Job Summary:

- Provides and direction to operators and set-up employees, ensuring that safety, production, quality and quantity standards are maintained.

Required Education and Experience:

- Minimum High School diploma
- Experience with automotive schedule attainment
- Experience with scheduling and producing WIP assemblies
- 7-10 years related experience in a manufacturing environment; preferably automotive
- Knowledge of Quality standards IATF 16949
- Leadership experience an asset
- 7-10 years' experience with data collection and analysis
- Proven ability to motivate teams to achieve high standards and accomplish set outcomes

Critical Success Factors:

- Excellent attendance.
- Excellent Communication Skills (oral and written)
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Familiar with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Regulations
- Ability to interact with the Management Team in a professional manner to continually enhance the company's performance
- Ability to work independently without supervision and with minimum direction
- Ability to work in a team environment and be both a team player and team leader

Essential Functions:

- Abide by all Company policies including, but not limited to the following: Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Systems, Human Resources policies, and the Martinrea Employee Handbook.
- Mentor and guide the team unit
- Provide hands-on leadership
- Ensure that the production area of responsibility is producing a good quality part at appropriate rates
- Analyze scrap data to identify and correct manufacturing problems
- Ensure production area meets or exceeds labor standards
- Ensure the attainment of daily production schedules
- Maintain production related records
- Provide continuous improvement ideas
- Oversee and ensure employees are provided with training on all aspects of the job
- Communicate and ensure adherence to company policies and procedures
- Initiate corrective actions to the Managers and follow up on recommendations for correcting defects
- Conducts Operator performance appraisals and issues employee coaching/disciplines
- Ensure that all machine/equipment are fully manned when scheduled
- Ensures pre-start inspections are conducted and makes sure that all areas are tidy and organized
- Assists in the production planning process
- Ensures plant security
- Respecting and understanding of the Customer/supplier relationship
- Adopt a common sense approach to identifying and addressing problems and control weaknesses

Working Conditions

- Majority of work will be on the Plant Floor (PPE required)
- Some office environment

Effort/Physical Demands

- Constant communication with employees, peers, and management
- Overtime as required
- Shift work

Health and Safety Responsibilities

- Must work in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, Company Rules, Plant Rules, policies and procedures
- Must use or wear equipment, protective devices or certain clothing as required by the company