Maintenance Lead – Battery Cell Development Center

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and dispatch daily maintenance work, including preventive, predictive, and corrective tasks across cell manufacturing assets.
• Champion a strong safety culture by ensuring all activities follow OSHA, lockout/tagout, and hazardous energy requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to maintenance technicians on mechanical, electrical, controls, and robotics issues.
• Optimize maintenance plans, spare parts strategies, and work instructions to maximize equipment uptime.
• Use Maximo to manage work orders, track downtime, and maintain accurate asset history.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Quality teams to plan maintenance around production builds and trials.
• Support root-cause analysis and implement continuous improvement activities to reduce unplanned downtime.

Requirements

• Technical degree, completed apprenticeship, or equivalent experience in industrial maintenance (mechanical, electrical, or mechatronics).
• 7+ years of experience in industrial maintenance or technical operations within manufacturing, pilot, or development environments.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting skills for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and controls systems.
• Experience with robotics, vision systems, and automation diagnostics.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and equipment documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate work across multiple technicians and competing priorities.
• Ability to work onsite in a development lab/manufacturing environment, including off-shifts, weekends, or holidays as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of lithium-ion cell manufacturing processes (electrode, assembly, formation).
• Experience working in development, pilot, or startup environments.
• Proficiency using Maximo and other maintenance planning tools.
• Background in reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

About the Company

General Motors is leading the change to make our world better, safer, and more equitable through our actions. Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion, driven by a diverse team of engineers, technologists, and designers.