Manufacturing Technical Shift Lead

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

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

Relocation:

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Please Note:

Sponsorship: 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. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

The Role:

As a Maintenance Leader in the Manufacturing Group, you will manages one or more areas of the plant. You will also be responsible for a large group of salaried maintenance group leaders and technical support personnel engaged in evaluating projects, planning and timing, operations, maintenance and repair of plant equipment. You will specify project requirements, planning and timing. You will hold responsibility over a department or group of departments where the work involves a considerable amount of creativity and perception and a high level of discernment in making decisions. Work is of a technical nature using independent judgment within the limits of GMS; focusing on Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE). Responsible for training others.

What You'll Do: (Responsibilities):

LEVEL EXPECTATIONS:

A leader of a team with members who possess diverse skill sets and have similar overall objectives. Typically leads other individual contributors and at times leads other people leaders.

• Responsible for overall coordination and communication of plant Maintenance Department activities.
• Responsible for providing direction, coordination and follow-up necessary to the administration of planning programs associated with a change in the product, facility or manpower requirements within a manufacturing facility.  Work involves a considerable amount of perception and initiative in order to make decisions.
• Leads the department Business Plan Deployment activity and ensures that it is in line to support the plant BPD.
• Supports daily operations to achieve required SPQRC results: identifies and implements opportunities for improvement to support BPD.
• Facilitates / participates in ongoing departmental Gap Closure Planning activities.
• Communicates between shifts and departments to implement best practices, resolve problems, and sustain consistent performance to objectives.
• Promotes use of GM-GMS Strategies.  Functions as department GMS principle basketweave representative leading implementation of element improvements and initiatives across all shifts.
• Coaches Group Leaders and Team Leaders on Business Plan Deployment, throughput improvement process, and problem solving.
• Ensures compliance with ISO 90002, ISO 14001, etc.
• Acts as the center of communication to/from department.  Communicates changes within departments and coordinates changes within the organization.
• Represents department in various other activities or committees.
• Develops and coordinates department budget requirements.
• Flexible to rotate all shifts for leadership, proactive addressing risks, responding to issues.
• Lead the maintenance and repair of plant equipment and facilities
• Sets strategy and implements solutions to problems and sets schedule and quality requirements
• Complies with the terms of local and national labor agreements
• Implements divisional and corporate policies, safety and good housekeeping practices
• Frequent collaboration with others outside of the work group
• Communicates with plant and staffs
• Responsible for the effective use of personnel, material and equipment
• Leads in the selection of new employees. Trains, develops and evaluates employees
• Establishes a course of action to accomplish completion of the job and/or project and proven ability to manage multiple and significantly complex projects and assignments with the highest level of autonomy and accountability for results
• Demonstrates initiative by reaching beyond work assigned to improve output and/or help others
• Validated ability in project management skills and ability to teach others and shown desire and ability to manage/coach performance of direct reports
• Responsible for creating budgets and forecasts within assigned area
• Obtains a deep knowledge