Operations Manager

Magna International • Highland Park, MI

19d

About The Position

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected. We are seeking a results-driven and strategic Operations Manager to oversee daily operations and drive continuous improvement across the organization. The ideal candidate will lead teams, optimize processes, improve operational efficiency, and ensure company goals related to quality, safety, productivity, and customer satisfaction are achieved. This role requires strong leadership, problem-solving abilities, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering, engineering management, business management or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Minimum of five years (5) years of production and/or engineering experience at a manager level in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze data and make informed operational decisions

Nice To Haves

• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the daily operations of the assigned business unit including but not limited to production activities, budget(s), and KOI deliverables.
• Supervises Shift Superintendents and/or Production Supervisors assigned to the shift including but not limited to planning, assigning, directing and coordinating their day-to-day activities.
• Monitors and strives to continuously improve production efficiency, first run capability and other key division performance indicators.
• Ensures all critical launch activities within scope of responsibility are identified, measured and completed on time.
• Participates in APQP and PDP events, and complete tasks as required.
• Ensures MSD’s Quality System for TS 16949:2009 directives are in compliance.
• Ensures Shift Superintendents and/or Production Supervisors are adhering to standardized work instructions, rotation schedules, and cross training is done as necessary.

Benefits

• We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed.
• wide range of development prospects
• career path should be as unique as you are

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager