Production Shift Leader

Job Description

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.)

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 Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant on a full-time basis.

The Role:

The Production Shift Leader is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations within the Fairfax Assembly Plant to support safe high-quality and efficient vehicle production. This role provides direct leadership to hourly and salaried teams drives accountability to business plan targets and supports a culture of safety teamwork responsiveness and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a strong floor presence support production needs in real time and lead problem solving to ensure the team meets safety quality cost and throughput objectives.

What Youll Do:

• Lead shift operations within a manufacturing department to support daily production requirements manpower placement and operational stability
• Drive a strong safety culture through floor presence safety observations incident follow-up hazard identification and adherence to workplace safety processes
• Lead and coach team members and group leaders to improve engagement accountability development and performance
• Respond to production quality and people issues in real time and escalate concerns appropriately
• Support quality execution through layered audits defect review process confirmation alarm escalation and corrective action follow-up
• Participate in and/or lead daily operating meetings shift startup reviews 5F reviews business plan deployment reviews and end-of-shift reporting
• Monitor key plant and shop performance indicators and take action to address gaps in safety quality responsiveness and cost
• Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing engineering quality maintenance labor relations HR and other support teams to resolve issues and improve performance
• Coach the organization in standardized work practical problem solving built-in quality and continuous improvement methods
• Support staffing attendance overtime management employee relations recognition and team communication processes

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelors degree and/or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience
• Experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a fast-paced high-accountability production setting
• Strong interpersonal communication and team-building skills
• Proven problem-solving ability with a focus on root cause identification and countermeasure implementation
• Ability to work off-shift weekends and overtime as required to support business needs
• Strong working knowledge of safety quality and production systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and standard manufacturing business systems

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience in automotive manufacturing
• Experience with standardized work layered audits business plan deployment and continuous improvement systems
• Experience leading quality containment defect reduction and escalation processes
• Familiarity with labor relations practices attendance administration and workforce planning
• Demonstrated success developing people and leading through change

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. H1-B OPT STEM OPT CPT TN J-1 etc). This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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