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Manufacturing Group Leader - Maintenance - Defiance

General Motors
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Mar 2026

About the role

Job Description

  • If you are a current employee of General Motors working in a per diem, hourly, or regular salaried role, you must apply through the internal careers page. Please navigate to https://workday.gm.com and search for GM Find Jobs.

The General Motors Manufacturing Group is seeking to identify highly motivated and qualified individuals for current and potential future opportunities as a Group Leader. In anticipation of these openings becoming available, we welcome you to apply so we can begin the pre-screening and interview process.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. 

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Defiance on a full-time basis.

The Role:

Maintenance Group Leaders:

The Maintenance Group Leader will be responsible for leading a group of Skilled employees to troubleshoot and repair complex equipment and processes.

This role requires you to consistently administer National and Local Agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union. The work is of a technical nature and requires you to use independent judgment within the limits of Global Manufacturing Systems, focusing on Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE).

Selected candidates will have the opportunity to learn new skills as well as influencing the development of manufacturing processes to support this historical and game-changing progression to electric and autonomous vehicles.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

  • Read and react to the manufacturing daily plan in the moment
  • Manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
  • The ability to manage change and navigate ambiguity
  • Drive accountability through people and processes which may require difficult conversations in a unionized environment
  • Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills and work effectively with all levels of the organization
  • Demonstrate a high analytical ability to solve complex problems
  • Conduct appropriate checks and tests, and communicate evaluation of results
  • Recommends solutions to problems
  • Responsible for preventative maintenance and diagnosis of equipment malfunctions
  • Meets schedule and quality requirements
  • Complies with the terms of local and national labor agreements
  • Implements divisional and corporate policies and safety and good housekeeping practices
  • Maintain frequent contact and collaboration with others outside of the work group
  • Responsible for the effective use of personnel, material and equipment
  • Establishes a course of action to accomplish completion of the job and/or project
  • Has knowledge and ability to implement GMS principles

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. 

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