Ultium Cells Ohio Area Manager

General Motors; Warren (OH); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 150 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

General Motors locates its Ultium Cells Ohio Area Manager– Warren, OH to lead night shift operations within a 4 crew, 2 shift pattern. The role requires strong line leadership, cross-functional collaboration with day shift, and accountability for safety and productivity in a 12-hour shift environment.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in large-scale manufacturing with proven leadership across salaried and hourly staff, plus experience with lean manufacturing and

Qualificações

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude in manufacturing operations required.
• Previous manufacturing experience in a large, multi-shift operation required.
• 5+ years of Manufacturing Experience required.
• Previous manufacturing leadership experience required (or equivalent).
• Experience with lean manufacturing systems required.
• Experience in cross functional leadership required.
• Proven experience in building relationships required.
• Proven experience of technical experience/aptitude required.
• Proven history of delivery results in a high-volume manufacturing operations required.
• Demonstrated leadership of both salaried and hourly employees.

Responsabilidades

• Manages night shift operations for the plant within the crew/shift.
• Co-partner with day shift Cell Production Area Manager for Cell Production deliverables.
• Supervise Production Shift Leads, who: Set direction within their process and across all crews on their shift.
• Manage production supervisors in their process area.
• Partner with their alternate shift peers to lead initiatives.
• Sets direction for, understands, promotes, educates, communicates, and drives accountability for safety processes, deliverables, and initiatives.
• Leads “Go See” events for the crew/shift ensuring deep dive and irreversible corrective actions are implemented.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a systems approach to communication, throughput/yield improvement, lean manufacturing, and problem solving.
• Participates in the selection of new employees and strategic improvement of operations organizational structure.
• Trains, develops and evaluates salaried and hourly employees to develop a highly effective team, emphasizing people leadership utilizing standardized methods, and technical skill development.
• Leads lean manufacturing processes across multiple departments and serves as a principle champion for a lean pillar.
• Meets or exceeds production schedule while ensuring safety & quality requirements are met.
• Ensures adherence to control plans and acts/escalates accordingly.
• Ensures a robust system of JIT (job instruction training) is implemented and sustained, including training validation.
• Coaches, teaches, and mentors supervisors and shift leads in their responsibilities.
• Leads a culture of collaboration and strong relationships with key support resources, like Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, HR, Supply Chain, IT, LGES Foreign Service Employes (“FSE”, equivalent to GM ISP), etc.
• Serves as “Leader 2” for Maintenance, Quality, and Materials on their shift.
• Works with and supports LGES FSE peers aligning technical and operational improvements within the team
• Has excellent communication, planning and organizational skills
• Has knowledge of quality control procedures, technical manufacturing processes, technical support systems, and management systems for production operations
• Adept at leveraging IT systems in the plant to optimize production/CI activities
• Must be willing to rotate shifts if requested
• Champion of process area and team metrics, ensuring metrics/deliverables of the team are understood and aligned with overall plant metrics/deliverables
• Leads regular crew/shift meetings for cross-shift communication, planning, and key performance indicators, ensuring alignment across 4C2S teams.
• Manages budget and achievement of productivity improvements.
• Has strong technical aptitude and willingness to learn how to operate the equipment within the area of responsibility
• Required to act as the highest-level leader on the shift, and as an incident commander for incident/injury/emergency response, ERCT
• Ensures environmental requirements are met within the crew/shift

Conhecimentos

Manufacturing leadership

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional leadership

People leadership

Technical manufacturing aptitude

Relationship building

High-volume manufacturing experience

Incident command/safety leadership

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Job Description

Ultium Cells Ohio Area Manager– Warren, OH

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to our Ultium Cells is a battery cell manufacturing facility.

Our electric future is now! Ultium Cells is a battery cell manufacturing facility committed to using the most technologically advanced methods in the industry to produce the very best of those battery cells. This requires us to employ the most energetic, forward thinking, and diverse talent to ensure we meet the challenges of developing the innovative manufacturing processes required within our cutting-edge facilities. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to learn new skills as well as influence the development of battery cell manufacturing processes to support this historical and game-changing progression in electrification.

This position is a unique opportunity to influence the way we as Ultium Cells operate in our battery cell manufacturing plants. This position will function to lead operations for one of our two night shift operating crews and will act as a lead for a process of Operations. Ultium Cells Ohio operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a 4 crew, 2 shift pattern, with 12-hour shifts. Flexibility with shift assignment is a requirement of this role.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

• Manages night shift operations for the plant within the crew/shift
• Co-partner with day shift Cell Production Area Manager for Cell Production deliverables
• Supervise Production Shift Leads, who:
• Set direction within their process and across all crews on their shift
• Manage production supervisors in their process area
• Partner with their alternate shift peers to lead initiatives
• Sets direction for, understands, promotes, educates, communicates, and drives accountability for safety processes, deliverables, and initiatives
• Leads “Go See” events for the crew/shift ensuring deep dive and irreversible corrective actions are implemented
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a systems approach to communication, throughput/yield improvement, lean manufacturing, and problem solving
• Participates in the selection of new employees and strategic improvement of operations organizational structure
• Trains, develops and evaluates salaried and hourly employees to develop a highly effective team, emphasizing people leadership utilizing standardized methods, and technical skill development
• Leads lean manufacturing processes across multiple departments and serves as a principle champion for a lean pillar
• Meets or exceeds production schedule while ensuring safety & quality requirements are met
• Ensures adherence to control plans and acts/escalates accordingly
• Ensures a robust system of JIT (job instruction training) is implemented and sustained, including training validation
• Coaches, teaches, and mentors supervisors and shift leads in their responsibilities
• Leads a culture of collaboration and strong relationships with key support resources, like Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, HR, Supply Chain, IT, LGES Foreign Service Employes (“FSE”, equivalent to GM ISP), etc.
• Serves as “Leader 2” for Maintenance, Quality, and Materials on their shift.
• Works with and supports LGES FSE peers aligning technical and operational improvements within the team
• Has excellent communication, planning and organizational skills
• Has knowledge of quality control procedures, technical manufacturing processes, technical support systems, and management systems for production operations
• Adept at leveraging IT systems in the plant to optimize production/CI activities
• Must be willing to rotate shifts if requested
• Champion of process area and team metrics, ensuring metrics/deliverables of the team are understood and aligned with overall plant metrics/deliverables
• Leads regular crew/shift meetings for cross-shift communication, planning, and key performance indicators, ensuring alignment across 4C2S teams.
• Manages budget and achievement of productivity improvements.
• Has strong technical aptitude and willingness to learn how to operate the equipment within the area of responsibility
• Required to act as the highest-level leader on the shift, and as an incident commander for incident/injury/emergency response, ERCT
• Ensures environmental requirements are met within the crew/shift

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors Degree required
• Demonstrated technical aptitude in manufacturing operations required
• Previous manufacturing experience in a large, multi-shift operation required
• 5+ years of Manufacturing Experience required
• Previous manufacturing leadership experience required (or equivalent)
• Experience with lean manufacturing systems required
• Experience in cross functional leadership required
• Proven experience in building relationships required
• Proven experience of technical experience/aptitude required
• Proven history of delivery results in a high-volume manufacturing operations required
• Demonstrated leadership of both salaried and hourly employees

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Proven problem-solving skills (Six Sigma, Black Belt, Red X, or equivalent preferred)
• Multi-manufacturing plant experience – preferred
• Experience working in a battery, chemical, semiconductor, or other highly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience implementing advanced manufacturing technologies, automation, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead within a multicultural and global business environment.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or Business.
• Technical degree and experience preferred
• 10+ years of Manufacturing Experience preferred
• Battery cell manufacturing experience preferred
• Experience in a JV operation preferred

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