Job Number: 39751
Group: Magna Seating
Division: Cam-Slide Mfg. Newmarket
Job Type: Permanent/Regular
Location: Newmarket
Group Description
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.
Role Summary
The Operations Manager leads production staff, processes and practices to ensure production targets are consistently met and operating procedures are challenged and continuously improved.
Key Responsibilities- Lead / guide Production Managers in meeting the organization's production objectives.
- Take a leadership role in improving operation efficiency and effectiveness through implementing projects and challenging and modifying operating practices through continuous improvement of ongoing operations.
- Develop Production Department budget in conjunction with the AGM.
- Foster an environment based on teamwork between Production and the support departments (Quality, Maintenance, Materials etc).
- Work with Continuous Improvement and Corrective Action teams to increase efficiency in the production process and monitor projects
- Attend staff meetings and provide analysis of production data and methods of improving efficiency to Senior Management
- Work with Human Resources to ensure succession planning, development plans and training needs are identified and actioned.
- Coordinate the activities of the Production Managers and oversee the implementation of improvements on the shop floor.
- Advise and work with Production Managers, Production Supervisors and Maintenance to set priorities.
- Work to solve problems pertaining to personnel, equipment and production difficulties.
- Lead production meetings and present information respecting production reports, labour reports, scrap reports, and quarantine reports.
- Work collaboratively to solve production quality concerns.
- Maintain information for continuous improvement, such as safety, overtime, production throughput, quality. etc.
- Ensure that environmental policies and procedures are being adhered to by production employees.
- Ensure that company housekeeping standards are adhered to and maintained.
- Must ensure that any safety related concerns are directed to the Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist.
- Work to ensure inventory accuracy.
- Support the GROW Program and any continuous improvement initiatives.
- Must adhere to all MAFACT requirements.
- Adhere to all IATF 16949 policies and procedures.
- Must comply with all ISO 14001 (Environmental) and OHSAS 18001 (Health and Safety) systems and standards as it pertains to their work.
- Abide by all AODA and C-TPAT procedures that apply to the position.
- Post-secondary education, preferably engineering or mechanics.
- Minimum 5-7 years' prior experience as a Manufacturing/ Production Manager in charge of 50-100 employees in the automotive industry.
- Five years' experience minimum working in the automotive industry.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership and team building skills
- Excellent decision making ability.
- Proven Management and Employee Relations skills.
Accommodations for disabilities in relation to the job selection process are available upon request.