Maintenance Supervisor - Paint

We're seeking a Maintenance Supervisor - Paint to join our team at the Oakville Assembly Complex Meta description: Ford of Canada is looking for a Maintenance Supervisor - Paint to supervise, mentor, and coach unionized skilled trades, enforce health, safety, and environmental standards, and lead maintenance activities.

At Ford's Oakville Assembly Complex, we're expanding and retooling our vehicle operations like never before. This is more than just delivering a flawless new vehicle launch; it's an opportunity to shape the future of vehicle manufacturing in Canada.

As a Maintenance Supervisor - Paint, you will:

• Supervise, mentor, and coach unionized skilled trades
• Enforce and ensure strict compliance with all health, safety, and environmental standards
• Lead, plan, and oversee all maintenance activities, including preventative maintenance, emergency breakdowns, and daily start-up procedures
• Monitor and assess employee performance, manage concerns, and exercise disciplinary action if necessary
• Develop and implement training strategies for team members and celebrate accomplishments
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and facilitate timely repairs of equipment breakdowns, driving root cause analysis to eliminate downtime and improve mean time between failures
• Coordinate resources, materials, and schedules with production departments to minimize impact on production, maximize equipment effectiveness, and adhere to budgetary and time constraints
• Conduct regular safety audits, take appropriate action to protect employee health and safety, and assure adherence to all organisational policies and procedures
• Champion and lead continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate production bottlenecks, reduce waste, and enhance productivity and quality
• Utilize plant reporting tools and performance metrics to analyse data, identify improvement opportunities, and implement cost-saving measures
• Support production departments in meeting targets and contribute to improving standard practices

Requirements:

• College Diploma or Skilled-Trade Certificate of Qualification
• 2 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must be able to work all shifts; days, afternoons, midnights
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent is an asset
• Experience of supervising skilled trades personnel in a unionised manufacturing environment is preferred
• Six Sigma: Black or Green Belt certified is an asset
• Knowledge of constraint management principles is an asset
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing automated equipment is an asset
• Experience with industrial robots is an asset
• Outstanding, interpersonal team-building and communication skills are essential
• Ability to interact with all employees in the organisation
• Knowledge of common industrial machine components and the ability to source them is an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word etc.)

Salary:

• The expected annual salary range for this position is $85,000.00 - $135,000.00
• Individuals may be eligible to participate in our Annual Compensation bonus programme

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