Job Description

The Role

OpEx Masters coach OpEx leaders through project phases, applying appropriate methodologies and tools to address key questions. They provide advanced analytics, leverage best practices across business units, and replicate successful projects. They drive continuous improvement, enhance leadership engagement, and ensure project goals align with strategic objectives.
 
You will work with Executive Champions, Business Leaders, and Stakeholders to define project scope, schedule resources, and deploy strategies. Your role includes training and mentoring future OpEx leaders while contributing to the shared knowledge base. Travel to manufacturing plants as needed is required to support projects and initiatives.

 

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

 - Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
 - 3+ years of experience in Manufacturing and/or Quality.
 - 5+ years of experience in Process Improvement, Business Operations, or about OpEx Project/Program Management.

-Six Sigma Black Belt or Faster Master certification required.

 - Proven ability to coach & influence Senior Leaders
 - Successfully led multiple transactional, proactive, and/or reactive projects using continuous improvement methodologies such as Shainin or Red X and the effective application of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools through DMAIC, DMADV, and/or DFSS methodologies.
 - Experience using statistical software tools such as Minitab.
 - Strong focus on execution.
 - Ability to build and promote organizational change management initiatives.
 - Demonstrated ability to coach & influence others with the adoption of the OpEx mindset and advocacy. 
 - Strong facilitation and presentation skills at all levels of the organization.
 - Proven ability to simplify strategy into simple actions.
 - Deals with ambiguity effectively and demonstrates agility in challenging circumstances independently; demonstrates managerial courage regularly
 - Demonstrated ability to have the critical/crucial conversation to overcome objections and road blocks

-Bilingual Spanish and English

What You'll Do

-Support multiple manufacturing sites in Mexico and Mexico operations with OpEx methodologies. 

-Coach and train project leaders in order for them to successfully deliver results at their sites. 

-Tackles challenges with professional analysis, proposing solutions to improve processes.

-Uses advanced analytical tools to resolve non-standard problems.

Works independently with minimal guidance, assisting less experienced colleagues.

-Develops solutions based on limited information, using judgment for new challenges.

-Enhances relationships with senior partners, using data to demonstrate project value.

-Effects change through persuasion in broader functional areas.

-Addresses diverse challenges, developing plans and solutions independently.

-Leads by example, taking responsibility for actions and achieving goals.

-Has significant operational impact across their function.

Diversity and inclusion are our strengths. We respect and value what each individual contribution to our team, including their origin, education, sex, race, ethnic group, sexual orientation, gender expression and / or identity, religious context, age, generation, and disability. We believe that our ability to meet the needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse and global customer base is closely linked to the diversity and inclusion that we experience within General Motors.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your employment, please mention it to  the recruiter.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. 

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.