Shift Leader - Division 2 Assembly

Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We're turning today's impossible into tomorrow's standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Shift Leader will be responsible for create a safe work environment for the Assembly team. This position directly leads/coaches a group of salary employees as well as being responsible for approximately 80 UAW skilled trades employees in pre-production development departments. The Shift leader is responsible for establishing a relationship with Product Engineering and Central Manufacturing Engineering to support product development through early learnings to support flawless launch. The Shift leader also manages the departments work schedule, manpower, Quality performance, GMS activities, budget, and environmental goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Complies with the terms of UAW local and national labor agreements to manage UAW skilled and non-skilled employees
• Implement and support GMS and Team Concepts
• Reviews incoming work and creates an operating plan to exceed our customers' expectations
• Advises on administrative procedures and resolves technical problems
• Assist in providing technical solutions for engineering related problems
• Trains, develops, assigns work to and evaluates subordinates
• Determines and coordinates work schedules and activities with related departments
• Responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment
• Meets production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements
• Frequent contact with others outside the work group
• Coordinate launching of new products / components
• Interface and support Engineering customers and their needs
• Maintains safety and good housekeeping standards
• Ensure the use of the Global Electronic Easel Board process

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical knowledge and ability in manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated manufacturing process knowledge and strong leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to drive SPQRCE business performance metrics
• Demonstrated ability to implement GMS principles
• Working knowledge of all safety absolutes and policies.
• Demonstrated excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships and lead team members to solve problems and resolve issues
• Elevated level of written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects & assignments with medium level of autonomy & high accountability for results
• Compliance to the local and national labor agreements

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required or equivalent experience UAW contract management.
• Ability to work effectively in both central engineering and plant environments, including time on the plant floor around operating equipment.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

UAW contract management
Team Building Experience

Compensation:

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

The salary range for this role is $84,500 - $109,750. The actualbasesalary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, andindividualperformance.

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.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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Client-provided location(s): Pontiac, MI

Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202606903

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-05-06T23:55:28