Specialist, Maintenance - Spare Parts

PowerCo SE • St. Thomas, ON

11d • Onsite

About The Position

PowerCo, Volkswagen Group’s largest cell factory, is launching in St. Thomas, offering a unique opportunity to shape the future of sustainable energy. Join us to help build a world-class company in a diverse, talented team that fosters ambition, collaboration, flexibility, and creativity, while making a lasting impact on the world. We are seeking a Maintenance Spare Parts Specialist to join our fast-paced ramp-up team at our new Canadian location. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this full-time in-office role is responsible for the selection, procurement, management, and optimization of spare parts inventory to support maintenance and operational reliability. The specialist will ensure all necessary spare parts and materials are available for planned and emergency maintenance, aiming to minimize downtime and enhance equipment efficiency. This position also facilitates collaboration between central and local departments to establish a robust spare parts management process throughout all phases of our state-of-the-art electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility. Additionally, the Maintenance Spare Parts Specialist coordinates resources across departments, ensures maintenance readiness from pre-launch to production, optimizes schedules using equipment performance data, minimizes downtime through collaboration with production teams, maintains comprehensive records of production and maintenance patterns, and contributes to global and local Lessons Learned (LL) networks for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience
• Bachelors degree in a related field such as mechanical, mechatronic, electrical or industrial engineering in mechanical engineering
• Experience in maintenance, spare parts management, or reliability engineering in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Experience in Maintenance Planning
• Knowledge of ABC classification for spare parts prioritization
• Experience in a highly automated manufacturing or process industry
• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance strategies and spare parts management
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, and equipment manuals
• Strong knowledge of asset lifecycle management, spare parts inventory, and resource allocation in an industrial setting
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose equipment issues and implement effective solutions in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong analytical skills to monitor equipment performance, track key metrics, and optimize spare parts supply challenges
• Ability to understand part, sub-assembly, and system dimensional layouts
• Ability to adapt maintenance strategies based on evolving production needs, equipment performance, and factory growth
• Strong commitment to continuous improvement, focusing on optimizing equipment uptime and reducing operational costs
• Strong knowledge of safety regulations and practices in an industrial maintenance environment
• Proficiency in CMMS and Scheduling tools
• Experience in FAT and SAT
• Capacity to guide and train other employees
• Experience in pre-launch and ramp-up settings
• Familiarity with mechanical and electrical components used in industrial machinery
• Commitment to ensuring all maintenance activities adhere to safety protocols, reducing the risk of equipment failure and accidents

Nice To Haves

• Certification in maintenance & reliability (CMRP or equivalent) is a plus
• Desirable training (asset): Maintenance Planning and Scheduling, ISO 5500/55001, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance, Green Belt and Kaizen, PMP, WCM and Six Sigma principles
• Experience in maintenance scheduling, preferably in Cleantech, Pharma, and Chemical industry

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the selection, procurement, management, and optimization of spare parts inventory to support maintenance and operational reliability
• Ensuring that all necessary spare parts and materials are available for both planned and emergency maintenance activities
• Facilitate smooth collaboration between central teams and local departments to establish a robust spare parts management process throughout all phases of our state-of-the-art electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility
• Coordinates resources across departments and ensures maintenance readiness from the pre-launch to the production phase
• Optimizing schedules using equipment performance data
• Minimizing downtime through collaboration with production teams
• Maintaining comprehensive records of production and maintenance patterns
• Contributing to global and local Lessons Learned (LL) networks to drive continuous improvement
• Identify, evaluate, and categorize critical spare parts required for maintenance and repair operations
• Maintain optimal stock levels to prevent shortages or overstocking, ensuring cost-effective inventory management
• Work closely with suppliers, procurement teams, and maintenance personnel to source quality spare parts at competitive prices
• Assess spare parts compatibility with existing equipment, ensuring compliance with manufacturer specifications and industry standards
• Utilize Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to track spare parts usage, availability, and reorder points
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors and negotiate contracts for reliable and cost-efficient spare parts supply
• Analyse equipment failures to recommend spare parts improvements and support root cause analysis initiatives
• Implement cost-saving strategies while maintaining spare part availability and reliability
• Ensure all spare parts records, technical documentation, and regulatory compliance requirements are up to date
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for efficiency gains in spare parts management
• Ensure that the strategy for maintenance spare parts aligns with the company's goals
• Provide insights from the RFQ to SOP regarding maintainability and standardization of spare parts
• Implement the pre-launch maintenance activities due to spare parts as the central maintenance team provides, ensuring alignment with site-specific requirements
• Work with local vendors and service providers to procure the team's necessary equipment, tools, and resources
• Facilitate the process of cataloguing spare parts for all assets accurately entering the system before production launch
• Facilitate the "Site Maturity Assurance Plan" to guide the factory through the transition from ramp-up to full production
• Ensure the availability of parts to meet maintenance requirements
• Support the development and implementation of maintenance plans and procedures to minimize equipment downtime and maximize operational efficiency
• Participation or support to project reviews
• Support design/analysis documentation, Specifications, Design Practices, Bill of Materials, Work Instructions
• Collaborate with production teams and others to minimize downtime
• Participate in global and local Lessons Learned Network
• Handling supplier-related Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
• Evaluate and monitor the performance of key spare parts to optimize their lifecycle management and improve efficiency and reliability
• Organize the setup of the spare parts rooms and the personnel assigned to those areas

Benefits

• Attractive Remuneration: The expected competitive compensation range for this position is $69,870 - $104,810 CAD, which includes base pay and target amount of short term incentive plan
• Competitive benefits: our program is flexible to allow you to make the selections and get the coverage you need
• Pension and Retirement Savings: We contribute to a Registered Pension Plan and matching contribution to a retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Plan: We offer an Employee Assistance Plan which can support you in mental health, physical wellness and overall wellbeing
• Vacation Allowance: We offer our employees competitive paid time off. Plus, you don’t need to take any vacation days from December 24 to December 31
• Opportunities for development
• Relocation Support
• Opportunities to participate in exciting company events that give back to the community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees