SIS General Assembly Director
Director – General Assembly, Stellantis Industrial System (SIS)
Organization: Stellantis Industrial System – North America
Location: Stallantis Manufacturing Plants
Position Summary
The Director of General Assembly (GA) for Stellantis Industrial System (SIS) is responsible for driving manufacturing performance, operational excellence, and standardization across North American assembly plants.
This role leads the development and deployment of manufacturing best practices, identifies systemic performance gaps, and drives sustainable improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity. The Director will collaborate closely with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen manufacturing capabilities and accelerate continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of the North American General Assembly SIS strategy, aligned with regional manufacturing objectives.
- Drive improvements in Overall Production Efficiency (OPE), labor productivity, throughput, manufacturing cost, and operational stability.
- Identify and eliminate chronic production losses through structured problem solving, standardized work, line balancing, and waste reduction.
- Develop, standardize, and deploy SIS manufacturing methodologies and best practices across General Assembly operations.
- Lead manufacturing maturity assessments and SIS audits, establishing improvement roadmaps and ensuring sustainable results.
- Strengthen Shop Floor Management, visual management, daily accountability, and rapid problem-resolution processes.
- Partner with Plant Managers, GA Center Managers, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance to resolve systemic manufacturing issues.
- Benchmark internal and external manufacturing operations to identify and deploy world-class practices.
- Coach and develop plant leadership in lean manufacturing, problem solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Drive cross-plant collaboration, knowledge sharing, and standardization to improve overall manufacturing performance.