Assistant Plant Manager

Job Description

Assistant Plant Manager - Pontiac Stamping

Onsite:This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to our Pontiac Stamping plant location

Sponsorship:GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DONOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g. H-1B TNSTEM OPT etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

The Role

The Assistant Plant Manager supports safe efficient and people-focused operations at Pontiac Metal Center a GM manufacturing stamping site with a unionized workforce. This role partners closely with plant leadership operations quality maintenance safety HR/LR and union leadership to deliver daily performance and continuous improvement across the plant.

The Assistant Plant Manager helps translate plant objectives into day-to-day execution by leading cross-shift communication monitoring performance resolving operational issues coaching frontline leaders and reinforcing standardized work safety systems and accountability.

What Youll Do

• Lead daily plant execution by reviewing production responsiveness quality staffing and operational issues budgets and by driving follow-up actions with the appropriate teams.
• Lead by teaching and promoting GMS operating requirements serving as the principal lead for regional GMS activities to ensure alignment and effectiveness.
• Champion a strong safety culture through floor presence incident review safety observation activity and support of Workplace Safety System processes.
• Coach and develop salaried and represented leaders including shift leaders group leaders team leaders and other frontline leaders to strengthen accountability capability and engagement.
• Support quality performance by monitoring plant quality systems reviewing escalations driving fast-response problem-solving and strengthening assembly plant customer partnerships to ensure aligned expectations rapid issue resolution and sustained quality improvement.
• Help manage cost and resource utilization through purchasing approvals overtime planning staffing reviews productivity discussions and budget-related routines.
• Partner with HR/LR and union leadership to address employee relations matters workforce issues and plant labor topics in a timely and constructive way.
• Reinforce standardized work layered accountability and continuous improvement practices consistent with GM manufacturing expectations.
• Represent plant leadership in meetings reviews and escalation forums and provide backup leadership support as needed.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree in Business Management Engineering or a related field.
• 10 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a Manufacturing People Leader is also essential.
• Progressive leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial operations preferably in a high-volume unionized environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across safety people quality responsiveness and cost priorities in a complex plant setting.
• Strong problem-solving decision-making and communication skills with the ability to lead through changing priorities and operational disruption.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems continuous improvement methods and plant business processes.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in Stamping Body and/or Paint Tool & Die.
• Multi-plant experience.
• Global Surface Quality Evaluation (GSQE) experience.
• Experience working directly with represented workforces and union partners.

Leadership Expectations

• Model GM behaviors in safety integrity accountability inclusion and respect.
• Demonstrate strong results orientation and customer focus in daily decision-making problem solving and plant execution.
• Build trust across shifts and functions through visibility responsiveness collaboration influencing and consistent follow-through.
• Champion peoples development by developing talent and strengthening the leadership pipeline through coaching feedback and mentorship.
• Drive disciplined execution while fostering continuous improvement and operational excellence.

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