Material Group Lead - General Motors Defense

gmoshawa.ca

Onsite (full-time, shift is four 10-hour days, monday - thursday)
Material flow and inventory control
Safety and compliance management
Team leadership and coaching
General Motors Defense is seeking a Material Group Leader to oversee material handling teams in a manufacturing environment. The role requires strong leadership skills, experience in logistics or supply chain management, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement

Job Summary

  • The Material Group Leader provides frontline leadership for material handling teams in General Motors Defense manufacturing environment.
  • This role owns safe and reliable material flow to the line, leads daily manpower and scheduling, and manages SPQRCE performance through GMS tools including BPD, layered audits, standardized work, and practical problem solving.
  • General Motors is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that enables employees to thrive and develop better products for customers.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

General Motors Defense is seeking a Material Group Leader to oversee material handling teams in a manufacturing environment. The role requires strong leadership skills, experience in logistics or supply chain management, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • material flow and inventory control
  • safety and compliance management
  • team leadership and coaching
  • dock and storage operations
  • performance management using GMS tools

Nice-to-have

  • continuous improvement project experience
  • cross functional collaboration
  • practical problem solving skills
  • experience with layered audits
  • strong communication skills

Key Requirements

  • 2+ years manufacturing or logistics experience
  • U.S. Person or export control authorization eligible
  • prior frontline leadership experience preferred
  • knowledge of pull systems and FIFO
  • experience with GMS including BPD and SPQRCE

Work Rights

Must be U.S. Person or eligible for export control authorization

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