Lean Manufacturing Supervisor

Daimler Truck México; Saltillo; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck México is seeking a Production/Manufacturing Lead to supervise shop floor activities, drive lean initiatives, and ensure safety and quality in daily operations. You will balance workloads, optimize processes, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across multiple OUs.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, teamwork and the deployment of PDCA cycles, with a focus on cost reduction and productivity enhancements in a large manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing process and mechatronic knowledge required.
• Lean manufacturing tools (line balancing, VSM, PDCA, AMEF).
• Design of pokayokes and error-proofing systems.
• English level: B2 and Spanish: B2.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate production processes to ensure lean practices, safety, quality and delivery commitments.
• Perform process analysis, line balancing, takt time monitoring and governance of standard work.
• Drive changeovers, pre-series activities and product launches with cross-functional teams.
• Support OU managers with workload balancing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Logistics to optimize shop floor communications and material placement.
• Introduce new technologies and tools to improve production efficiency while ensuring quality.

Skills

Manufacturing process

Mechatronics

Lean manufacturing

Pokayokes & error proofing

GP&D (GD&T)

CAD/AutoCAD/SolidWorks

English B2

Spanish B2

Effective communication

Decision making

Analysis & problem solving

Project management

Education

Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or related degree

Tools

CAD software

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Daimler Truck México is seeking a Production/Manufacturing Lead to supervise shop floor activities, drive lean initiatives, and ensure safety and quality in daily operations. You will balance workloads, optimize processes, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across multiple OUs.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, teamwork and the deployment of PDCA cycles, with a focus on cost reduction and productivity enhancements in a large manufacturing setting.