Manufacturing Area Leader - Safety, Quality & Delivery

General Motors Company; Marion (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company in Marion, Indiana, is seeking a Production Area Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for an assigned manufacturing area. You will drive safe, stable, and efficient production across shifts, develop people, and strengthen cross-functional partnerships to meet Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment objectives.

The role requires 5+ years of leadership in manufacturing and a proven ability to lead teams in fast-paced environments,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, production, operations, or a related environment.
• Experience with performance management, structured problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Strong communication, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively with represented employees and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to work flexible hours and provide coverage across operating shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead production operations across assigned shifts and ensure consistent execution of standardized work.
• Establish clear expectations for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.
• Develop and execute the area Business Plan Deployment, scorecard, and gap-closure actions.
• Review performance metrics, identify constraints, and drive timely corrective actions.
• Partner with Production Shift Leaders, Group Leaders, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, GSC, HR, and UAW representatives.
• Lead daily accountability, layered audits, problem solving, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance with GM standards, GMS processes, safety requirements, quality systems, and internal controls.
• Promote a strong safety culture through hazard identification, incident follow-up, corrective action, and visible leadership on the plant floor.
• Drive quality at the source through process discipline, defect prevention, containment, and effective escalation.
• Ensure production plans, staffing, equipment, materials, and processes are aligned to customer requirements.
• Support launches, model changes, process changes, capacity changes, and other business priorities.
• Develop, coach, and recognize salaried and represented employees.
• Build trust across shifts and maintain effective communication during handoffs and organizational changes.
• Support labor-relations activities and consistent administration of applicable agreements and policies.
• Manage area resources and support productivity, scrap reduction, overtime, and cost-improvement initiatives.
• Represent the production area in plant meetings, improvement workshops, audits, and cross-functional reviews.

Job description

General Motors Company in Marion, Indiana, is seeking a Production Area Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for an assigned manufacturing area. You will drive safe, stable, and efficient production across shifts, develop people, and strengthen cross-functional partnerships to meet Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment objectives.

The role requires 5+ years of leadership in manufacturing and a proven ability to lead teams in fast-paced environments,