Assistant Plant Manager

Job Description

Onsite - Position requires an employee to be onsite on a full-time basis.

Relocation:

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

The Role:

In this role, you will lead and direct manufacturing departmental operations or plant operations. Exercise a substantial amount of creativity, perception and initiative with a significant latitude for independent judgment and action. Manage a large group of hourly and salaried employees over multiple shifts. You will have immediate responsibility over people leaders in manufacturing operations, and the execution of plant business processes. Assure that organizational or divisional production objectives are achieved at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirements. Delegate responsibilities to key area managers within production operations. You will also be responsible for meeting production schedules as well as meeting departmental/plant budget in addition to the following.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Develop and drive a safety culture within the plant

• Manage day to day operations at the facility and coordinate activities within or across plant departments

• Coaches, trains, develops and evaluates salaried teams. Achieves Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environmental metrics and achieves budget goals.

• Leads through teaching GMS operating requirements and serves as GMS principal lead for regional GMS activities

• Works closely with other departments within and outside of the manufacturing production team and maintains strong relationships with other plants and external customers

• Participates in the selection of salaried people leaders to effectively perform operations

• Maintains corporate and unit management control systems, budget and other information necessary to monitor performance

• Constantly works to improve the “Workplace of Choice” environment. Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to company policies and procedures. Complies with the terms of local and national labor agreements. Upholds GM’s vision, values, and cultural behaviors

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree

• 10+ years of manufacturing experience

• 5+ years of manufacturing leadership

• Ability to work overtime and off shifts as required

• Multiple plant experience

• Highly skilled in people development

• Advocate for creating an environment that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion

• Champion for Workplace of Choice

• Operational excellence advocate

• Ability to travel 10% of the time

Sponsorship:

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.

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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, yo