Job Description

At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day our products move millions of peopleas we aim to makedriving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced enterprise manufacturing professional to define prove and scale GMs collaborative automation strategy focused on near-line and online material handling including hoist and sub-assembly applications. As the Senior Manager- Advanced Manufacturing you will lead a high-performing cross-functional team working in close partnership with all centers plants the Autonomous Robotics Center team R&D and external suppliers. Your charge is to translate complex plant needs into safe reliable and standardized solutions built for scalable deployment across GMs global manufacturing footprint delivering measurable improvements in safety quality efficiency and technology leadership in alignment with our Factory of the Future vision.

As the Advanced Manufacturing Senior Manager focusing on the vertical integration of material handling type applications you will establish the global vision and strategy for GMs deployment of uMan lift assist sub-assembly near-line and online cobot solutions across our manufacturing enterprise. Operating with a broad scope and navigating significant complexity you will lead a high-performing team in translating plant-level challenges into scalable safe and ergonomic material handling solutions directly supporting GMs Strategy and corporate KPIs around safety quality and EBIT. This role carries full enterprise accountability for shaping standards driving execution and influencing senior leadership across all GM facilities globally.

What Youll Do

Strategy & Vision

• Own the global material handling strategy for human assist and cobot-enabled applications (uMan lift assist sub-assembly near-line on-line) across GM manufacturing.

• Translate GMs safety quality cost and ergonomic objectives into a clear roadmap for material handling technologies and standards.

• Anticipate emerging technologies in collaborative robotics human assist and automation; define how and when they should be piloted industrialized and scaled within GM.

Solution Development & Deployment

• Own and maintain the material handling application roadmap for all GM facilities aligning regional and plant needs to enterprise priorities.

• Lead the identification design and deployment of uMan lift assist and cobot applications for sub-assembly near-line and on-line operations in all GM plants.

• Drive end-to-end solution delivery: from problem framing and concept development through trials industrialization standard work and handoff to plant ownership including defining and managing Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) for material handling applications.

• Champion a portfolio mindset for applicationsprioritizing based on safety/ergonomic impact business value timing and plant readiness.

• Ensure that solutions are highly reliable maintainable and compatible with GM Manufacturing Execution safety and GMS standards.

People Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead coach and develop a global team of engineers and leaders setting clear expectations aligning work to GM Behaviors and fostering an inclusive highperformance culture.

• Build organizational capability in humanrobot collaboration lift assist and advanced material handling through mentoring training and communities of practice.

• Provide clear direction and decision-making in ambiguous situations; remove roadblocks and empower teams to experiment learn and iterate.

Cross-Functional & Plant Engagement

• Serve as the primary enterprise contact for material handling applications with Global Manufacturing Engineering plant leadership Safety Ergonomics GMS Industrial Engineering and IT/OT partners.

• Engage directly with plant teams to understand their pain points convert them into well-defined business problems and co-create deployable solutions.

• Align with regional manufacturing leadership to prioritize deployments secure resources and ensure consistent adoption of standards.

• Represent the Material Handling vertical in governance forums program reviews and senior leadership discussions.

Standards Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and maintain global standards best practices and design guidelines for uMan lift assist sub-assembly near-line and cobot applications.

• Define and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for safety/ergonomics OEE quality throughput and total cost of ownership for deployed solutions.

• Implement robust feedback loops with plants to continuously improve solution designs training content and deployment playbooks.

• Ensure all solutions meet or exceed GM safety ergonomic cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Industrial Technology Robotics Manufacturing or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.

• Demonstrated success as a Senior Manager or equivalent leading complex engineering or manufacturing organizations.

• 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering material handling automation robotics or related fields including:

  • Hands-on experience with collaborative robots lift assists or human-assist devices in active production environments.

  • Proven track record deploying automation or material handling solutions at plant or multi-site scale.

• Strong people leadership experience including:

  • Leading other leaders and/or large multi-disciplinary teams.

  • Developing talent through coaching succession planning and performance management.

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in high-ambiguity environments structuring unclear problem statements into executable portfolios of work.

• Proven cross-functional influence and stakeholder alignment skills including plant leadership engineering teams and functional partners.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to articulate value in terms of safety quality cost and throughput and to make sound data-driven tradeoffs.

• Excellent communication skills able to convey complex technical and operational topics clearly to both shop floor teams and senior executives.

• Success in this role requires strong strategic leadership deep technical expertise in automation and robotics and the ability to translate ambiguous plant needs into high-value scalable solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience leading global or multi-region programs within automotive or high-volume discrete manufacturing environments.

• Direct experience with:

  • uMan or comparable human-assist platforms.

  • Near-line and online cobot applications including safety risk assessment and integration with existing production equipment.

  • Sub-assembly material handling processes (kitting lineside delivery and point-of-use presentation).

• Experience collaborating with ARC on the development and deployment of advanced material handling and cobot applications.

• Working knowledge of ergonomics principles industrial safety standards and humanrobot collaboration standards (e.g. ISO/ANSI/RIA for collaborative robots).

• Demonstrated success creating enterprise standards playbooks or deployment templates and driving adoption across multiple plant sites.

• Familiarity with digital manufacturing tools including simulation digital twin platforms MES and data analytics for plant performance monitoring.

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