Manager - Lean Manufacturing - Jobs in Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 5B2

Job Description

Martinrea is a diversified global automotive supplier engaged in the design, development and manufacturing of metal parts, assemblies and modules, complex fluid management systems and aluminum products. We employ approximately 15,000 skilled and motivated people at manufacturing, engineering and technical centers in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Slovakia, Spain and China. Our business strategy leverages world-class technologies, motivated and talented people, and high-quality products.Our Mission is to make people #39;s lives better by:

• Delivering outstanding quality products and services to our customers;
• Providing meaningful opportunity, job satisfaction, and job security for our people;
• Being positive contributors to our communities; and,
• Providing superior long-term investment returns to our stakeholders.

Our strength is our peopleWe invite you to follow your dreams and explore a challenging and rewarding career at Martinrea.Job Summary: Project leader in the Continuous Improvement process. Provide continuous support to all aspects of the business operations and be an expert in lean methodologiesRequired Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent stamping plant work experience
• Minimum 5 years of stamping plant floor experience
• Understanding of automotive OEMs and Tier-1/2 stamping business
• Lean manufacturing experience (Quick Die Change, SPM improvement, Problem Solving, Plant Layouts, Material flow, 5S, Lineside boards) with capability to lead a lean transformation
• Project management experience
• Strong computer skills, Organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to teach or train others

Responsibilities:

• Lead and teach capacity planning at plants
• Consolidate and report divisional capacity. Draw conclusions from reported data. Escalate problems to management.
• Manage multi-plant die movement or launch projects through representatives at each site
• Provide leadership, mentoring, training, and development to Press Shop Kaizen Leader representatives
• Track performance KPIs and report on progress of projects

Employee Relations

• Communicate effectively with employees and management staff
• Perform compulsory overtime as necessary and in accordance with legislative requirements
• Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor
• Comply, ensure and enforce Rules of Conduct (Sign off agreement) in your hire package
• Provide and/or participate in training as required
• Comply, ensure and enforce all company rules, regulations and policies as stated in the Employee Handbook
• Comply, ensure and enforce the Employee Standards Act, 2000

Physical Demands

• Ability to work on computer for long periods of time
• Ability to be present on the production floor daily

Health and Safety Responsibilities

• Must work in accordance with H amp;S regulations, Company and plant rules, policies and procedures
• Must use or wear PPE and certain clothing as required by the Company

Other Duties

• This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities required for this job.
• Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice