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General Motors

Builds cars, trucks and SUVs for drivers

Group Leader: Materials Handling

Warehouse & FulfillmentPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeSão José dos Campos, Sao Jose dos Campos - State of São Paulo, BrazilNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed higher-education degree in Logistics, Production Engineering, or a related engineering field.
  • Intermediate English proficiency.
  • Previous experience in internal logistics, material handling, line feeding, warehousing, or manufacturing operations.
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, visual management, problem-solving, and continuous-improvement tools such as Kaizen.
  • Experience leading or coordinating operational teams, preferably in an industrial environment.
  • Knowledge of material flow, inventory control, and production replenishment routines.
  • Ability to monitor indicators, analyze deviations, and convert operational problems into clear, prioritized actions.
  • Knowledge of safety practices, organization, and standardized work in industrial operations.
  • Familiarity with digital productivity tools and operational management and tracking systems.
  • Availability to work onsite in São José dos Campos, across different shifts and, when necessary, weekends, holidays, and collective vacation periods.

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily execution of material-handling and production-supply activities by assigning tasks and aligning priorities and labor with the operational plan.
  • Reinforce compliance with Safety, Quality, Responsiveness, Cost, and Environmental requirements through presence in work areas, standards verification, workplace organization, layered checks, and immediate follow-up on improvements.
  • Ensure accurate and timely supply to points of use by monitoring routes, delivery frequency, inventory levels, and material flow among the warehouse, preparation areas, and production lines.
  • Monitor operational performance through indicators including on-time replenishment, material shortages, inventory accuracy, productivity, material damage, and safety.
  • Identify risks of shortages, excess, damage, or material discrepancies; act promptly to contain impacts and coordinate recovery with Production and Planning.
  • Reinforce safe material-handling, storage, and replenishment practices, including organization, ergonomics, pedestrian and equipment traffic, and compliance with safety procedures.
  • Verify execution of work standards, routes, and operational routines, addressing deviations and promoting process stability.
  • Develop team leaders and employees in standardized work, accountability, teamwork, flexibility, and continuous-improvement behaviors.
  • Support investigation of recurring issues such as material-shortage interruptions, replenishment errors, losses, damage, and low inventory accuracy, and follow corrective and preventive actions.
  • Maintain clear communication across shifts and related areas to ensure relevant information is handed over and ongoing actions continue.

Desired Qualifications

  • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Experience with line replenishment, material supermarkets, internal delivery routes, milk runs, kanban, or pull-replenishment systems.
  • Experience with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) or material- and production-management tools.
  • Familiarity with material-handling equipment and its safety requirements.

About the Company

General Motors

Builds cars, trucks and SUVs for drivers

General Motors designs, builds and sells cars, trucks and SUVs for individual drivers and commercial fleets, with gasoline and electric models across mainstream and luxury markets. Its Chevrolet and GMC brands cover pickups and utility vehicles, while Cadillac focuses on luxury and Buick sells passenger vehicles. The group sells vehicles and replacement parts mainly through independent dealers, which handle customer sales, maintenance and repairs. Its captive finance subsidiary, GM Financial, earns revenue from vehicle loans and leases and also finances dealer inventories. General Motors traces its roots to 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Detroit, MI
Founded
1908

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