Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. this means the successful candidate to report to the GM office full time.
The Role:
As a Paint Shop Manager, you will oversee personnel, materials, and equipment to ensure production quality, cost efficiency, and compliance with safety and ergonomic standards. You will lead and develop high-performing teams while implementing Global Manufacturing System (GMS) and Lean principles to drive continuous improvement and process consistency.
What You'll Do:
-You will maintain awareness of quality standards, and communicate department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues. You will build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union and management, and understand to 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.
- Responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.
- Participate in the selection of new employees and trains, develops and evaluates salaried and hourly employees, and the development of highly effective teams.
- Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes across multiple departments and serves as lead resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
- Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
- 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/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements.
- Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualification)
Knowlege and Experience:
Education:
Competencies:
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Leadership & People Management
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Quality Orientation
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Problem Solving & Decision Making
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Planning & Organizational Skills
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Safety & Compliance Awareness
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Quality and Safety Standards
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Training and Compliance
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Decision Making and Problem Solving
