Production Supervisor

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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:
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.
Job Responsibilities:
Standard Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and empower team members.
• Support Manager to achieve divisional budget targets to maximize profitability and manage program spending.
• Achieve technical confidence to challenge current standards and progress division to the next level.
• Must support quality, safety, environmental and sustainability objectives.
• Take every precaution reasonable to protect the health and safety of the workforce.
  
  • Ensure the workplace is safe and assign safe work.
  • Ensure unsafe actions or unsafe conditions have been identified, corrected and / or eliminated.
  • Advise workforce of any health & safety concerns that they are aware of.
  • Assist in the training of workers to ensure the work is done safely
  • Ensure the safe use of equipment and the proper use of protective devices and PPE where required.
• Cultivate a work culture that focuses on continually improving upon all elements the Employee Opinion Survey
• Understanding & adherence to the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the intention of grievance avoidance
• Supports staffing, facility and equipment requirements related to department.
• Supports with the identification and implementation of corrective & preventive action for any non-conformance within their jurisdiction or for any non-compliance identified during customer / internal and / or external audit
• Provide formal and informal feedback to team members.
• Lead and participate in the continuous improvement, cost reduction and sustainability programs.
• Complies and upholds the expectations of internal standards, processes, and legislative requirements.
• Conduct in accordance with the Magna Charter, Magna Operating Principles and Corporate Ethics guidelines.
• Implements Magna Standards such as MMSA, MAFACT and GQS compliant systems where needed.
• Quality (IATF), Environmental (ISO 14001) and Information Security (TISAX) awareness and adherence
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to daily 5S activities and cleaning schedule.
• Work with other departments towards overall plant goals.
• Any other requests deemed reasonable by management.

Job Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with overseeing the daily operation of the Assembly Department and support all other departments.
• Assist with the management of the operations activities to meet customer requirements.
• Assist with shift and production run changes to ensure on-time delivery of quality products.
• Participate in the review of new product designs, process design changes, to ensure manufacturability.
• Participates in manpower requirements planning and overtime scheduling.
• Responsible for improvement initiatives related to Key Operating Indicators assigned by Manager.
• Assist in defining the standardized work & ensure team members are suitably trained & re-trained as required
• Monitor process parameters and ensure they are within specification and react accordingly when issues arise.
• Ensure product quality meets customer drawing requirements.
• Ensures safe use of all hand tools, lockout, AGV awareness and forklifts within department jurisdiction

Qualifications

• Education: College Diploma or equivalent in experience
• Experience: Minimum 2 years Supervisory / Leadership experience preferred. Experience in a Tier 1, Unionized, JIT Facility an asset.
• Characteristics: Able to communicate effectively with coworkers; Effective trouble shooting; Possess leadership skills; Promotes teamwork; Instills empowerment; Ability to uphold confidentiality & integrity. Must be willing to work various shifts and work overtime.
• Technical: Knowledge of pneumatic hand tools and equipment troubleshooting preferred.

Confidentiality
Confidentiality is critical for Magna, it's Customers and Employees.
As a team member, each employee is responsible to:
Protect sensitive information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
Report any suspected security incidents or breaches immediately
Ensure information is used solely for the purpose for which it was intended
Maintain the confidentiality of all proprietary information, both during and after employment with Magna.
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.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Seating