Team Manager - Maintenance

Ford Motor Company; Oakville; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Team Manager for Maintenance at the Oakville Assembly Complex. This pivotal role involves leading a skilled trades workforce, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and driving maintenance processes to enhance productivity. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and have significant supervisory experience. Join a dynamic team where your leadership skills will foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the launch of new production areas and make a significant impact in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of supervisory experience leading maintenance activities.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Health & Safety program for skilled trades workforce.
• Utilize data-driven maintenance processes to improve performance metrics.
• Coordinate maintenance activities and ensure smooth equipment start-up.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Troubleshooting

Problem-Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Lean Manufacturing Principles

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

The Team Manager - Maintenance will provide a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a key member of the Oakville Assembly Complex (OAC) leadership team, retooling and launching the new Final Assembly area and its maintenance workforce in support of Super Duty production.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead department Health & Safety program for skilled trades workforce by monitoring and coaching of maintenance teams for compliance with government, industry, and corporate standards, deliver departmental safety performance to objective during construction, equipment readiness and compliance checks, preventative maintenance, and off-standard work activities.
• Utilize data-driven maintenance processes to improve department performance metrics (e.g., higher productivity, reduced production scrap, and lower Maintenance Cost Per Unit).
• Validate and bridge operational needs as required to ensure the line is running safely, efficiently, and producing quality parts at rate.
• Coordinate and lead maintenance activities and shift-to-shift communication across teams to ensure smooth equipment and system start-up.
• Facilitate skilled trades team knowledge of constraints and provide resources for activities to eliminate throughput bottlenecks.
• Lead capital project initiation for equipment wellness, manage skilled trades Labour & Overhead Budget, critical spare part and Industrial materials inventory, repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews.
• Coach, counsel and lead skilled trades workforce and maintenance teams to world-class technical excellence. Create a team environment that is founded on accountability, teamwork, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
• Drive Maintenance Operating System within the Final Assembly department to deliver prioritized preventive and predictive maintenance plan designed to improve productivity.
• Develop Maintenance and Engineering support personnel to possess superior levels of technical capability, teamwork and collaboration, and servant leadership skills.
• Cascade communication and provide team recognition.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or other
• Five (5) years of supervisory experience leading maintenance activities
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to lead, empower and develop employees
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability
• Work flexible hours that may include nights, weekends, and overtime

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or other
• Advanced supervisory experience in high-speed manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Prior leadership experience in a unionized workforce

Note: Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit applications.

Job Information

• ID: 37604
• Category: Manufacturing
• Posting Date: 12/20/2024, 07:12 PM
• Closing Date: 01/11/2025, 12:11 AM
• Study Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Location: 1 Canadian Road, Oakville, ON, L6J 5C9, CA (On-site)