Area Leader / Supervisor - 3rd Shift

About the Role

The Area Leader is responsible for all team members’ safety and well-being, overall development and supervision of Team Leaders and Team Members, health and safety, quality, customer cost, productivity, and ergonomic issues through using the company policies and procedures and the Magna Employee’s Charter as a guideline.

Your Responsibilities

• Ability to build and develop a manufacturing team that can consistently deliver to World Class of Manufacturing (WCM) Standards. Know and understand Bowling Green Metalforming Quality and Environmental policies.
• Ensure daily pre-shift inspections are completed, conduct unplanned inspection audits on a weekly basis and planned inspection audits once a month
• Routinely make visual inspections of emergency evacuation routes correcting any safety concerns immediately
• Within 24 hours of an accident/incident complete accident investigations identifying root cause and corrective action
• Ensure weekly safety talks in pre-shift meetings are being conducted with team members signing safety training roster 
• Schedule, supervise, coordinate, and direct the activities of team members to ensure that production levels and quality standards are met
• Establish and maintain effective communications with all other departments as well as conduct all business activities in a professional manner
• Plan and direct the utilization and use of all equipment and manpower to achieve the most effective results
• Supervise team members in accordance with the principles of the Employee Charter and the policies and procedures set out in the BGM Team Member Handbook
• Promote continuous improvement and capitalize on cost-reduction opportunities
• Act on behalf of the Department Leader and/or Assistant Department Leader in their absence and assume the responsibilities of the Team Leader in their absence.
• Immediately attend to all accidents and injuries and initiate the accident and injury investigation program, while following up to ensure procedure implementation and completion.
• Supervise Team Leaders in their job performance and ensure fulfillment of policies, practices, and procedures.
• Utilize interactive management principles when implementing corrective discipline procedures in dealing with team members, encourage professional development to enhance team performance, and cross-train to maximize flexibility and coverage to accommodate vacations and absences.
• Provide timely coaching, counseling, and feedback to employees through one-on-one sessions, performance evaluations, and regular team meetings.
• Ensure compliance within assigned department, company, and customer quality standards and procedures.
• Follow and comply with all operational procedures/policies as stated in the employee Environmental Health and Safety programs and conduct Team Safety Talks as required.
• Promote, participate, and implement Lean activities as they are introduced such as 5S, Kanban, PDCAs, and Standardized work.  
• Ensure the improvement of department KPIs by participating in the tracking and enhancement measures that are implemented.
• Promote good housekeeping.
• Perform other duties as required including filling in for operators when necessary.
• Promote the Andon Procedure and follow it. Stop the job per criteria. Document on board. Issue a TA immediately for rejects that are over the minimum. Support escalation process when required.  Be available in the immediate area to be able to respond to team members’ requests for help.

(This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed in this position. Team members will be required to follow any other job-related instructions or to perform other job duties requested by their leader)
 

Who we are looking for

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or GED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Computer skills; proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel preferred
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Operate standard office equipment preferred

Your preferred qualifications

• Post-secondary education preferred, or related experience 
• Previous leadership role experience in an automotive manufacturing environment preferred

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.

Site Benefits

• Health Insurance (includes telemedicine, FSA, HSA, and other benefits)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Profit Sharing Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Referral Program - Up to $1,000 per hired referral
• Onsite cafeteria and fully stocked breakrooms
• Annual summer cookout
• Annual Christmas Party
• Onsite Nurses

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 to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.