
Maintenance Group Leader
General MotorsSummary
GM of Canada Company is seeking a full-time Maintenance Group Leader for their Oshawa Assembly/OEM facility. This role involves upholding GM's vision and values, ensuring safe work practices, and managing safety, people, quality, responsiveness, cost, and environment. The leader will supervise and motivate hourly employees, including Electricians and Industrial Maintenance Mechanics, drive continuous improvements, and coordinate maintenance, tooling, and engineering schedules. The position requires a technical degree or trade certificate, supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.
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Details
- Salary
- CA$76,100 – CA$114,300/yr
- Posted
- ~Jul 1, 2026
Description
Job Description
Maintenance Group Leader
Vacancy Status
No: This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications. (New Head Count)
AI Disclosure
As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role
Onsite - This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to [Location] on a full-time basis.
At General Motors, we’re passionate about earning customers for life. This vision unites us as a team every day and is the hallmark of our customer-driven culture. We’re looking for drivers, not passengers, who want to take their careers into the fast lane and reach new destinations through accelerating change, new thinking and advanced technologies.
Interested in joining a company where you’ll play a part in selling a product that’s linked to one of the most passionate buying experiences a person can have? Or a culture where your ideas will be listened to and encouraged? How about a team that’s driving the future of the automotive industry through innovation and development? And did we mention all of this is being done right here in Canada? The career you’ve been looking for is waiting for you at General Motors of Canada.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
We are currently looking for a full time Maintenance Leader in our Oshawa Assembly/OEM facility General Assembly Department. In this role, the successful incumbent will be responsible for upholding GM's purpose and values and ensuring the safe work practices of all its employees. You will develop and monitor business plan objectives by managing safety, people, quality, responsiveness, cost and environment. In order to achieve these objectives, you will work with UNIFOR and Plant floor managers from all departments to motivate, train and manage your employee productivity while driving continuous improvements throughout. You will have Supervisory responsibility over a group of Hourly employees engaged in plant production operations, including Electricians and Industrial Maintenance Mechanics. Work involves the coordination of a number of operations involving the ability to make decisions within the limits of general practices and policies. Work is performed under general supervision, while exercising a high level of independent judgment.
- Supervise trades and assist them in achieving business objectives
- Administer labor relations as require
- Enforce strict adherence to safety policies and regulations
- Manage manpower to maintain throughput and all cost objectives
- Coordinate maintenance, tooling and engineering schedule demand in area of responsibility
- Support ongoing throughput initiatives through Maximo PM completion and process improvements
- Embrace Global Manufacturing System (GMS) principles as they apply to maintenance organizations
- Lead activities during equipment breakdowns
- Plan and coordinate downtime work for Maintenance
REQUIREMENTS
- Good oral and written communication skills
- High level of interpersonal skills to motivate employees in a structured environment
- Ability to work shifts and extended hours, including weekends
- Successful completion of a University Degree, College Diploma or Trade Certificate in a technical field
- Maintenance experience working in a supervisory role in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of Automotive Manufacturing process
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $76,100.00 to $114,300.00. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Benefits:
The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:
- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
- Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
- Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
- Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
- GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.
THIS JOB IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATIONS BENEFITS. ANY RELOCATION COSTS WOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE.
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need gm immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.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 believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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