Jim Ford

I started my career in the auto industry as a assembler in the department that builds the body of the vehicle. I spent the next 11 years in various assembly jobs throughout the operation, including a couple of temporary stints in the parts warehouse that supplied auto dealerships.

I then moved on to working in online repair and later took advanced training when I moved to offline repair at the end of the assembly process. Over the last 20 years of my time at the Brampton facility I at times worked closely with engineering trouble-shooting BSR (noise) issues and also spent time doing heavy mechanical repair and electrical trouble-shooting.

Highlights

* Fast paced assembly work

* Mechanical repair work - from replacing engines or transmissions, to assembling replacement doors and installing on vehicle

* Dealing with electrical issues, from "no-start" condition to various features inoperative, etc

* Troubling shooting and repairing unacceptable noises

* Trouble shooting and repairing water leak conditions