Business Manager - Paint
Today• Flint, MI
Description
The Role
As a Business Manager, you will hold supervisory responsibility for a small/medium group of employees involved in the paint repair process. You will support the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment and participate in training and developing salaried and hourly employees.
Work can be of a technical nature using independent judgment within the limits of GMS, focusing on Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE). You will support all paint floor activities (pilots, re-builds, customer reviews, etc.) while helping to meet or exceed production cost schedule and maintain quality requirements.
What You'll Do:
- Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union, and management.
- Understand and consistently administer the National and Local agreements between GM and the UAW.
- Maintain plant floor operations (utilizing PR&T).
- Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements.
- Must be willing to rotate shifts or cover off shift hours, including weekends as needed.
- Must be willing to cover Shift Lead in their absence.
- Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health, safety, and housekeeping.
- Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.
- Allocate manpower for the shift and manage on roll Required to Run (RTR).
- Review and maintain Non-Scheduled Overtime (NSOT).
- Review and maintain HCC vacations and temp utilization.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with the Global Manufacturing System (GMS).
- Knowledge and experience with Business Plan Deployment (BPD).
- Coach, teach, and mentor Group Leaders.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- 5+ years of experience with manufacturing systems
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
- Experience leading teams, including represented and non-represented team members.
- Knowledge and experience of the overall painting process.
- Must have extensive knowledge and experience in PR&T
- Must have extensive knowledge and experience with Kronos.
- Must have extensive knowledge and experience with HCC (Hourly Communication Channel).
- Knowledge and experience with Throughput Improvement Process (TIP).
- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
- High level of oral and written communication skills.
- Plant H&S policies and procedures.
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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 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.)
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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Client-provided location(s): Flint, MI
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202615727
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-07-29T00:25:41
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Woman founded/led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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