Description

As a Production Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment.

Responsibilities:

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, and 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 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.

Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.

Additional Description

Qualifications:

​Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience

Experience supervising employees in a union environment.

Experience supervising employees in a warehousing/ manufacturing/ distribution environment.

Knowledge of warehousing/manufacturing/distribution processes and procedure.

Knowledge of basic math.

High level oral and written communication skills.

Knowledge of basic technology of area where assigned.

High level analytical ability where problems are complex.

High level interpersonal skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization, motivate employees and elicit work output.

Ability to work any shift as dictated by the business

Preferred Qualifications:

Sig Sigma Certification

GMS knowledge and execution experience

Problem-resolution/Labor Relations experience

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