2026 Fall Co-op Student Facilities Engineering

Description

Job Description

In the role of Facilities Engineer based out of Oshawa Assembly Plant, you will plan, procure, manage, install, and validate capital and operating projects that support the site’s buildings, utilities, and infrastructure. Project scope will range from asset lifecycle replacements and reliability improvements to new systems and layouts, with a strong focus on safety, compliance, cost, energy, and schedule. You will also lead and support continuous improvement initiatives related to facility and utility systems in your assigned area, and provide technical troubleshooting support for issues impacting building services and production operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and sustain a proactive safety culture by engaging team members, contractors, and peers in safety processes and standards.

• Ensure safe and compliant operation of facilities and utility systems (e.g., HVAC, compressed air, steam, water, lighting, power distribution, building envelope) in accordance with GM standards and applicable regulations.

• Apply and effectively use the Global Manufacturing System (GMS) and Facilities/Utilities standards to drive stability and continuous improvement.

• Respond to Facilities/Production needs and requests for continuous improvement (CI) related to building systems, utilities, and workplace infrastructure.

• Plan and execute capital and expense projects: develop scopes, estimates, schedules, and risk assessments; prepare requisitions; coordinate contractors; and validate installation and performance.

• Participate in weekend and shutdown work planning to safely execute facilities projects, inspections, and preventive maintenance with minimal impact to production.

• Review and act on safety-significant events, safety messages, and audit findings, ensuring timely closure of corrective actions.

• Maintain required compliance training (e.g., Hot Work, Confined Space, First Aid/CPR, Rigging, Electrical Safe Work Practices) and ensure contractors adhere to site requirements.

• Identify and implement waste elimination opportunities in the areas of energy, water, reliability, uptime, quality, and maintenance cost.

• Support GMS and Facilities standards including Maintenance Level 4/5 Boards, Business Plan Deployment, Workplace Organization (5S) and visual management.

• Report and investigate near misses and incidents, driving systemic improvements to prevent recurrence.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Environmental, Powerhouse/Utilities, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, and EHS to align facility plans with site objectives.

Required Qualifications:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor's (3rd or 4th year) in one of the following areas: Engineering(Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Mechatronics, Controls).

• Eligible to work full-time (40 hours per week) in Canada and for 8, or 12 month terms (consecutive semesters) starting September 2026

• Willing to work in a plant environment and flexible working hours (shift work, weekends, and overtime to meet business needs)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior manufacturing experience, knowledge of production environments, and in automotive industry are considered assets

• Previous supervisory, or team leading experience

Desired Skills:

• Outstanding leadership, interpersonal, and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex subjects to a wider audience

• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, takes initiative/self-directed

• Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust

• Consistently demonstrates innovative thinking that is customer-centric

• Excellent project management skills and the proven track record to manage numerous projects at any given

• Possess strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills

• Fundamental digital literacy including understanding of MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

This role offers the following Work Appropriately strategies:

• Onsite: The position requires an employee to be on-site on a full-time basis.

The salary range for this role is $4264- $4784 CAD. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

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

NOTE - YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN A CO-OP OR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AND MEET THE PROGRAM’S ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  ALL STUDENTS MUST ALSO BE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO WORK IN CANADA.

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