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Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Lansing Grand River Assembly on a full-time basis.
The Role:
The Business Manager for GA will support the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment and participate in training and developing of salaried and hourly employees, and in the development of highly effective teams. The Business Manager will also support Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes across multiple departments and serve as a resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas while helping to meet or exceed production cost schedule and maintain quality requirements.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
Maintain awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and utilizes resources to solve quality issues
Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union and management
Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union
Implements and follows systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues
Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping
Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods
Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training)
Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements
Additional Description
Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):
Minimum 3 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
Demonstrate the ability to be result oriented
Manpower/resource management experience
Production operations experience
Ability to work overtime on an as needed basis
What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
GMS expert
3+ years of manufacturing experience
Experience working with the UAW
Continuous improvement and lean manufacturing experience
Bachelor's degree
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