Launch Readiness Lead — Onsite in Lansing, MI

General Motors Company; Town of Lansing (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a GA Launch Coordinator to lead launch activities and drive readiness across pre-production and production environments. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage issues, and support continuous improvement through structured problem-solving and process verification builds.

The role requires collaboration with VPI-LTR processes, tooling validation, and adherence to GM standards, with onsite responsibilities in Lansing, MI.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, launch, manufacturing engineering, quality, or related field.
• Experience supporting high-volume General Assembly or launch processes.
• Working knowledge of General Assembly processes, tooling, and automation.
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership, problem-solving, communication, organization, and project-management skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts and overtime during launch activities.
• Ability to travel domestically on a limited basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding and training for Core Team members and support development of Group Leaders and launch personnel.
• Facilitate daily Plant Issue Team, Shift Leader, and launch-readiness meetings to resolve build issues and protect launch timing.
• Analyze design, tooling, and specification issues affecting SPQRCE (Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, Environment).
• Lead development of JES and SOS integration for General Assembly and drive the seven-diamond problem-solving process.
• Coordinate build readiness, tooling validation, process integration, and Verification Builds for IVER, pre-production, pilot, and MVB events.
• Support budget, manpower, and Core Team activities while tracking launch metrics and risks.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Organization

Project management

Flexibility

Travel domestically

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / management / manufacturing or related field

Job description

General Motors Company is seeking a GA Launch Coordinator to lead launch activities and drive readiness across pre-production and production environments. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage issues, and support continuous improvement through structured problem-solving and process verification builds.

The role requires collaboration with VPI-LTR processes, tooling validation, and adherence to GM standards, with onsite responsibilities in Lansing, MI.