Associate Manager, Production Line Maintenance, Model Y, General Assembly

What to Expect

The successful candidate will have experience in all facets of automotive vehicle assembly maintenance. Maintenance supervision and leadership experience with supporting sustainable production as well as new model and/or new equipment introductions is required.

This person must be able to build upon previous successes and take our Maintenance team to the next level. They must be capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams and department leaders to address concerns and issues that affect part quality, production efficiency, work cell ergonomics, equipment maintenance, etc. The successful candidate will also have exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and management skills, demonstrating the ability to be an innovator and change agent.

What You’ll Do

• Manage Maintenance team, and associated workload for Supervisors, Leads, Technicians, and Engineering support to optimize shop availability and performance according to established KPI
• Develop team technical competence, skills, and overall performance. Coordinate and provide technical & non-technical training
• Plan, prioritize & delegate workload, both daily and shutdown, based on department impact
• Lead team safety audits, maintenance procedure analysis and development, & delegate corrective actions
• Workforce management: day-to-day line support; in-house repair work; vacation scheduling; OT & weekend work scheduling
• Interaction with Production and Engineering Groups, internal customers, and management
• Project management: both internal maintenance projects, and minor contractor projects

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of extensive experience in supervision and leadership, with troubleshooting and correcting industrial equipment maintenance - breakdowns and failures through Root Cause Analysis and effective Corrective Action implementation
• Maintenance experience, with robotic and controls knowledge, in high volume vehicle manufacturing body shop
• High technical aptitude and diagnostic problem-solving skills
• People and project management experience

Physical Demands

• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours a day
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours/day, including over varied and uneven terrain
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35 lbs., including the ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs
• Frequently and repetitively, bend, lift and reach to install parts
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours/day
• Climb and maintain balance on ladders, scaffolding or other high structures
• Ability to find issues in a work process and receive safety signals using sight, touch, and hearing
• Wearing Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to: safety glasses, safety shoes, bump caps, arm protection, and adhering to prescribed safety rules and guidelines
• Experience in Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Open minded, highly flexible, positive attitude
• Must have command of the English language, both written and verbal