Plant Planner GM Defense MCIC

Concord, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

On Site: This role is categorized as onsite. The successful candidate is expected to report to the GM Defense Manufacturing and Customer Innovation Center (MCIC) in Concord NC on a full-time basis (shift is four 10s Monday through Thursday). The position will have occasional travel to other GM Defense or GM locations (e.g. Milford Proving Ground Warren Charlotte Technical Center) as program needs require. Some extended hours and off-shift support may be required during major launch events shutdowns and key customer milestones.

The Role:
GM Defense is seeking a Plant Planner to join the plant staff at our Manufacturing and Customer Innovation Center (MCIC) in Concord NC. This role is an integral part of how MCIC plans and executes low-volume high-complexity defense vehicle programs such as the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) and Suburban Shield armored SUV.

The Plant Planner leads plant-level planning routines production and shutdown planning headcount and budget support and launch/change-management coordination. You will connect GM Defense program teams engineering global supply chain and MCIC operations to ensure we deliver on quality timing and contractual commitments in a highly dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:
Plant Planning & Leadership Routines

Lead or support daily/weekly staff operations and planning meetings including agenda creation pre-reads and follow-up of actions and decisions.
Maintain and publish the MCIC plant calendar (major builds shutdowns audits visitors training and key reviews) and associated time architecture for plant staff.
Ensure business deliverables are identified in project plans with clear owners and due dates; monitor and report on status across workstreams.
Investigate and document complex business and plant processes and prepare concise presentations and summaries for plant and GM Defense leadership.
Coordinate input and approval of key plant and program design and decision documents.
Prepare concise summaries for leadership on SPQRCE performance risks and upcoming events to support decision-making.

Manpower Headcount & Budget Support

Act as the gold source for salaried headcount trackingand forecasting; maintain tools and reports that support staffingovertime and hiring decisions.
Partner with Finance HR and Industrial Engineering to develop and monitor plant-level manpower budgets and support annual and long-rangeplanning cycles.
Coordinate with GM Defense leadership to ensure headcount and staffingplans align with contract volume program ramps and launch requirements at MCIC.

Change Management Launch Readiness and Scheduling

Own or coordinate job change and plant floor change management (PFCM) processes including trackers audits and reports to maintain BIQ4 and change-control compliance.
Represent MCIC in PET CPIT PTR launch wall and other forums ensuring plant impacts are understood and built into plans.
Support planning and execution of MVBs PQRRs pilots shutdowns and buildouts including integrated schedules gap plans and issues tracking.
Translate contract requirements into executable build schedules and plant operating plans in partnership with program finance global supply chain and MCIC leadership.

Metrics BPD and Continuous Improvement

Prepare publish and maintain the MCIC plant scorecard and Level 1 BPD content ensuring red and yellow metrics have clear owners timing and countermeasures.
Develop and maintain tracking scorecards and metrics that illustrate status and ownership for plant and program deliverables.
Support layered audits CI basketweaves BIQ reviews and complexity and OpEx workshops as a planning or BPD subject matter expert.

Production Scheduling Shutdown & Buildout

Coordinate with GM Defense program finance global supply chain and MCIC leadership to translate contract requirements into executable vehicle build schedules and plant operating plans.
Own the integrated shutdown / buildout package for MCIC (maintenance GAP plans production GAP plans manpower plans training matrices startup plans last-VIN / last-CSN tracking etc.).
Help manage and communicate mix restrictions and special build events to protect throughput and quality while meeting defense customerneeds.

Leadership Visits Customers & Culture

Plan and execute leadership customer and DoD visits to MCIC(itineraries briefings ride & drive/demo coordination facility tours and(follow-up actions).
Coordinate plant-level offsites recognition events and innovations programs in partnership with GM Defense and MCIC leadership.

Defense / Compliance Environment

Operate within the GM Defense Quality Management System and policy framework (including CUI ITAR travel and expense and government timekeeping).
Complete and help reinforce required GM Defense trainings and support a strong culture of compliance at MCIC.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

5 years of experience in manufacturing operations industrial engineering quality launch or plant/program planning; vehicle orlow-volume manufacturing experience preferred.
Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen U.S. permanent resident asylee or refugee).
Strong analytical and data skills with proficiency in Excel and other
GM/GM Defense reporting tools (e.g. PM&C Power BI SharePoint
Teams).
Proven ability to work effectively with salaried staff with understanding of or aptitude to learn
local and national agreements.
Excellent written and verbal communication and facilitation skills
including experience preparing and presenting content to plant leadership and cross-functional teams.
Ability to manage ambiguity and competing priorities in a fast-paced
environment while maintaining a high level of follow-through and detail orientation.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Prior experience as a Plant Planner Business Planner Launch Operations or similar plant staff role in a GM facility.
Demonstrated experience in plant-level planning or coordinationincluding one or more of: job change / change management (PFCM) production scheduling manpower planning launch readiness orshutdown/buildout planning.
Experience working in a defense aerospace or government-contractingenvironment (e.g. DoD programs CAS/FAR/DFARS DCMA interaction).
Familiarity with GM Defense programs and products especially ISV andSuburban Shield or similar tactical/armored vehicle programs.
Formal OpEx / CI training (e.g. Green/Black Belt) and strong working knowledge of GMS BIQ and BPD processes.
Experience influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority and driving alignment across engineering operations program management and finance.

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Job DescriptionOn Site: This role is categorized as onsite. The successful candidate is expected to report to the GM Defense Manufacturing and Customer Innovation Center (MCIC) in Concord NC on a full-time basis (shift is four 10s Monday through Thursday). The position will have occasional travel to...