Onsite Plant Facilities & Utilities Lead

General Motors Company; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors Company seeks a Facilities Management Representative to oversee the Flint Metal Center’s facilities, utilities, and building systems. You will coordinate maintenance, repairs, and projects, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant operations.

The role requires a technical, organized facilities professional who can manage vendors, respond to facility calls, maintain records in SAP and Maximo, and drive issues to closure while upholding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; 5+ years in facilities engineering or maintenance.
• Experience managing multiple projects and vendors with autonomy.
• Knowledge of industrial facilities, building systems, plant utilities, and safety requirements.
• Strong problem-solving, cross-functional coordination, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily facilities services across the Flint Metal Center, including building maintenance, housekeeping, space and tenant services, property maintenance, scrap removal, and related support activities.
• Support the reliable operation of plant utilities and infrastructure, including compressed air, chilled water, electrical distribution, wastewater systems, fire protection, and other site utility systems as assigned.
• Review work orders, project status, shift notes, service reports, and open issues; prioritize actions based on safety, production impact, compliance, cost, and customer need.
• Maintain regular plant-floor presence and respond to facility calls, special requests, abnormal conditions, and emerging risks.
• Lead or coordinate facility repairs, replacements, minor renovations, infrastructure improvements, and other projects to sustain plant operations.
• Develop scopes of work, timing, estimates, priorities, and execution plans; coordinate stakeholders through project completion and closeout.
• Provide technical direction and oversight to outside vendors, contractors, and integrated facilities-service providers.
• Coordinate pre-task planning, permits, contractor controls, work-area communication, and other requirements before facility work begins.
• Maintain accurate records and update applicable systems, including SAP, Maximo, Corrigo, CAP trackers, and other plant reporting tools.
• Support implementation and ongoing effectiveness of the Flint Metal Center Facility Safety Management Program and applicable Workplace Safety System requirements.
• Coordinate with Safety and Industrial Hygiene on facility-related hazards, corrective actions, written programs, inspections, safety observation tours, and annual program reviews.
• Support contractor safety, confined-space controls, hazardous-energy controls, crane and hoist safety, chemical controls, fire protection, emergency preparedness, and other facility safety processes as assigned.
• Participate in incident reviews, risk assessments, structured problem solving, and corrective-action development; verify that actions are sustained.
• Monitor key performance indicators for facilities services, work-order completion, contractor performance, costs, cleanliness, safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
• Prepare and communicate status updates, escalation summaries, scorecards, and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Use GMS principles and continuous-improvement methods to eliminate recurring issues, improve facility reliability, reduce waste, and control costs.
• Provide technical guidance, coordination, and knowledge transfer to less-experienced facilities personnel and plant partners.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organization

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities management, construction management, business, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Corrigo

CAP trackers

GMS

Job description

General Motors Company seeks a Facilities Management Representative to oversee the Flint Metal Center’s facilities, utilities, and building systems. You will coordinate maintenance, repairs, and projects, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant operations.

The role requires a technical, organized facilities professional who can manage vendors, respond to facility calls, maintain records in SAP and Maximo, and drive issues to closure while upholding