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Senior Manufacturing Engineer

GM


Job Location:

Wentzville, MO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (23 days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to provide technical leadership and operational support within the Body Shop. This role is responsible for improving manufacturing processes supporting maintenance and production teams and driving solutions that align with Safety People Quality Responsiveness Cost and Environment priorities. The ideal candidate is a strong planner a versatile problem solver with Fanuc robotic experience and a leader who understands Body Shop cell structure station flow automation tooling and dimensional quality requirements.

What Youll Do

  • Provide technical leadership and day-to-day support for Body Shop operations maintenance tooling automation and quality systems.

  • Plan prioritize and coordinate maintenance engineering and production activities to support uptime throughput quality and safe execution.

  • Serve as a technical resource for skilled trades production teams salary teams outside vendors and cross-functional partners.

  • Apply strong knowledge of Fanuc robots Body Shop cells station flow tooling conveyors automation systems and manufacturing equipment to diagnose issues and implement effective countermeasures.

  • Support breakdown response root cause analysis project planning equipment installation commissioning validation and start-up activities.

  • Work with headquarters manufacturing engineering teams and plant partners to commission install validate and improve automation solutions.

  • Analyze dimensional data from CMM Perceptron Vision Systems and related quality inputs to drive build-to-nominal performance.

  • Manage Body Mechanical Control procedures including A B C and E31 data and metrics to support Body Shop metric achievement.

  • Lead problem-solving activities with Stamping Body Shop Paint General Assembly suppliers and outside partners to resolve process and quality issues.

  • Support corrective actions for customer dissatisfaction concerns affecting GCA DRR DRL and other quality performance indicators.

  • Maintain regular communication with internal and external partners and present planned maintenance items open issues and improvement plans to leadership.

  • Promote a safe work environment while supporting ISO GMS TIP documentation calibration and standard work requirements.

Your Skills & Abilities

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering or currently pursuing an Engineering degree.

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in Body Shop tooling manufacturing dimensional processes or related manufacturing engineering support.

  • Demonstrated experience with Fanuc robotic systems process troubleshooting and automation support in a manufacturing environment.

  • Strong understanding of Body Shop cell structure station-to-station flow manufacturing constraints and process interdependencies.

  • Broad knowledge of manufacturing equipment robotics automation tooling quality systems and maintenance processes.

  • Experience supporting new equipment build installation start-up process validation and launch readiness activities.

  • Strong planning organization and follow-through skills with the ability to anticipate needs and drive issues to closure.

  • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt communication across trades production engineering vendors and leadership.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams coordinate priorities and make sound decisions within established procedures and company guidelines.

  • Extensive ISO knowledge and experience supporting GMS principles and continuous improvement activities.

  • Willingness to rotate shifts or work off-shifts as business needs require.

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. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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