Plant IT Manager - Site Support Analyst

General Motors

3.5

(61)

Multiple Locations

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    Position summary

    perate reliably 24/7. You will work closely with plant leadership, manufacturing teams, and GM's centralized IT organizations to deliver resilient, scalable, and secure technology solutions that keep production running.

    What You'll Do

    • Lead a multi-site IT support team providing end-to-end coverage across applications, servers, storage, networks, end-user devices, and manufacturing systems

    • Deliver 24/7 onsite IT operations for Factory Zero, Romulus, and Brownstown, ensuring maximum uptime for plant production

    • Serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for plant leadership and centralized IT teams (Applications, Infrastructure, Networks, End-User Computing, Deployment)

    • Oversee incident triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution to minimize operational disruption

    • Plan and execute IT changes, upgrades, and deployments aligned to plant schedules and production priorities

    • Manage service request lifecycles and SLAs, ensuring consistent delivery and performance

    • Lead data center and hosting operations, including virtual and physical environments

    • Own device lifecycle management for desktops, laptops, scanners, radios, tablets, printers, and mobile devices

    • Support manufacturing launches and major production events, ensuring IT readiness

    • Coordinate IT project delivery across cross-functional teams

    • Oversee client patching, security compliance, and vulnerability remediation

    • Provide IT support for Just-In-Time (JIT) supplier operations

    Required Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree (or higher) in IT, Engineering, or a related field

    • 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibility

    • Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial environments

    • Strong background in LAN, WAN, and WLAN design and support

    • CCNA or equivalent networking certification

    • Advanced troubleshooting skills for PCs, laptops, printers, scanners, tablets, and network connectivity

    • Strong Windows client and peripheral support experience

    • Hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, and wireless access points

    • Solid knowledge of Layer 1-4 networking, switching, and routing

    • Experience with VLANs, NAT/PAT, VPNs, IPSec, and TCP/IP

    • Experience supporting data, voice, and video services

    • Strong understanding of IT security controls, tools, and best practices

    • Experience using networking and diagnostic tools to resolve complex issues

    People & Leadership Skills

    • Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities

    • Ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical teams

    • Skilled at building strong partnerships with plant leadership, operations, and centralized IT teams

    • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, mission-critical manufacturing environments

    GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

    This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.

    The selected candidate will be required to travel at least 50% or more on a frequent basis.

    This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

    This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis. A company vehicle will be provided for this role with successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Report review.

    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 believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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    Why you should apply for a job to General Motors:

  • 52% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Work Appropriately philosophy gives employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact to achieve their goals.
  • Our future is all electric and we aspire to zero tailpipe emissions by 2035.
  • Paid Family Leave provides employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off to support a new child or care for relatives with a health condition.