Production Area Leader

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What we offer:

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.

Group Summary:

Cosma provides a comprehensive range of body, chassis and engineering solutions to global customers. Through our robust product engineering, outstanding tooling capabilities and diverse process expertise, we continue to bring lightweight and innovative products to market.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee and directs production employees in a safe, quality-minded, and productive manner with a sense of urgency to attain production priorities as scheduled
• Removes obstacles to ensure that production requirements and customer demands are met.
• Ensures the daily pre-shift meetings and other communication tools are used effectively.
• Communicates with Assistant Production Manager and other plant personnel about production concerns, providing status reports as appropriate.
• Follows and supports LMV Automotive System's and Magna's operating principles.
• Supports efforts to achieve department and plant goals.
• Conducts performance evaluations on employees that are tied to plant and company goals and provides regular feedback on work performance, utilizing individual corrective action plans if necessary. Applies consistent and fair progressive discipline to employees when necessary and discusses such action with appropriate personnel.
• Leads the department in the design and development of improving methods and equipment through continuous improvement and lean manufacturing principles.
• May be required to adjust shifts as necessary.

Education and/or Experience:

• Must have a high school diploma or GED.
• Prefer three years of supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have good organizational and managerial skills to attend to multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must be proficient in computer operations.
• Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, diagrams, requirements, and business correspondences.
• Ability to effectively and appropriately present information and respond to questions from various groups.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to calculate OEE and downtime per assembly line

Benefits:

• Health Insurance / Dental Insurance / Vision Insurance Day One
• Basic Life Insurance
• Basic AD&D Insurance
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K
• Profit Sharing (must be eligible)
• Employee Referral Program

Physical Demands:

• General factory environment with occasional expectations of the employee functional job description

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Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

AI-Assisted Screening Disclosure

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

Under conditions defined by applicable law, you may have the right to request an explanation of how AI is used to support decision-making.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.

Worker Type:

Regular / Permanent

Group:

Cosma International