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This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Lansing Delta on a full-time basis.
The Role:
In this position, you will support the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment and participate in training and developing of salaried and hourly employees, and in the development of highly effective teams.You will support Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes across multiple departments and serves as a resource supporting activities in assigned areas while helping to meet or exceed production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
- Maintain awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and utilizes resources to solve quality issues.
- Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union and management
- Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union
- Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues
- Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping. Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing 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, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements
We are currently looking for you to take on the role of Central Engineering Business Manager based in the LDT Assembly plant. In this role you will have the opportunity to positively influence our Organizational Culture by modeling a commitment to GM’s Cultural Behaviors in driving toward and achieving desired business results:
- Win with integrity
- Commit to customers
- Innovate and embrace change
- Speak fearlessly
- Move with urgency
- Be inclusive
- Lead as one team
- Own the outcome
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
The Central Engineering Business Manager role provides a great opportunity to see and be part of all aspects of the business; improving safety culture, empowering and leading people, creating partnerships, leading the teams to achieve amazing business results, all while putting the customer at the center of everything we do. Time management, working independently, and organizational skills are a must to focus on and prioritize how to get great results the right way. Good interpersonal skills are critical when working with different members of the team across the Plant and the Corporation on projects. As the Central Engineering Business Manager, you are representing the department you are working in at all levels of the organization and can be very rewarding. Some of the main responsibilities are managing the daily operations of the department, coaching, teaching, and ensuring the department is resourced appropriately to achieve business results the right way:
- Follow and ensure compliance to all required Safety Policies and Procedures
- Investigate all Safety incidents, ensure implementation of corrective actions
- Participate in SOT & Layered Audit process
- Ensure all GMS principles are deployed, understood and effective, CI Lean Design SME
- Coach & mentor
- Lead/participate in ME/Facilities Level 2 BPD
- Lead daily operations to ensure all goals are met
- Communicate, educate, and escalate issues and concerns that may impact the plant’s performance
- Create a culture of continuous improvement across business metrics (SPQRCE)
- Work closely with the UAW to develop a collaborative culture
- 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
- LDT UAW-GM Suggestions admin
- Lead plant floor Space Planning process
- Champion WSS Performance Standard PS-18 Design-in Safety
- Coordinate and support LDT Skilled Trades hiring
- Champion skilled trades NSOT
- Support 5000 account cost council
- Champion department Opex
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
