Mgr, World Class Mfg

Job Responsibilities

• Captures and encourages all WCM activities and continuous improvement workshops.
• Manages Six Sigma and Lean projects to support Decostar’s improvement initiatives and strategic goals.
• Provides strategic direction, leadership, support and decision making to ensure successful application of continuous improvement concepts, including Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Layouts and Material flow.
• Aids Decostar Managers through soliciting and reviewing functional area continuous improvement plans and activities to maintain and improve overall plant continuous improvement results.
• Provides feedback.
• Facilitates management updates and communication on all WCM and activities.
• Supports manufacturing engineering resources.
• Manages Standardized Work Process and Kaizen events.
• Leads and participates in customer lean and MAFACT assessments.
• Ensures compliance with all safety, quality, environmental and BOS policies and procedures.
• Supports cost reduction and innovation idea programs.
• Exemplify the Charter principle for a safe and healthful workplace.
• Demonstrate awareness for the safety of others in the work environment.
• Integrate safety into all elements of the organization.
• Make every effort to eliminate hazardous conditions and practices.
• Inspects examination of workplace condition to ensure they conform to applicable standards.
• Displays commitment and support personnel to reducing the impacts of its operation on the environment.

Skills / Experience Required

• Five years automotive experience; two years manufacturing experience; one year continuous work experience.
• Experience leading to working knowledge of manufacturing processes and plant operations, project management experience involving responsibility for planning timing and milestones and fiscal control, and supervisory experience or position in which leadership skills have been demonstrated.
• Experience and demonstrated performance in implementing lean manufacturing and Six Sigma improvements.
• Must have excellent problem solving, computer, and math / statistics skills.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple priorities with moderate stress tolerance.
• Must have the ability to translate customer requirements to Decostar’s operational environment.
• Must have the ability to conduct optimization analyses.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must display a positive attitude.
• Must display a high energy level and an ability to positively invigorate a work group.

Education Requirements

• Required - BS – Engineering or Engineering Discipline
• PREFERRED - Certified Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to meet the physical demands as defined by the current production requirements and the job function evaluation.
• Office and manufacturing environment using normal PPE and safety precautions.
• Travels using public modes of transportation.

Benefits

Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are. Group Summary The Magna Exteriors portfolio of products includes access systems such as liftgates, exterior trim, modular systems, front-end modules including fascia, active aerodynamic systems and other lightweight structural components for automotive, commercial truck and other industrial markets. Recognized globally as an innovator in all aspects of vehicle exteriors, Magna provides everything needed, from materials development and design through manufacturing and assembly, to help automakers create sleek, state-of-the-art vehicles across the world.