General Motors

Group Leader Quality Assurance GCA

General Motors • $75K — $95K *
Spring Hill, TN 37174In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Strong analytical skills for complex problem solving.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities.
  • In-depth knowledge of quality and reliability standards in manufacturing.
  • Proficient with business software and data analysis tools.
  • Ability to set and achieve project goals effectively.
  • Skilled in defining problems and drawing conclusions from data.
  • Experience with continuous improvement techniques in a manufacturing context.
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative.

Responsibilities

  • Promote and enforce safe work practices and standards.
  • Ensure quality compliance and communicate departmental goals effectively.
  • Execute quality inspection processes according to established standards.
  • Build strong relationships with employees, management, and union representatives.
  • Develop and motivate teams, enhancing leadership and problem-solving skills.
  • Lead daily quality meetings with plant leadership to drive quality initiatives.
  • Implement systems to prevent recurrence of quality issues.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Professional development opportunities and training.
  • Supportive workplace culture emphasizing safety and collaboration.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This job will require working various shifts, overtime, and some off-shift production support.

The Role:

Responsible to supervise and direct a medium group of hourly employees. The candidate ensures their teams adhere to all established quality standards and flawless execution of the GM Global Quality Manual. They will have responsibilities for team-based problem solving and developing cross-functional work groups to resolve quality defects. This team-based company expects Quality Group Leaders to lead the development and maintenance of manufacturing quality plans and to support the development of processes allowing the manufacturing complex to achieve all defined quality, schedule and cost requirements in a safe manner. This Quality work assignment scope includes, but not limited to, execution of in-line product inspection, completed vehicle inspection and all corporate quality requirements.

What You'll Do:
  • Promote safe work practices and achieve objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
  • Maintain awareness of quality standards, global customer audit manual, communicate department quality goals and leverage resources to solve quality problems.
  • Understand & Execute compliance to Design Tolerance Standard (DTS), and Global Customer Audit (GCA) Line Segments
  • Ensure product integrity by execution of standardized work of all direct reports.
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with employees, union and management.
  • Bring leadership skills that help develop teams.
  • Strong problem solving skills (utilizing data).
  • Manage, Track, & Issue Voice of the Customer (Fast Response) Problem Solving Tasks
  • Implement/follow systems that prevent reoccurrence of known issues.
  • Motivate, train and develop employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
  • Facilitate/Lead daily plant leadership GCA meeting
  • Influence their peers to accomplish plant goals.
  • Coordinates input from internal/external customers to better understand customer needs and/or perceptions.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and ability to implement and apply GMS principles to both operations and maintenance.
  • Control costs and achieve productivity improvements.
  • Leads Problem Solving for First Time Quality, Global audits and Top Warranty Items.
  • Supports manufacturing in the development of inspection methods and standards for control of non-compliant material.
  • Refines and enhances products and processes by applying continuous improvement and key lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production.
  • Provides analysis of current and potential waste and makes recommendations to mitigate costs and risk.
  • Ensures the manufacturing site is compliant to all procedural and compliance requirements.
  • Understand and consistently administer the National and Local Agreements between General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union.
  • Utilize human resources in accordance with corporate policies and procedures and government regulations.
  • Provide input to payroll and perform other administrative tasks as required.


Required Qualifications:
  • High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult.
  • Well-developed oral and written communication skills.
  • Knowledge of Corporate and divisional quality and reliability, standards, policies and procedures.
  • Ability to use standard business applications software and/or specialized data analysis tools.
  • Ability to establish goals and objectives to complete projects effectively and efficiently.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to effectively assess and implement continuous improvement techniques to quality and manufacturing functions.
  • Ability to work independently with initiative to achieve personal and company goals.
  • Working knowledge of state-of-the-art quality inspection, quality engineering/assurance techniques, and general business operations.


What Gives You a Competitive Edge (Basic Preferred):
  • 1+ year of experience functioning in a quality/manufacturing setting.
  • Prior experience functioning within a quality job assignment.
  • Prior supervisory in an automotive setting.
  • Red X, Six Sigma or equivalent technical problem solving training is desired, but not required.
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

About General Motors

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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Learn more about General Motors
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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