Group Leader Production

Job Responsibilities

• As a Production 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, 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 administers the National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union.
• Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
• Promotes safe work practices and achieves objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
• Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
• Ensures team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
• Achieves production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and productivity improvements.
• Coaches, teaches, counsels and mentors Group Leaders in these responsibilities.

Work Appropriately

• On-Site : This position requires full-time on-site work.
• Shift Schedule : 4x3 (100% on-site work)

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or any related field or experience.
• Intermediate proficiency in English, with the ability to maintain effective conversations.
• Availability to rotate shifts (4x3).
• Leadership skills and ability to manage personnel and resources effectively.
• Experience in tracking and administering production activities.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in personnel management.
• Knowledge of waste elimination systems (Kaizen, Lean, etc.).
• Preferred : Lean Six Sigma certification at the Green or Yellow Belt level.

Competencies

• Effective communication.
• Team development.
• Results-oriented.
• Problem-solving.

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