Maintenance Planner – Multiple Openings (Body, Paint, GA etc)

Job title: Maintenance Planner – Multiple Openings (Body, Paint, GA etc)

Company: General Motors

Job description: About GM

There’s never been a more exciting time to work for General Motors.

To achieve our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, we need people to join us who are passionate about creating safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. This bold vision won’t happen overnight, but just as we transformed how the world moved in the last century, we are committed to transforming how we move today and in the future.

Why Work for Us

Our culture is focused on building inclusive teams, where differences and unique perspectives are embraced so you can contribute to your fullest potential as you pursue your career. Our locations feature a variety of work environments, including open work spaces and virtual connection platforms to inspire productivity and flexible collaboration. And we are proud to support our employees volunteer interests, and make it a priority to join together in efforts that give back to our communities.

Job Description

We are currently looking for you to take on the role of Maintenance Planner based out of our Oshawa Assembly plant. In this role you will have the opportunity to positively influence our Organizational Culture by modelling a commitment to GM’s Cultural Behaviors in driving toward and achieving desired business results:

Be Inclusive

Winning with Integrity

Think Customer

One Team

Be Bold

Innovate Now

Look Ahead

It’s on Me

The Maintenance Planner role provides a great opportunity to see and be part of all aspects of the business; budgets, staffing, production, maintenance, planning, change management and working with people in other departments. Time management, working independently without a lot of supervision, and organizational skills are a must to focus on and prioritize what needs to be done first. Good interpersonal skills are helpful when working with different people across the Plant and the Corporation on projects, and ultimately cascading down to the rest of your organization as required. As the Maintenance Planner, you are representing the department you are working in at all levels of the organization and can be very rewarding. Some of the main responsibilities are bridging the gap between maintenance and engineering. In this position, you are responsible for ensuring that all equipment in the department is functioning properly and up to expectation standards. As issues occur, you will work with various resource groups (Engineering, Group leaders, and Trades) to determine root causes, adjust maintenance schedules and / or come up with new designs. You will not only deal with the equipment side of planning, but the people side as well. Training, both compliance and technical, is scheduled based off need and requirements. Group Leader business boards are updated and tailed to suit the business. Keeping personnel up to date on the status and performance of the department, tracking and feeding back information so that action can be taken to meet the department/plant/corporation objectives as well as managing the change process during build events in the Department.

Additional Job Description

In this role, you will oversee a small to medium group of salaried maintenance Group Leaders. Leads the maintenance and repair of plant equipment and facilities aligned with standard GM maintenance systems. You will conduct appropriate checks and tests and communicates evaluation of results. Responsible for preventative maintenance and diagnosis of equipment malfunctions, Recommends solutions to problems, and meets schedule and quality requirements in addition to the following responsibilities.

Complies with the terms of local and national labor agreements

Implements divisional and corporate policies

Implements safety and good housekeeping practices

Frequent contact and collaboration with others outside of the work group

Responsible for the effective use of personnel, material and equipment

Participates in the selection of new employees

Trains, develops and evaluates employees

Establishes a course of action to accomplish completion of the job and/or project

Leads technical guidance for complex and unusual plant operations or projects

Assists in the development of budgets and forecasts within assigned area

Obtains a deep knowledge and ability to implement GMS principles

Develop a proactive safety culture by engaging team members and peers in our safety processes

Understood and effective use of Global Manufacturing System

Subject matter expert for elements of Global Workplace Safety System

Review weekend planning and assign manpower as required

Work Orders: gather and organize all required work orders for the weekend, review and process completed work orders

Distribute email to Assembly Maintenance and Engineering team and host meeting to discuss upcoming weekend work and major projects

Support line operations when required (major breakdowns, GL coverage)

Monitor performance and prioritize work to ensure timely completion of priority items. Discuss any open issues on equipment with Group Leaders and Team Leaders

Process all upcoming preventative maintenance items through MAXIMO

Plan for Change Lead for Maintenance (Productivity, Station re-arrangements, Product Changes, Model Year changes, PCP/TEB updates, etc.)

Ensure all parts are available and ready for weekend/opportune work

Review breakdowns with Group Leaders, Maintenance Associates, and engineering to develop action plans

Time and Attendance: update Overtime Equalization tracking sheet, update Leave of Absence tracking sheet, vacation planning, post and review Overtime Offerings Signup Sheet

Schedule compliance training for hourly and salary employees

Perform General Duties as Requested by Shift Leader/Area Manager

REQUIREMENTS

All Required Safety Training under GWSS

All required Global Manufacturing System (GMS) Training

Experience with Time and Attendance and Manpower Planning

Problem Solving/Continuous Improvement

Labour Relations Training

Previous plant floor experience in either a supervisory or engineering role

Experience in a unionized environment

Experience in plant floor systems

Experience in SAP

Experience in Engineering Change processes: TWO/EWO/PFC/PCP/TEB/PFMEA etc.

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Education

Degree / diploma / trade ticket or equivalent maintenance / industrial experience

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Expected salary:

Location: Oshawa, ON

Job date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 23:24:18 GMT