General Motors

Manufacturing Engineer Lead

General Motors$140K — $186K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of manufacturing engineering and/or manufacturing/maintenance leadership experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead and direct the manufacturing engineering team at the Rochester site
  • Participate in the selection, training, and evaluation of new employees
  • Establish overall group objectives and evaluate processes within the area
  • Oversee tooling activities and assess proposals for manufacturing processes
  • Develop long-range improvement plans for processes and manufacturing activities
  • Ensure compliance with safety and housekeeping standards
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with various departments to address business issues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing benefit programs including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement savings plan with contributions
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Tuition assistance programs for continuing education
  • Employee assistance program for personal support
  • GM vehicle discounts and additional perks
Full Job Description
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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

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 Rochester on a full-time basis.

The Role:

As a Manufacturing Engineer Lead, you will lead and provide direction to a team responsible for manufacturing engineering execution within the Rochester site. This role is ideal for a proven leader who can drive operational excellence, support plant objectives, and develop engineering talent while partnering cross-functionally across manufacturing, quality, maintenance, operations, and launch teams.

What You'll Do:
  • You will participate in the selection of new employees
  • Train, develop and evaluate employees
  • You will establish overall group objectives
  • Evaluate processes and procedures within area
  • Establish and oversee required tooling activities or review and evaluate proposals for existing and new manufacturing processes
  • You will develop and execute long-range plans for improvements of processes and manufacturing activities
  • Nearly constant contact with others outside the work group
  • You will provide technical assistance to maintain manufacturing performance
  • Maintain safety and good housekeeping standards
  • You will also maintain Corporate and unit management control systems
  • Establish and oversee required tooling activities or review and evaluate proposals for existing and new manufacturing processes
  • Understand and convey impact to Process Control Plan/Quality plan
  • Develop capital estimates for input to business case
  • Develop and submit machinery and equipment (M&E) specification
  • Work with Purchasing and supply base to source M&E
  • Conduct safety risk assessment for new M&E and processes
  • Provide installation requirements and support installation of new or relocated M&E
  • Oversee and approve machine qualifications and gage R&R/MSA activities
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Product Engineering, HR, Skilled Trades, Purchasing, Suppliers and Customers to effectively address business issues and support future programs/projects
  • You will provide technical assistance to maintain manufacturing performance. Develop working relationship with UAW skilled trades and UAW leadership


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of manufacturing engineering and/or manufacturing/maintenance leadership experience


What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
  • Experience as project execution engineer for multiple machine builds
  • Understanding of GD&T
  • Understanding/experience developing manufacturing process documentation (PFD, PFMEA, PCP)
  • Knowledge of Gage R&R/MSA
  • Experience conducting Risk assessments
  • Microsoft Office
  • Safety certifications
  • Experience developing business cases
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes - metal forming, metal/plastic welding, plastic molding, brazing, leak testing
  • CAD (Solidworks) or machine programming background (Rockwell)
  • Experience with vision systems
  • Experience with robotics


Compensation:
  • The expected base compensation for this role is: $140,100.00 - $186,700.00. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
  • Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.


Benefits:
  • GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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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Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
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$122.4 billion
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