilities, maintaining integrity of containment areas, creating projects to comply with new regulations, etc.
• Interface with Unifor and comply with the local and national labor agreements
• Interface with GM Audit Services and Legal Staff, as required.

This job description is intended to set forth the core functions required for this position and describe the general nature of the work performed by employees in this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required to do this job. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed. The company reserves the discretion to revise this job description at any time and require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of the company’s business, ambitious considerations or the work environment changes. This document describes the position as currently available and is not an employment contract.

Your Skills & Abilities (Desired Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree (Preferably in Engineering or Facilities
• Maintenance/Management) or equivalent training/experience
• 5+ years experience in a similar domain/ industry
• Working knowledge in business application software (Microsoft office, Corrigo, Maximo,Power BI) and other related electronic tools.
• Communicate proficiently to all levels of the organization (Shop floor to production supervision, including plant staff)

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge

Prior experience in facility/building systems and/or property management processes is preferred

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