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Magna

Automotive components and contract manufacturing provider

Production Manager - Assembly

Product AssemblyPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeGuelph, ON, Canada$128k - $140k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field is preferred; an equivalent combination of education and manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
  • A minimum of 5–10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience is required.
  • A minimum of 3–5 years of leadership experience managing supervisors and large production teams is required.
  • Automotive manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing, MAFACT, 5S and Visual Management, Root Cause Analysis, Production Planning, KPI Management, and Microsoft Office Suite is required.
  • Ability to demonstrate the principles of Magna's Employee Charter and support fairness, respect, transparency, accountability, safety, quality, employee development, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Direct daily manufacturing operations to meet customer production requirements.
  • Ensure production schedules are achieved while maintaining quality and cost objectives.
  • Monitor scrap, labour efficiency, downtime, throughput, and customer service performance.
  • Manage staffing levels, overtime, absentee coverage, and resource allocation.
  • Support production launches and engineering changes.
  • Ensure compliance with Magna safety policies, applicable legislation, and customer requirements.
  • Lead accident investigations, corrective actions, and continuous safety improvement initiatives.
  • Lead, coach, mentor, and develop Team Leaders.
  • Ensure compliance with customer requirements and internal quality standards.
  • Drive containment and corrective actions related to customer concerns.
  • Support layered audits, process audits, and quality system requirements.
  • Lead initiatives to reduce defects, scrap, and rework.
  • Champion Lean Manufacturing, MAFACT, 5S, TPM, standardized work, and problem-solving methodologies.
  • Lead continuous improvement projects to improve productivity, quality, safety, and cost performance.
  • Use data-driven decision-making to identify opportunities and sustain improvements.
  • Participate in Kaizen events and cross-functional improvement activities.
  • Manage departmental budgets and operating costs.
  • Monitor labour utilization, efficiency, and spending.
  • Identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities.
  • Support annual business planning and operational forecasting activities.
  • Support operational readiness for new program launches.
  • Participate in strategic planning and customer support activities.
  • Promote a positive workplace culture aligned with Magna's values.

Desired Qualifications

  • Post-secondary education in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related field.
  • Automotive manufacturing experience.

About the Company

Magna

Automotive components and contract manufacturing provider

Magna is a global mobility technology company and one of the world's largest automotive suppliers. It designs, manufactures, and integrates components and systems such as body exteriors, powertrains, seating, and ADAS, and also provides complete vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing services. Its products are developed in 338 plants across 28 countries, enabling automakers to outsource from individual parts to full vehicle assembly and to adopt both traditional and electric powertrains in a single facility. Magna's goal is to be a trusted, one-stop partner that accelerates electrification and advanced mobility through its integrated manufacturing and engineering capabilities.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aurora, Canada
Founded
1957

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