General Motors

Facilities Engineer

Lansing, Michigan, United States of America Full time

Job Description

Onsite - Position requires an employee to be onsite on a full-time basis.

Relocation:

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

  • Display GM Behaviors and promote safety policies and practices.

  • Manage planned and unplanned facility projects at two vehicle assembly sites.

  • Provide weekend and off shift engineering support as required.

  • Provide project oversite on weekends when required.

  • Be on call for in frequent facility emergencies as they happen. 

  • Manage contractor activity utilizing the GM “safety contract management” process.

  • Provide engineering and technical support to onsite “SA’s”   Service Providers.

  • Manage Projects utilizing Archi bus.

  • Provide input to facilities asset sustainment projects using Maximo and GM’s GPR process.

  • Provide engineering estimates for budgeting and future project forecasting.

  • Own and execute one or more of the GM workplace safety systems performance standards.

  • Manage and update project files using ACAD and GM shared file storage

  • Communicate proactively with customer organizations from planning to completion of projects.

  • Provide technical support to the Facilities maintenance teams.

  • Support both production and plant maintenance organizations.

  • Be self-motivated and a self-starter.  Proactively look for opportunities to improve.

  • Support plant BIQ certification and GMS processes / activities.

  • Support departmental BPD goals and objectives.

  • Support the GM Suggestions program if required.

  • Background in structural engineering would be a benefit but not a requirement.

  • Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at unbiased analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

  • Strategic Planning - Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans. 

  • Customer Satisfaction - Meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

  • Delivering High Quality Outcomes – Engineering high quality, sustainable systems and processes that sustain future business productivity in multiple types of business units. Ensures that the facility management team is positioned to succeed amid changing business trends.

  • Innovation Management - Bringing the creative ideas of others to market; has good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work; has a sense about managing the creative process of others; can facilitate effective brainstorming; can project how potential ideas may play out in the marketplace.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent experience

  • Minimum 2-5 years’ experience in Manufacturing environment.

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

  • Structural and or Facilities related experience (Ex:Fire protection, HVAC, Utility services)

  • Project Management.

  • Contractor Supervision.

  • Industrial Maintenance Background

Sponsorship:

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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

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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