Shift Leader Maintenance

General Motors Company; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a maintenance leader to coordinate and optimize activities across three shifts at our Pontiac, MI site. The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and cross-functional collaboration to minimize downtime and sustain production schedules.

Ideal candidates have a BS in engineering or equivalent and 5+ years in high-volume manufacturing with maintenance leadership experience, including rotation across all shifts and flexibility for overtime.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years managing maintenance activities and hourly personnel.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Ability to interpret schematics, blueprints, machine manuals.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and coordinate work assignments to support production schedules and minimize downtime.
• Support implementation of predictive and preventive maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are performed safely and in compliance with GM standards.
• Responsible for root cause analysis of failures.
• Lead and support GMS & BPD activities.
• Lead a workplace safety system (WSS) element or performance standard (PS).
• Lead training & versatility activities for hourly and salary die and maintenance team.
• Direct supervision of maintenance group leaders across 3 shifts of operation.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Maintenance management

Safety compliance

Technical documentation reading

Shift flexibility

Overtime willingness

Education

B.S. in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

GM Global Manufacturing System (GMS)

Lean Manufacturing

Job description

What You Will Do (Responsibilities)

• Prioritize and coordinate work assignments to support production schedules and minimize downtime
• Support implementation of predictive and preventive maintenance strategies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on continuous improvement initiatives
• Prioritize and coordinate work assignments to support production schedules and minimize downtime.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are performed safely and in compliance with GM standards.
• Responsible for root cause analysis of failures.
• Lead and support GMS & BPD activities.
• Lead a workplace safety system (WSS) element or performance standard (PS).
• Lead training & versatility activities for hourly and salary die and maintenance team.
• Direct supervision of maintenance group leaders across 3 shifts of operation

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably with a mechanical engineering background.
• 5+ years of experience managing maintenance activities and hourly personnel.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation (schematics, blueprints, machine manuals).
• Primarily 1st shift role responsible for all three shifts (1st, 2nd & 3rd).
• Ability to work / rotate through all 3 shifts (1st, 2nd & 3rd).
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays, etc. as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing stamping environment is preferred.
• Working knowledge of cost counsel activities.
• Prior Manufacturing Engineering or Maintenance assignment & working relationship with UAW leadership and UAW skilled trades.
• Leadership in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.
• Familiarity with GM Global Manufacturing System (GMS) and Lean Manufacturing principles.

Employment Eligibility

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

Work Location & Travel

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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