Assistant General Manager

Assistant General Manager

The Assistant General Manager (AGM) serves as the operational leader and second-in-command to the General Manager, with primary responsibility for driving safe, stable, efficient, and customer-focused operations across the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead plant operations and performance across General Assembly, Supply Chain/Materials, and Commissioning to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer objectives.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through KPI management, Lean Manufacturing, shopfloor management, standardized work, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Develop organizational capability and support business growth by strengthening leadership teams, improving operational structures, supporting capacity planning, and ensuring readiness for new programs, launches, and volume increases.
• Lead customer and program execution activities by serving as a senior customer interface, resolving operational escalations, supporting production ramp-ups, engineering changes, and ensuring successful program milestones.
• Drive financial and operational results through effective business planning, cost management, productivity improvement, forecasting, budgeting, and performance recovery initiatives.
• Build a high-performance culture by coaching and developing leaders, promoting accountability, succession planning, employee engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and Magna's core values.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years of manufacturing or operations experience, with a strong preference in automotive manufacturing.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing managers and/or multiple operational functions.
• Proven experience leading high-volume manufacturing operations, program launches, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, supply chain, quality management, operational KPIs, and business planning.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational development, communication, and strategic execution skills preferred.