Flex Fab Area Manager- Pontiac Stamping

Job Description

Flex Fab Area 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.  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.

The Role:

The Flex Fab Area Manager is responsible for leading day-to-day operations in the Flexible Fabrication (Flex Fab) area at Pontiac Metal Center. This role leads a High Mix- Low volume operation focused on cutting, bending, welding, and secondary operations, on a Smart Manufacturing environment. The Area Manager leads a team of salaried and hourly employees, driving GMS, continuous improvement, flawless launch and daily production for Flex Fab components.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

Safety & People

• Own safety performance for the Flex Fab area; drive a zero-incident culture through layered audits, JSAs, JES/SOS adherence, and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with GM safety, ergonomic, and environmental standards across all Flex Fab equipment and processes.
• Support staffing, training, and job qualification plans to meet current and future production and launch needs.

Operations Management

• Lead daily Flex Fab production (cutting, bending, welding, secondary operations) to achieve Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environmental (SPQRCE) metrics.
• Own Build-to-Plan and Ship-to-Plan performance, with focus on FTQ, Uptime and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate resources (people, machines, material) across shifts to maximize uptime and throughput while protecting quality.
• Lead daily/shift huddles meetings to review KPIs, constraints, and countermeasures.

Quality & Launch Readiness

• Ensure robust process controls and documentation (CSPC, MPS, SOS/JES, TIS, PFMEA, PCP, control plans, error-proofing) are in place and followed for all parts.
• Partner with Flex Fab Quality Engineer to resolve issues, support PPAP and SQMS deliverables, and maintain compliance to customer and GM requirements.
• Act as production owner for Flex Fab activities, ensuring readiness for MRD and SORP.
• Support ECR, TWO, and MWO execution in partnership with ME Execution, Product Engineering, and Launch teams to implement changes safely and on time.

GMS & Continuous Improvement

• Champion GMS in the Flex Fab area (Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, Environment), including implementation of standardized work and problem-solving.
• Drive layered process audits, problem-solving (5-Why, Fishbone, etc.), and Kaizen activities to improve safety, quality, uptime, and labor efficiency.
• Support Lean principles in Flex Fab (flow, pull, quick changeover, waste elimination) and align with the broader Flex Fab strategy.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Communication

• Serve as primary engineering, launch and production interface to Flex Fab Launch Lead, ME Flex Fab team, Product Engineering, GSC, IE, Maintenance, and Plant leadership for Flex Fab issues.
• Participate in program and launch reviews (e.g., health checks, production readiness reviews, MRD / SORP readiness) representing Pontiac Flex Fab.
• Provide clear status updates, risk assessments, and recovery plans for issues impacting Safety, Quality, Delivery, or Cost.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)​​

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management or Business
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing hourly workforce and/or front-line leaders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and familiarity with root cause analysis and continuous improvement tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and make timely decisions with incomplete information.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work across functions and levels.
• Proficiency with standard MS Office tools and basic manufacturing systems
• Experience supporting new program launches.

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

• Prior Area Manager / Group Leader / Shift Leader experience in a plant or similar automotive environment.
• Experience in manufacturing operations in a high-mix and low volume fabrication environment
• Experience with laser cutting, press brake bending, robotic welding, or flexible fabrication technologies.
• Demonstrated experience on dealing with ambiguity in fast paced environments
• Familiarity with Flex Fab processes, Smart Factory technologies (AGV, CNC, OLP) and usage of Industry 4.0 tools in manufacturing environments (MES, ASRS, Digital Twins)
• Working knowledge of GMS, Lean manufacturing, PFMEA, and control plan development.
• Experience in other areas expanding across the Product Lifecyle (Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Innovation, Launch)
• Demonstrated experience using CAD tools (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, Teamcenter Visualization)



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.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.



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