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Area Manager Maintenance

General Motors
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Jun 2026

About the role

Job Description

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

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.  

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: 

 

You will also be responsible for a large group of skilled trades maintenance group leaders and skilled trades team members. You will hold responsibility over these skilled trades employees, including 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): 

 

A leader of skilled trades 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.  

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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.  

  •  Obtains 

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