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You will provide strategic and operational leadership for Tool & Die Construction, Verification, and Quality organizations.\nThis position requires a multidisciplinary leadership approach encompassing people management, business planning, labor relations, financial management, technical operations, and innovation. Using independent judgment within the Global Manufacturing System (GMS), you will drive results in Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE).\nThe successful candidate will lead through complex technical and organizational challenges, manage budgets and resources, develop future workforce capabilities, and advance innovative manufacturing solutions that support GM's long-term objectives.\nJob Details:\nLead salaried and UAW-represented skilled trades teams responsible for the construction, validation, and launch support of major sheet metal stamping dies, Body-in-White tooling, and advanced measurement technologies\nProvide leadership for safety, human resources, labor relations, environmental compliance, and operational performance. \nOptimize people, equipment, materials, and capital resources to achieve business objectives\nDevelop and execute operational strategies aligned with plant and corporate goals\nBuild organizational capability through employee development, succession planning, mentoring, and engagement\nLead deployment of Global Manufacturing System (GMS) principles and support tooling readiness, vehicle launches, and continuous improvement initiatives\nDrive improvements in safety, quality, responsiveness, productivity, and cost\nAdvance digital manufacturing through automation, artificial intelligence, and data-driven decision-making\nBuild strong working relationships with employees, union leadership, engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, safety, and other stakeholder\nConsistently administer National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers\nDevelop systems that prevent recurrence of known issues, improve process stability, and sustain operational excellence\nManage operational and capital budgets, develop business cases, and deliver productivity and competitiveness improvements while meeting customer requirements\nCoach, mentor, and develop leaders and employees to strengthen accountability and business performance.\nKey Requirements:\nLead the plant's Workplace Safety System and continuously strengthen safety culture and performance throughout Operations.\nPartner with Human Resources and Labor Relations to lead talent planning, workforce development, employee engagement, recruiting, selection, labor negotiations, and joint leadership activities.\nLead the deployment and execution of the plant's business plan and operational strategy within Operations.\nEnsure compliance with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and corporate requirements.\nDrive business results and continuous improvement in Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment (SPQRCE).\nDevelop and execute Operations strategies supporting innovation, digital transformation, automation, and AI implementation.\nLead transformational and disruptive innovation initiatives that improve Tool & Die competitiveness and manufacturing capability.\nChampion a Workplace of Choice culture through employee engagement, inclusion, recognition, leadership development, and continuous improvement.\nDrive competitiveness and operational excellence through the improvement paths established by National and Local Labor Agreements.\nDevelop future workforce strategies including succession planning, skilled trades development, technical capability growth, and leadership pipeline development.\nCollaborate across Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Product Development, Safety, Finance, and Labor Relations to achieve enterprise objectives.\nInfluence stakeholders across multiple organizations and levels to align priorities, accelerate problem resolution, and deliver business results.\nUphold GM's vision, values, and cultural behaviors while serving as a champion of NAETC's cultural transformation and leadership expectations.\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nProject Management Experience 10+ Years\nManufacturing Process Experience 10+ Years\nExperience Working in a Manufacturing Setting 10+ Years\nExperience Managing Safety Practices / Risk 10+ Years\nExperience Building Teams 10+ Years\nExperience Managing Represented Employees 5+ Years\nExperience Working in Tool & Die business or related field 10+ Years\n\nGM 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).\n\nThis role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.\n\nThe selected candidate will be required to travel About GMOur 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.\nWhy Join Us\nWe 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.\nBenefits Overview\nFrom day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.\nNon-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)\nGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.\nAll employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.\nWe encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.\nAccommodations\nGeneral Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. 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