Material Handling Technician - Rechargeable Energy Storage System

General Motors is hiring a Material Handling Technician for their Pontiac, MI location. This full-time onsite role involves the safe handling, shipping, and testing of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (EV batteries). Key responsibilities include operating forklifts and cranes, managing inventory, coordinating shipments, and supporting safety procedures. The technician will work closely with teams to ensure efficient logistics and quality standards.
Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Pontiac on a full-time basis.

The Role

In this exciting new role, you will be part of a highly motivated team of individuals that will specialize in the safe and orderly shipping, receiving, crating, uncrating and preliminary testing of Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) also known as EV battery packs in support of our RESS root cause team.

What You'll Do
• Ensure safe and efficient handling of high-voltage EV battery assemblies and related components, including shipping, receiving, storage, crating/uncrating, scheduling and initial pre-checks for the high-voltage battery packs.
• Perform physical duties involving moving large HV EV batteries around the facility, shipping and disposal.
• Operation and use of forklifts, overhead cranes and rigging equipment.
• Ensure the integrity of inventory accuracy and manage stock movements.
• Coordinate the packaging, tracking and shipment of root cause components to suppliers, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Support the creation of Standard Operating Procedures for processes and procedures to improve safety and efficiency.
• Actively participate and sustain workplace organization practices.
• Provide Logistic support to Field Response Deployment Team.
• Close Collaboration and teamwork with dock and RESS/module root cause teams