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Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Design Studio in Pasadena, California on a full-time basis. The Role: There’s never been a more exciting time to work for General Motors! General Motors Advanced Design in Pasadena, CA is seeking a Lead Fabricator responsible for leading a team of skilled trade employees. This position requires extensive prototype fabrication background, excellent organizational, project management and leadership skills. The candidate must be proficient in specialty vehicle and concept car builds, with in-depth knowledge of fabrication technologies and techniques required to produce hand-built vehicles. The Design Lead General Fabrication role is hands-on, requiring full involvement in the entire build process. This includes collaborating across multiple shop areas, as well as other design departments, overseeing full project builds, and working closely with project manager to ensure efficiency, quality, and deadlines are met. The candidate should be proactive in team meetings, offering insights, voicing concerns, and suggesting improvements. Maintaining a professional, positive attitude and mentoring new and existing team members is essential to fostering a strong team environment. If this sounds like your next step, we'd love to hear from you! What You'll Do: Oversees the entire build process of projects, ensuring efficiency, quality, and deadlines are met Lead a team of 5-10 Skilled Trades personal and apprentices while ensuring high standards Interpret and analyze prints with the ingenuity to bench engineer as required Exhibit a safety mindset while identifying, taking ownership, resolving safety concerns, leading safety investigations, and supporting the safety champions Develop standardized work procedures, TIS’s (Task Instruction Sheet) and performs annual staff reviews Supports ADCA (Advanced Design California) team members and supervisors from other Design Fabrication Shops Participate in meetings and proactively voice concerns or suggestions to enhance processes Foster an environment which encourages team member involvement, continuous improvement, and skill development Provide leadership in implementation of major department initiatives and company goals Drive first time quality in the build process of models Takes ownership of specific shop function (i.e. hard modeling) ensuring the area is ready for work, including material processing, cleanliness and excellence of product outcomes Mentor new and existing team members to develop skills and maintain a strong team dynamic Ensure a professional and positive attitude is maintained throughout the shop Communicate between shifts and cross-functionally to implement best practices, resolve vehicle build and timing issues while maintaining quality expectations #J-18808-Ljbffr General Motors

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