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General Motors South America

BlackBelt em Excelência e Inovação - São Caetano do Sult and Program Management

General Motors South America
Brazil · Full-time · Not Applicable

Job Description

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be on a full-time basis

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

Successfully support multiple transactional, proactive, and/or reactive projects with PDCA approach using continuous improvement methods such as Six Sigma (DMAIC, DMADV), Lean (thinking, office, manufacturing), Shainin or Red X, Kaizen, through its effective application, having as key responsibilities:

  • Act as continuous improvement and innovation project manager practicing ownership and accountability ensuring initiation, progress and completion of project deliverables, focusing on execution and communicating progress, status and issues to executives and business leaders.
  • Work closely with project teams, masters and business leaders, demonstrating ability to institutionalize Operational Excellence and Innovation mindset.
  • Provide training in excellence and innovation methodologies. Actively contribute to the development and refinement of Operational Excellence best practices, models, and methods.
  • Collaborate across teams and projects, and drive synergy toward common objectives.
  • Serve as a change agent, promoting transformation initiatives.


Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
  • Certification: Six Sigma Black Belt certification and experience is required.
  • Language skills: Fluency in English; proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
  • Background in Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Sales or transactional areas.
  • Experience in Process Improvement, Innovation or Project/Program Management.
  • Technological literacy, experience using statistical software tools such as Minitab, business intelligence software, Power BI and advanced excel.
  • Agile certification, Design Thinking and/or Lean training is a plus.


What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preference Qualifications)

  • Creative thinking with growth and innovation mindset with a belief that ‘everything can be made better’.
  • Systemic and analytical view of processes and organizations.
  • Result oriented, with flexibility and agility.
  • Demonstrate resilience, and adapt to challenging circumstances.
  • Interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Self-starter that thrives in an entrepreneurial environment. Ability to take initiative, challenge the status quo, and drive innovation with limited oversight.


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.

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Posted
Oct 10, 2024
Type
Full-time
Level
Not Applicable
Location
São Caetano do Sul

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Appliances Electrical Electronics Manufacturing IT Services IT Consulting

Categories

Management Manufacturing

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