General Motors

Body Shop Maintenance Planner

General Motors • $80K — $95K *
Lake Orion, MI 48362In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing
  • Proven leadership with skilled trades teams and salaried staff
  • Strong background in change management and business planning
  • Experience with OSHA standards and environmental compliance
  • Skilled in project management and budget control
  • Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing and process improvement methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Manage technical and operational changes during maintenance downtimes
  • Develop weekend and holiday work strategies aligned with shop objectives
  • Act as the environmental and workplace safety champion
  • Coordinate the Doc. 152 Program for supplemental trades manpower
  • Drive process improvements using Lean principles and KPI systems
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance uptime and efficiency
  • Mentor and develop skilled trades and salaried employees

Benefits

  • Relocation benefits may be eligible
  • Support for overtime and flexible scheduling needs
  • Onsite work environment for team collaboration
  • Opportunity for structured training and mentoring programs
  • Participation in strategic initiatives aligned with plant goals
Full Job Description
Job Description

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 Orion, MI on a full-time basis.

The Role:

The Body Shop Maintenance Planner supports a technical maintenance team across multiple shifts, supporting operational readiness, equipment reliability, and strategic improvements. This role is responsible for coordinating skilled trades, managing change initiatives, and driving process improvements aligned with GM's Business Plan Deployment (BPD) framework. The planner plays a key role in cross-functional collaboration, compliance, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Do:

As a Body Shop Maintenance Planner, you will support a team of skilled trades supervisors and technicians, supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic initiatives. You'll serve as a champion for safety, environmental compliance, and workplace standards, while driving uptime, efficiency, and labor utilization. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams.

  • Manage technical and operational changes through multiple model year changeovers and maintenance downtimes.
  • Develop weekend and holiday work activities aligning with the overall shop strategy.
  • Represent Body Shop as the Environmental Champion and Workplace Safety System Champion.
  • Coordinate and lead the Doc. 152 Program to support supplemental skilled trades manpower.
  • Drive process improvements using BPD, Lean principles, and KPI-driven visual management systems.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve uptime, efficiency, and labor utilization.
  • Develop and execute business plans aligned with plant goals.
  • Mentor and develop skilled trades and salaried employees through structured training and coaching.
  • Manage represented employees in compliance with CBAs and labor relations best practices.
  • Negotiate with union leadership and vendors to resolve issues and secure favorable outcomes.
  • Lead complex maintenance and engineering projects from planning to execution.


Work Schedule
  • This role may require overtime and could be assigned to an off-shift (2nd or 3rd shift) based on operational needs.


Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing , body shop and maintenance operations.
  • Strong understanding of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance processes for body shop equipment.
  • Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), maintenance scheduling, spare parts management, and asset reliability programs.
  • Skilled in project management, contractor and vendor coordination, capital project execution, and budget management
  • Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, Business Plan Deployment (BPD), Root Cause Problem Solving, TPM, and process improvement methodologies.
  • Ability to analyze maintenance KPIs including equipment uptime, mean time between failures (MTBF), mean time to repair (MTTR), labor utilization, and maintenance cost performance.
  • Proven leadership in managing unionized skilled trades teams and salaried staff.
  • Strong background in change management, team building, and business planning.
  • Experience with OSHA-regulated standards and environmental compliance.
  • Skilled in project management, vendor coordination, and budget control.
  • Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, BPD, and process improvement methodologies.


What Will Give You a Competitive Edge:
  • Experience leading maintenance strategy transitions and technology upgrades.
  • Track record of improving labor-management relationships and team engagement.
  • Strong negotiation skills with union leadership and external vendors.
  • Ability to align cross-functional stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives.
  • Deep understanding of GM systems, standards, and manufacturing culture.
  • Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.


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.

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General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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