General Motors

Process Engineer - Reliability & Maintainability Operational Excellence

General Motors$90K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Proven project management skills
  • Strong understanding of plant floor maintenance systems
  • Ability to manage multiple complex projects autonomously
  • Knowledge of the MFMEA process

Responsibilities

  • Support new program launches and validate maintenance deliverables
  • Partner with teams to optimize machine designs for safety and uptime
  • Reduce enterprise costs by controlling indirect material spending and minimizing downtime
  • Ensure equipment designs meet safety and maintenance standards
  • Collaborate to develop and implement common maintenance standards
  • Coach equipment manufacturers on effective training aids
  • Lead reviews to improve standards and practices based on lessons learned

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with in-office requirements
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Access to advanced technologies in Manufacturing 4.0
  • Participation in innovative equipment maintenance initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Description

Role Overview

The Global Propulsion Systems (GPS) Manufacturing Engineering Operational Excellence team is seeking a highly motivated Process Engineer - Reliability & Maintainability to drive world-class equipment uptime and maintainability across our propulsion manufacturing operations.

In this centralized manufacturing engineering role, you will develop and deploy robust maintenance systems, standards, and best practices that maximize equipment uptime during steady-state operations. The work requires strong technical depth, creativity, and independent judgment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support new program launches by validating maintenance deliverables and ensuring GM specifications and customer expectations are met.
  • Partner cross-functionally to optimize machinery and equipment designs for safety, uptime, and ease of maintenance.
  • Reduce enterprise costs by
  • Decreasing indirect material spending
  • Minimizing unplanned downtime
  • Extending machinery and equipment lifecycle
  • Ensure equipment designs meet GM Bill of Equipment, safety, ergonomic, and maintenance requirements.
  • Collaborate with equipment manufacturers and GPS/Manufacturing Engineering Centers to:
  • Develop common maintenance standards
  • Deliver training and technical guidance as needed
  • Advance Manufacturing 4.0 by identifying, evaluating, and implementing innovative technologies that improve equipment reliability and maintainability.
  • Support spare parts coding activities and customer interfaces with Global Business Solutions and the Share the Spare team.
  • Coach equipment manufacturers in developing effective skilled trades training aids (e.g., video, 3D-interactive media).
  • Provide ongoing expert-level technical support to manufacturing engineering and production facilities on complex equipment and maintenance issues.
  • Lead and facilitate lessons-learned reviews from new program launches to continuously improve standards and practices.
  • Ensure alignment of maintenance expectations between Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Operations.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated achievements in both individual and team-based manufacturing projects.
  • Proven project management skills with accountability for results.
  • Strong understanding of plant floor maintenance systems and equipment maintainability initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the MFMEA (Maintenance Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) process.
Preferred Qualifications
  • General knowledge of controls engineering.
  • Hands-on experience in maintenance engineering.
  • Experience working in an assembly plant environment
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 hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel

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