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

• -Project management

Daimler Truck AG group is the leader in the global automotive industry with more than 120 years of experience in 200 countries.

Our people reflect the company values: Passion, Respect, Integrity and Discipline; we are looking for engaged individuals to join this diverse group, which manages ever-changing challenges.

Daimler Truck, a leading and pioneering group worldwide in the automotive industry with more than 120 years and presence in more than 200 countries. In Mexico it has the divisions of: Daimler Truck, Daimler Truck Buses and Daimler Truck Financial Services.

In our people, we can reflect our corporate values: Our customers success is our success, moving at the speed of right, one team best team, and we are looking for highly committed individuals to join the group in an environment of diversity and constant challenges.

Objective of the position:

Lead and manage all critical activities related to truck manufacturing processes on the shop floor, ensuring operational excellence through effective workforce management, adherence to work standards, and optimal use of equipment, tools, and electrical testing systems.

This role is responsible for supervising and coordinating daily operations, guaranteeing proper implementation of processes, balancing workloads, and driving continuous improvement initiatives such as Kaizen events.

Supports operational units (OUs) by focusing on cost reduction, productivity enhancement, and the control and continuous improvement of departmental KPIs. Additionally, the position plays a key role in leadership, team engagement, and people development to build a high-performance culture. All activities are carried out with a strong commitment to Safety, Quality, and Customer Satisfaction as top priorities.

Indispensable Requirements (Candidates who do not meet these requirements may be discarded):

• Manufacturing process and mechatronical
• Lean manufacturing tools (line balancing, VSM, PDCA, AMEF)
• Design of pokayokes and error proofing systems
• Desirable GD&T system
• Desirable CAD, AutoCAD, solidwork software
• English level: B2
• Spanish: B2

Soft Skills:

• -Effective communication
• -Decision making
• Analysis and problem solving
• Influence and negociation
• -Project management

Academic Knowledge:

Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, Business Management or related degree.

At Daimler Truck we are united in our purpose “We work for all who keep the world moving”. This motivates us to pursue our common goal: leading sustainable transportation. However, our impact as a global transportation company depends entirely on the impact of each individual at Daimler Truck. That’s why we ensure that our people are encouraged and empowered to show their full impact.

We promote diversity and stand for an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, because these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company.

You can be your true self at Daimler Truck. Inclusion and equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, generations, physical appearance, phases of life, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual expression, people with disabilities and people from any underrepresented group.

Main Functions:

• -Drive and coordinate the establishment and continuous improvement of production processes and standard work, ensuring lean practices, operational efficiency, and adherence to safety, quality, and delivery commitments.
• -Execute process management and control activities, including process analysis, line balancing, takt time monitoring, and governance of standard work. Contribute to the successful implementation of new projects and productivity improvement initiatives.
• -Foster continuous collaboration across manufacturing teams to guarantee efficient and successful implementation of changeovers, pre-series activities, and product launches.
• -Assist operational units in job balancing and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring structured feedback with OU Managers. Establish ongoing communication with internal customers (OUs/SUs) to support customer experience and ensure successful project execution aligned with plant KPIs.-
• Work closely with Logistics to implement updates in shop floor broadcasting, ensuring all production areas remain informed. Define optimal material placement in the production line and implement control systems to improve handling efficiency.
• Introduce and implement new technologies to improve production efficiency. Define, select, acquire, and optimize assembly devices and tools (fixtures, gauges, and torque-controlled or manual tools) while ensuring their sustainability and guaranteeing product quality.

Work Location Opportunity:

Daimler Trucks AG is firmly committed to developing a work environment that supports empowerment and inclusion for our current and future employees. We recognize that our ability to adapt will enable us to compete for a broader range of talent. Additionally, our business and the people who work within it will be successful and profitable if we remain agile and flexible in our approach to work.

To continue to build a great place to work for all, we are committed to a culture that supports flexibility and encourages a positive working environment that achieves the needs of our business and employees.

Diversity allows us to employ people with different experiences, abilities and points of view, and that is what enhances our culture and brings us to the forefront among the top global companies.

At Daimler, we value the diversity between our employees.

In order to enrich the culture, Daimler acknowledges the importance of including people with different points of view and lifestyles into our company. When we select our talent, we focus on abilities; we don’t discriminate based on ethnicity, nationality, gender, race, age, disability, social condition, health, religion, immigrant status, opinions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, university or appearance.

Exceed your expectations and get ready to be part of our team!