Production Shift Leader

Description

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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Onsite - This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant on a full-time basis.

The Role:

The Production Shift Leader is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations within the Fairfax Assembly Plant to support safe, high-quality, and efficient vehicle production. This role provides direct leadership to hourly and salaried teams, drives accountability to business plan targets, and supports a culture of safety, teamwork, responsiveness, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a strong floor presence, support production needs in real time, and lead problem solving to ensure the team meets safety, quality, cost, and throughput objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Lead shift operations within a manufacturing department to support daily production requirements, manpower placement, and operational stability
• Drive a strong safety culture through floor presence, safety observations, incident follow-up, hazard identification, and adherence to workplace safety processes
• Lead and coach team members and group leaders to improve engagement, accountability, development, and performance
• Respond to production, quality, and people issues in real time and escalate concerns appropriately
• Support quality execution through layered audits, defect review, process confirmation, alarm escalation, and corrective action follow-up
• Participate in and/or lead daily operating meetings, shift startup reviews, 5F reviews, business plan deployment reviews, and end-of-shift reporting
• Monitor key plant and shop performance indicators and take action to address gaps in safety, quality, responsiveness, and cost
• Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing engineering, quality, maintenance, labor relations, HR, and other support teams to resolve issues and improve performance
• Coach the organization in standardized work, practical problem solving, built-in quality, and continuous improvement methods
• Support staffing, attendance, overtime management, employee relations, recognition, and team communication processes

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience
• Experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a fast-paced, high-accountability production setting
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills
• Proven problem-solving ability with a focus on root cause identification and countermeasure implementation
• Ability to work off-shift, weekends, and overtime as required to support business needs
• Strong working knowledge of safety, quality, and production systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and standard manufacturing business systems

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience in automotive manufacturing
• Experience with standardized work, layered audits, business plan deployment, and continuous improvement systems
• Experience leading quality containment, defect reduction, and escalation processes
• Familiarity with labor relations practices, attendance administration, and workforce planning
• Demonstrated success developing people and leading through change

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.)

Ce poste exige le travail en présentiel. Cela signifie que le candidat retenu devra se rendre à un site précis de façon permanente.

Le candidat retenu devra voyager <25 % pour ce poste. 

Ce poste peut donner droit à des indemnités de déménagement.

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