**Job Description**:
What You'll Do
As a Paint Shop Resident Engineer, you will manage and execute projects for the Paint Group. You will be responsible for the design, build
and installation of state-of-the-art paint systems. You will work with construction contractors that will install our equipment and tooling. You
will also be responsible for the refurbishment and upgrade of existing equipment.
Your work will involve developing project concepts and contracting professional services for engineering (when it is necessary). You will be
identifying long lead items for purchase such as equipment, facilities etc. You will purchase Machinery and Equipment (M&E) for the Paint
Shop. You will develop bid specifications, scopes of work and project schedules. You will utilize the GM Purchasing Bid & Award Process to
source purchase orders and will conduct technical bid reviews. You will write and submit purchase requisitions.
Once the Purchase Order is issued you will meet with the manufacturers and monitor the engineering and fabrication. You will control design
changes utilizing the field order process to document changes in scope. Once on site, you will monitor the installation, schedule, and
progress. You will integrate the Machinery and Equipment (M&E) into the Paint Shop. You will oversee the start-up and debug of the systems
including integrating and getting the plants involvement. Finally, you will coordinate and support the functional and safety buyoffs (red, yellow,
and green tag).
Additional non-project related task will include providing a report out once a month at the Paint 4-Walls Meeting, completing the annual color
trials for new color introduction and the paint shop Durability Audits (2 times per year).
You will be the primary contact between the plant and Vehicle Systems. At times you will be asked to provide timely information on equipment
failures, breakdowns, and lost production at your plant. Also, you may be asked to collect data and information to support HQ surveys and
studies.
**Additional Job Description**:
**Required Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 5+ years experience specifying, commissioning or operating paint shop equipment and systems
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- Understanding of the entire paint process including PT/ED (pretreatment/Elpo), sealing, primer, and topcoat
- You must have demonstrated the ability to work independently or with others as a member of a team
- Ideally you would have some project management skills for planning and executing a project
- Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments with medium level of autonomy and high accountability for results.
- Demonstrate solid organization, planning and problem-solving skills.
- Travel is required
Diversity and inclusion are our strengths. We respect and value what each individual contribution to our team, including their origin, education, sex, race, ethnic group, sexual orientation, gender expression and / or identity, religious context, age, generation, and disability. We believe that our ability to meet the needs and expectations of an increasingly diverse and global customer base is closely linked to the diversity and inclusion that we experience within General Motors.
**About GM**:
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**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.
