Job 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.

Work Arrangement:

Onsite: This position requires an employee to be on-site on a full-time basis.

The Role:

GM Fairfax Stamping in Kansas City, KS is pursuing a Tool and Die Group Leader. We are seeking individuals with technical knowledge that can plan, assist, and lead a team of diemakers at our site with tasks ranging from new die tryout, die maintenance, and continuous improvement, as well as engineering changes during the life of a vehicle program. Die design review support may be required during a new vehicle launch process. Safety is most important to us followed by people & quality at our facility. Leading safety, people and quality of work is of high priority in the daily activity.

What You’ll Do:

· Lead a group of UAW tool & die makers in their daily activities

· Ensure safe work practices are followed and continually improved

· Provide guidance on tryout, production operation, and maintenance of dies

· Lead quality improvement activities to provide high quality parts to the customer

· Support business plan deployment objectives

· Implement best practices, lessons learned, and support manufacturing innovations

· Travel to die construction sites for buyoffs and tryout as necessary

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

· Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Tool & Die

· Ability to work full time, 40 hours per week & willing to work overtime including weekends as necessary

· Willingness to be shift flexible

· Ability to travel during die construction and tryout phase of product launches

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

· 3-5+ years of Tool & Die experience

· Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as needed

· 3D Machining and wire EDM

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 <25% for this role. This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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