Production Manager

MAHLE; Tilbury; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

MAHLE in Tilbury, Canada, seeks a Production Manager to lead plant performance on a rotating 3-shift basis, driving safety, quality and continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining high standards.

The Manufacturing Leader collaborates with the plant leadership to meet customer requirements, optimize machine and labour resources, and implement IATF 16494 procedures while supporting new product launches and cost-control processes.

Qualifications

• Clearly demonstrated leadership ability.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Understanding of Automotive Quality Systems & requirements.
• High degree of flexibility & availability (in work assignments and hours of work).
• Solid working knowledge of Health & Safety Requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer expectations for product quality are met or exceeded.
• Plan and direct the machine, material and labour resources in order to meet the customer delivery requirements.
• Promote awareness and provide direction to employees to ensure a safe working environment.
• Lead Continuous Improvement teams for productivity improvements.
• Prepare and submit for approval cost analysis for continuous improvement efforts.

Job description

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Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing it for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility. MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

Your Contribution

The Production Manager is responsible for the overall production performance of the facility, operating on a rotating 3-shift basis. This role provides leadership for daily shop floor governance, driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring safety and quality remain the highest priorities.

As part of the plant leadership team, the Manufacturing Leader collaborates with fellow managers to support all production functions, foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, and ensure the successful execution of business objectives.

• Ensure customer expectations for product quality are met or exceeded.
• Plan and direct the machine, material and labour resources in order to meet the customer delivery requirements.
• Promote awareness and provide direction to employees to ensure a safe working environment.
• Ensure elimination/reduction of workplace lost time accidents and incidents.
• Prioritize awareness and provide direction to employees for process optimization and continuous improvement. (P.P.M., First pass yield and scrap).
• Maintain and improve IATF 16494 systems for procedures for manufacturing process.
• Create, develop and update IATF 16494 procedures and work instructions as required.
• Champion product alert process for product cause analysis of manufacturing process/ product defects.
• Complete short term and long-term machine loading plans in conjunction with master scheduler.
• Complete short term and long-term manpower loading plans including vacation, training, and O/T scheduling in conjunction with master scheduler.
• Assist successful launch of new products and processes (trials, PPAP and process sign off).
• Analyze and prioritize performance measurement data (M/C efficiency, assembly efficiency and scrap) for improvement and corrective action.
• Lead Continuous Improvement teams for productivity improvements.
• Prepare and submit for approval cost analysis for continuous improvement efforts.
• Prepare and monitor manufacturing budget expenses (direct and indirect labour, O/T and scrap and rework costs).
• Provide training and direction to employees to meet ATPTAI objectives for H & S, Quality delivery and performance.
• Complete performance appraisals and develop personal objectives for direct reports.
• Ensure employee reward, recognition; communication and discipline are applied consistently on a 3-shift basis.
• Evaluate direct reports and make recommendations for merit increases and bonus payout.
• Meet the company's OEG goals, PPM goals, and scrap goals.
• Ensure that housekeeping targets are met.
• Knowledgeable in the duties and responsibilities in accordance with Health and Safety and Environmental legislation in Ontario and Canada
• Working knowledge of ISO 45001, IATF 16494, OHSAS 18001.
• Ensure that employees work in a safe manner and to enforce all applicable Environmental, Health and Safety legislation requirements and internal ISO 45001/OHSAS 18001 policies, procedures and work instructions.

Your Experience & Qualifications

• Clearly demonstrated leadership ability
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Understanding of Automotive Quality Systems & requirements
• High degree of flexibility & availability (in work assignments and hours of work)
• Solid working knowledge of Health & Safety Requirements

Our Offer

We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities.

MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com

#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.

Compensation Range: $121,000 - $171,000 Annually

Facts about the job

Entry level: Management

Part- / Full-time: Full Time

Functional area: Production

Department: BU2 Thermal and Fluid Systems

Location: Tilbury, CA

Company: MTFS (CA)

Your future at MAHLE

As a team player and someone who thinks ahead, you can deploy all your skills with us. In cooperation with colleagues from different countries and areas, you contribute in designing the mobility of the future. When selecting MAHLE, you choose trend-setting technologies and strategies. Are you interested in working with us and developing efficient and environmentally-friendly solutions, optimising existing products, and turning innovative ideas into reality? Then MAHLE is the right address for you.