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Job Description There’s never been a more exciting time to work at GM’s Oshawa Assembly.
We’re on the journey to achieve our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and building quality trucks play an integral role in helping us fund this future.
We’re looking for new team members to help bring this vision to life in Oshawa. Starting from day one, we’re creating a workplace where we work as One Team and embrace a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and supported. We want those who are bold, innovative, ready to take on challenges, and strive for excellence. Our journey is just beginning, and we want you to be a part of it.
Selected candidates will learn new skills and actively play an integral role in the development of new plant processes and people. The opportunities at Oshawa Assembly are endless as we build the organization from the ground up and shape it into a Workplace of Choice.
Join our team today!
The Opportunity
We are currently looking for you to take on the role of Manufacturing Engineering Lead.
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.
In this role, you will be directing and guiding a group of Controls and Mechanical Engineers to implement safety, ergonomics, throughput, quality and cost improvements.
This role is well suited to someone who has natural leadership aptitude, experience solving people and equipment problems. As ME Lead you will collaborate frequently with Production, Quality and Maintenance Associates.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)
- Develop a proactive safety culture by engaging team members and peers in our safety processes – SOT, ESCP, SCM, PTP, etc.
- Interview/ hire new staff members as required
- Scheduling of team members to the appropriate shift and engineering projects
- Provide hands-on direction for all activities, initiatives, and engineering projects in the shop
- Lead the ME team to excel in their performance – including technical direction, mentoring, and project management.
- Performance management responsibilities for reporting engineers.
- Regular review meetings with Area Manager and Maintenance SL to communicate status of engineering projects – timelines, milestones, challenges, etc.
- Attend, advise, and support equipment breakdowns
- Perform General Duties as Requested by Engineering and Area Managers.
- Support of shop throughput improvement process – including bottleneck monitoring and analysis.
- Generate and execute NPP and MBC projects to increase productivity and cost effectiveness.
Additional Job Description
Who We Are Looking For:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- Experience leading a technical team
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral).
- Experience working with and troubleshooting robotics / controls systems, Fanuc robotics, ControlLogix PLCs and plant application controls and automation.
- Strong technical capability working with industrial electrical systems regulations, design and maintenance, automation and controls systems.
- Demonstrated technical project management experience.
- Intermediate or advanced Control Logix PLC programming.
- Experience with Variable Frequency Drives and HMIs.
- General knowledge of Automotive Assembly application and operations.
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple issues in a fast paced work environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, AutoCAD.
What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience working in a unionized manufacturing operation.
- Management experience in a manufacturing environment with extensive manual operations.
- Team building training and experience.
- oaching, mentoring and teaching experience.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities. Should you be contacted by General Motors of Canada, please advise if you require accommodation. General Motors of Canada values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
