Group Leader

Job Title: Group Leader

Location: Arlington TX

Job Description:

• As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader you are responsible for the effective use of personnel material and equipment.
• Participates in the training developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
• Participates in the development of highly effective teams.
• Leads Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
• Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
• Maintains awareness of quality standards and communicates department quality goals and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
• Builds and maintains 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/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction control costs and achieve productivity improvements.
• Coach teach counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.