Saginaw, MI, US
Job Description:
As a Global Supply Chain Group Leader, you are responsible for the effective use of personnel, material, and equipment. The purpose of the Global Supply Chain team is to ensure that materials, parts, and products flow through the manufacturing process safely, efficiently, and with the highest quality that supports seamless production from start to finish.
Job Responsibilities:
Participates in training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
Participates in the development of highly effective teams.
Leads Global Manufacturing Systems (GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
Meets or exceeds production cost schedule and maintains quality requirements.
Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
Understands and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union.
Implements and follows systems that prevent recurrence of known issues.
Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
Motivates, trains and develops employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
Ensure team members receive adequate JIT (job instruction training).
Achieve production schedules and product requirements by applying lean manufacturing/synchronous principles with emphasis on variation reduction, control costs, and achieve productivity improvements. Coach, teach, counsel and mentor Group Leaders in these responsibilities.
Requirements:
Candidate must be experienced with leading people
Candidate must have initiative
Candidate must be a problem-solver
Degree is preferred, but not mandatory
Additional Notes:
The role requires constant, meaningful interaction with your team from coaching, supporting, communicating, solving problems, and ensuring smooth, high‑quality operations. It's a high‑touch, high‑visibility leadership role, not a desk‑based position.
Manage hourly UAW team members. Training on 1st shift for three and transitioning to 2nd - safety training on site and then on the job training
100% on site in Saginaw, MI
Work is 2nd shift 1:30pm to 11pm
Possible extension based on budget and performance
