Manufacturing Group Leader

Optimal Solution Company; Spring Hill (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal Solution Company in Spring Hill, TN is hiring a Global Supply Chain Group Leader to optimize the use of personnel, materials, and equipment while developing hourly team members. You will lead GMS processes, drive lean initiatives, ensure safety and quality, and coach group leaders to meet production schedules and quality targets.

This role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication with cross-functional teams, and a commitment to safety in a 2nd shift environment with potential

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of supervisor/leadership experience.
• Visible, hands-on leaders who are team-oriented and calm under pressure.
• Clear communicators with cross-functional partners; ownership of issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly effective teams.
• Lead Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes and support launches.
• Meet production cost schedules and maintain quality.
• Maintain awareness of quality standards and goals.
• Build relations with employees, union and management.
• Understand and administer GM-UAW agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union.
• Implement systems to prevent recurrence of known issues.
• Promote safe work practices and ergonomics; train employees.
• Ensure team members receive adequate JIT instruction training.
• Achieve production schedules and product requirements by Lean principles.
• Coach and mentor Group Leaders.

Skills

Material flow

Inventory management

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associates or Bachelors preferred

Job description

Position Description

As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment. Participates in training, developing and evaluating hourly team members.

Job Responsibilities

• 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.
• Promotes 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.

Skills Required

• Strong material-flow and inventory management skills, including replenishment, FIFO, and responding to shortages so production stays supplied.
• Practical problem-solving and production support skills, including investigating issues, coordinating with partner teams, and escalating quickly when production may be affected.
• A solid foundation in safety, quality, and standardized work, including the ability to reinforce safe work practices, verify process adherence, and support corrective actions.

Experience Required

3-5 years of supervisor/leadership experience

• The people who tend to thrive in our environment are visible, hands‑on leaders who are team‑oriented, process‑driven, and calm under pressure.
• They communicate clearly with team members and cross‑functional partners, adapt as priorities change, and take ownership of following issues through to resolution.
• A coaching mindset and a strong commitment to safety are especially important.

Education Required

High School Diploma/GED Required; Associates or Bachelors preferred

Shift Info

2nd shift – 2pm to 10:30 pm Monday through Friday (reports ~1:30 pm, 30 minutes before shift to tie in with previous shift), with plan to also work Saturdays from 2 to 10:30 (2 out of 3 Saturdays possible).

Additional OT for vacation coverage as well (3-shift operation).