Description
Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Arlington Assembly on a full-time basis.
The Role
Ensure overall plant Lean Material Strategies including: material flow, material routings, storage space requirements, mobile equipment, layout development, container development, storage areas, kitting, small lot strategy, sequence planning, PFEP, etc.
What You'll Do
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- Standardize material flow and material handling processes and measure plant compliance
- Standardize Internal Benchmarks for material flow and material handling processes
- Update BoO to reflect IBM Standards
- Maintain productivity scorecards
- Drive Material Planning Metrics (DPP & DPPN) to be applied in North America
- Route Planning, Dock Strategies, Material Flow,
- Develop & track Master Dot milestones & Deliverables
- Support the Manufacturing Launch team at the plant and Program Team
- Develop and apply Lean Material Strategies (LMS) to design standards
- Drive & execute common standards, processes, and lean designs.
- Integrate Lean Manufacturing and GM-Global Manufacturing System (GMS) principles
- Provide updates to plant staff and Program Team as required
- Support PFMEA process
- Drive problem solving issues for throughput and quality issues
- Support BIQ objectives
- Analyze existing operations and propose continuous improvements(CI)
- Optimize floor space, materials, personnel, and equipment
- Monitor adherence to recommended safety procedures and ergonomic guidelines
- Develop, track, and implement budget allocation
- Facilities design, layout, and processes that reduce cost/ achieve operational efficiencies.
- Provide on-site support for execution and readiness activities related to steady state and major launches.
- Drive implementation of best practices and standardized performance metrics across all GA assembly operations
Additional Description
Education Qualifications:
- Required: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering(Material, Packaging, Industrial) or equivalent
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
- Strong analytical, computer, presentatation, and problem solving skills
- Ability to work independently
- High level of analytical ability & problem solving where problems are unusual and difficult
- Proficient with Autocad, Factory cad or equivalent, MS-Office tools (Excel, Access, Project, Word, and Powerpoint)
- Knowledge of work measurement/work standards, ergonomic principles, material optimization, and facility layout strongly preferred
- Knowledge of basic manufacturing and assembly processes
- Knowledge of supply chain process
- High level of communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to present findings to all levels of the organization.
- High level of expertise with Microsoft Office Software.
- Ability to deal with and manage stressful situations.
- Customer Focus / Organizational Agility / Managerial Courage / Drive for Results / Perseverance
- Extended working hours, and varying shift schedules may be required to support Program Development and Launch Execution.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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