Onsite Assistant Plant Launch Operations Lead (Arlington)

General Motors; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors’ Arlington Assembly is seeking an Assistant Plant Launch Operations Manager to lead major vehicle‑launch activities across manufacturing, engineering, quality, material and program teams. You will establish priorities, organize the launch team, drive cross‑functional issue resolution, and keep safety, quality, delivery, cost and people development in focus.

This onsite, full‑time role requires 5+ years leading manufacturing or vehicle‑launch work, a bachelor’s degree in

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience leading manufacturing, engineering, operations, or vehicle-launch work.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent relevant experience
• Ability to work/all three shifts (1st, 2nd & 3rd)
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays as needed
• Strong analytical ability and sound judgment

Responsibilities

• Co‑lead plant launch‑team meetings and daily wrap‑up activities as needed.
• Facilitate resolution of major plant issues by establishing containment, root cause, ownership, timing, and closure.
• Maintain an integrated launch issue list with manufacturing and program leadership.
• Support plant input to product and process changes and participate in virtual engineering and build‑readiness activities.
• Coordinate validation‑build execution and help convert program build plans into executable plant plans.
• Drive plant simulation and throughput reviews; identify constraints and ensure actions are assigned and completed.
• Support manpower, staffing, training, facilities, communication, and resource plans for launch activities.
• Help define, staff, and train plant issue teams for major launch events.
• Support weekend‑work‑package planning and coordination of launch work across plant functions.
• Coordinate launch readiness for quality reviews, dimensional checks, direct‑run targets, and other plant deliverables.
• Track pre‑production resources, materials, and budget requirements.
• Capture lessons learned and apply them to improve future launches

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical reasoning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Job description

General Motors’ Arlington Assembly is seeking an Assistant Plant Launch Operations Manager to lead major vehicle‑launch activities across manufacturing, engineering, quality, material and program teams. You will establish priorities, organize the launch team, drive cross‑functional issue resolution, and keep safety, quality, delivery, cost and people development in focus.

This onsite, full‑time role requires 5+ years leading manufacturing or vehicle‑launch work, a bachelor’s degree in