Manufacturing Group Leader

Job Description

Manufacturing Group Leader Fellow – HoH/SkillBridge Fellowship | General Motors

The Tone:
This is a full-time, 12-week on-the-job training fellowship at General Motors, located in Arlington, TX; Lansing, MI; Marion, IN; or Wentzville, MO. General Motors is committed to a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion, leading the change toward electric and autonomous vehicles. This unique fellowship provides active-duty military members with a bridge to civilian manufacturing leadership, offering structured training and mentorship within a world-class operation and preparing them for potential future employment at GM.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: 12-week, on-the-job training fellowship
• Location: In-person, Arlington, TX; Lansing, MI; Marion, IN; Wentzville, MO

• Team: Supports front-line leaders and hourly teams
• Mission: To provide active-duty military members with structured on-the-job training and mentorship in manufacturing leadership, preparing them for civilian transition and potential future employment at GM.
• Tech Stack: GM systems and processes, Global Manufacturing Systems, SPQRCE (Safety, People, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environment), basic lean concepts, root cause analysis

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead Operations: Support daily production or maintenance plans and make real-time adjustments under supervision.
• Develop Teams: Observe and support Group Leaders in assigning work, coaching team members, and fostering a positive, safe work environment.
• Drive Quality: Assist with production, inspection, and GM Built-in-Quality initiatives, participating in problem-solving activities.
• Maintain Equipment: Shadow skilled trades teams performing preventive and corrective maintenance and assist in troubleshooting equipment issues under supervision (for maintenance-focused fellows).
• Collaborate Across Functions: Participate in meetings and coordinate with production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and material teams to meet targets.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Active-Duty U.S. military service member eligible to participate in the DoD SkillBridge program and approved for Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship cohort 26-3, possessing a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Approximately 180 days of time in service remaining at the start of the fellowship, experience leading people or teams in a military or civilian setting (e.g., squad/section leader, LPO, team chief, shift leader, or similar), and basic computer proficiency.
• Skills: Ability to solve complex problems and make decisions, communicate effectively and manage conflict professionally, and listen, read, and follow work and safety instructions.
• Bonus: Experience supervising employees in a highly structured environment, exposure to manufacturing, maintenance, logistics, or quality operations, familiarity with continuous improvement or lean concepts, structured problem-solving, or maintenance concepts, and demonstrated critical thinking and collaboration skills.