Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Lean Manufacturing Engineer

Requirements

• Post-Secondary education in Industrial Engineering or related field
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts
• Must possess exceptional communication skills both verbal and written
• Negotiating, collaborating and conflict resolution skills are required
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills along with a strong sense of time management
• Comfortable training large audiences (oral / written / presentation)
• Technical communication / understanding of company processes
• Must have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Customer-focused, team player with ability to interact effectively with all employee levels in a positive, cooperative, and productive manner
• Ability to exercise initiative, common sense and maintain effective internal and external working relationships
• Adept at MS 365 Office Suite, MS Visio and able to interpret data and statistics for purposes of grasping real time situations and developing action plans for improvement
• Strong degree of initiative and judgment
• Ability to travel frequently within North America
• Valid Driver’s License
• A minimum of five (5) years of automotive manufacturing exposure
• General understanding of the various group functions in a manufacturing operation (e.g. Quality, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Safety, Quality, Logistics)

Responsibilities

• Schedule and perform annual assessments at all North American manufacturing plants
• Present assessment results along with recommendations for improvement to Senior Plant Management
• Coach manufacturing plants in the development of improvement plans for Magna Factory Concept (MAFACT) / World Class Manufacturing implementations
• Monitor progress of improvement plan implementation at each manufacturing plant
• Identify benchmark systems at manufacturing plants and share throughout the Exteriors Group
• Record and track improvements noted in internal MAFACT assessments performed by the plant
• Visit and support plants requesting assistance to improve MAFACT / World Class Manufacturing performance / implementation
• Coordinate and collaborate with Division Leads to facilitate kaizen workshops to implement lean/ TPS/ MAFACT tools and methodologies
• Develop, update and modify MAFACT / World Class Manufacturing training material as required
• Participate with other Magna Groups on Magna-wide MAFACT / World Class Manufacturing implementation
• Support cost saving activities and continuous improvement initiatives at Division level and at the Group level
• Participate with other Magna Groups on annual MAFACT calibration audits and support Magna Corporate strategy development and deployment
• Manage on boarding of new MAFACT Leads at Divisions and support their skills development and competence on MAFACT tools and methodologies
• Perform other duties as required or assigned by Supervisor to further competence of Division Leads
• Maintain MAFACT / World Class Manufacturing information and standards on the company intranet

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.