District Manager, Parts and Service
General Motors
Manufacturing Engineering – Business/Department Planner
General Motors
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lansing • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Support effective use of personnel, material, and equipment and participate in training and developing salaried and hourly employees.
- Support Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes across multiple departments and serve as a resource supporting activities in assigned areas.
- Help meet or exceed production cost schedule and maintain quality requirements; maintain awareness of quality standards and communicate department quality goals.
- Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union and management; understand and administer National and Local Agreements between GM and UAW.
- Implement and follow systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues and promote safe work practices; investigate safety incidents and ensure corrective actions.
- Motivate, train and develop employees using standardized methods; ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
- Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing principles with emphasis on variation reduction, cost control, and productivity improvements.
- Manage daily operations of the department, coach, teach, and ensure the department is resourced appropriately to achieve business results.
- Lead/participate in ME/Facilities Level 2 BPD and daily operations; communicate, educate, and escalate issues impacting plant performance.
- Create a culture of continuous improvement across business metrics (SPQRCE); develop, support, and sustain weekend, downtime period, NPP & MCB Project Planning.
- Develop, support, and sustain Asset Management; lead or attend production/maintenance/department/quality/TIP meetings; engage all levels of the organization to achieve goals.
- Lead plant floor Space Planning process; champion WSS Performance Standard PS-18 Design-in Safety; coordinate and support LDT Skilled Trades hiring and NSOT.
- Support 5000 account cost council; champion department Opex.
Requirements
- GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE; applicants requiring sponsorship now or in the future should not apply.
- Bachelor’s Degree Required; Engineering Degree Preferred.
- 5+ years experience.
- All Required Safety Training under GWSS.
- All required Global Manufacturing System (GMS) Training.
- Experience with Time and Attendance and Manpower Planning.
- Problem Solving/Continuous Improvement skills.
- Labor Relations Training.
- Previous plant floor experience in either a supervisory or engineering role.
- Experience in a unionized environment; understands National and Local Agreements between GM and UAW.
- Experience in plant floor systems.
- Experience in SAP.
- Experience in Engineering Change processes: TWO/EWO/PFCM/PCP/TEB/PFMEA etc.
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- Ability to work off-shift and over-time as needed.
Benefits
- This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
lean manufacturingproblem solvingcontinuous improvementtime and attendance planningmanpower planningengineering change processesSAPquality standardsproduction schedulingasset management
Soft skills
training and developmentrelationship buildingcoachingcommunicationmotivationteam leadershipsafety awarenessorganizational skillscollaborationescalation management
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeEngineering DegreeLabor Relations TrainingAll Required Safety Training under GWSSAll required Global Manufacturing System (GMS) Training
