Business Manager - Body Shop Maintenance
About The Position
The Role: The Maintenance Business Maintenance Manager leads daily Body Shop Maintenance operations, overseeing throughput, managing breakdowns, and driving rapid return-to-running while supporting Maintenance Group Leaders and Shift Leaders. The role coordinates manpower and vacation planning, weekend and launch work, safety and quality follow-up, and skilled trades training, ensuring standardized work, effective cross-shift communication, and strong support for plant performance objectives. What You’ll Do: Guide Maintenance Group Leader with day-to-day activities Monitor Build Schedule / push to return to running ASAP Stand in for Maintenance Group Leader as required Overview Manpower requirements (Over/Under requirements) Oversee Body Shop while Group Leader manages breakdown Support Maintenance Weekend Work Run larger/complex breakdowns Assist in weekend & breakdown follow up Track and schedule Skilled Trades training Assist with Safety Observation Tours Assist with construction activities Follow upon Safety Incidents Assist Maintenance Planner with Weekend and Launch Activities Assist with Scrap Reduction initiatives Assist with quality issues (involving Supplier Quality/Dimensional/Welding groups if required) Stand in for Shift Leader when required Leader Cross Shift meeting (1st to 2nd shift) Shift Rotation with other Maintenance Business Manager required (unless other Maintenance Business Manager does not want to rotate shifts)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years Maintenance Supervisory experience or 2-year Degree with 5 years Maintenance Supervisory experience
- Ability to work rotating shifts
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a union environment
- Automotive industry experience
- Experience supervising a team of skilled trades in manufacturing environments
Responsibilities
- Guide Maintenance Group Leader with day-to-day activities
- Monitor Build Schedule / push to return to running ASAP
- Stand in for Maintenance Group Leader as required
- Overview Manpower requirements (Over/Under requirements)
- Oversee Body Shop while Group Leader manages breakdown
- Support Maintenance Weekend Work
- Run larger/complex breakdowns
- Assist in weekend & breakdown follow up
- Track and schedule Skilled Trades training
- Assist with Safety Observation Tours
- Assist with construction activities
- Follow upon Safety Incidents
- Assist Maintenance Planner with Weekend and Launch Activities
- Assist with Scrap Reduction initiatives
- Assist with quality issues (involving Supplier Quality/Dimensional/Welding groups if required)
- Stand in for Shift Leader when required
- Leader Cross Shift meeting (1st to 2nd shift)
- Shift Rotation with other Maintenance Business Manager required (unless other Maintenance Business Manager does not want to rotate shifts)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
