Shift Leader – Body Shop Production

Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as onsite, meaning the successful candidate is expected to report to the manufacturing facility on a full-time basis.

The Role the Shift Leader – Body Shop Production leads day-to-day Body Shop production operations for the assigned shift. This role is accountable for delivering results in safety, people, quality, responsiveness, cost, and environment. The position provides direct leadership to salaried and hourly employees and coordinates cross-functionally with maintenance, quality, engineering, and material teams to achieve production targets. The successful candidate must be able to make sound decisions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, respond quickly to abnormalities, and lead teams through problem solving and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do

• Lead all Body Shop production activities during the assigned shift to achieve daily operating targets in safety, quality, throughput, cost, and environmental performance.
• Supervise, coach, and develop salaried and hourly teams while reinforcing accountability, teamwork, and GM behaviors on the shop floor.
• Drive daily floor management routines including level 4/5 reviews, escalation follow-up, and execution of countermeasures to close performance gaps.
• Lead response to production issues including manpower constraints, downtime, safety concerns, quality issues, and process disruptions.
• Ensure adherence to standardized work, layered audits, safety observation tours, and applicable operating systems and controls.
• Coordinate daily activities with maintenance, quality, engineering, and material teams to sustain production and resolve issues quickly.
• Review operating data and key metrics, prioritize top losses, and drive continuous improvement actions with the leadership team.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in automotive manufacturing operations, preferably in Body Shop or Body-in-White production.

• Demonstrated leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with responsibility for team performance, coaching, and accountability.
• Strong knowledge of safety, quality, standardized work, and continuous improvement principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience in containment, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Effective communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to use operational data and floor management routines to drive decisions and improve performance.
• Ability to work onsite and support off-shift, overtime, weekend requirements, and mobility across areas or assignments based on business needs.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Electronics Engineering. Electromechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering or a related field.

• Advanced degree preferred, such as an MBA or a Master’s in manufacturing, Quality, Productivity, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
• Prior leadership experience in Body Shop production operations.
• Knowledge of weld, adhesive, dimensional, or related Body Shop manufacturing processes.
• Experience with layered audits, GMS/BIQ systems, and structured problem-solving tools.
• Experience with people-leader processes in Workday, including feedback, evaluations, onboarding, transfers, and postings.

- It is required to be available to change shifts

-This position requires the ability to legally operate motor vehicle on a regular basis

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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 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 may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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