Production Assistant Manager

Daimler Truck; Saltillo; On-site; MXN 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck Mexico is seeking a seasoned manufacturing leader to direct daily assembly operations at the Saltillo Expansion Plant. You will ensure safe, high-quality, on-time delivery of trucks while advancing operational excellence and Lean practices across all shifts.

You will coach production Supervisors and teams, drive continuous improvement (SQDCM), monitor KPIs, and lead cross-functional collaboration with Safety, Quality, Engineering, Materials and Maintenance to sustain line

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in manufacturing or production leadership roles.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem solving skills.
• Experience with SQDCM performance management and KPI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily assembly operations at the Saltillo Expansion Plant to ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective, on-time delivery of trucks.
• Drive operational excellence and achievement of SQDCM targets by optimizing production performance and staffing across all shifts.
• Develop high-performing teams and promote continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Foster a culture of accountability, cross-functional collaboration, and customer-focused execution.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Root Cause Analysis

SQDCM

KPI Tracking

Cost Reduction

Safety and Compliance

Communication

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Influence and Negotiation

Strategic Thinking

Education

Industrial Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing

Job description

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 daily assembly operations at the Saltillo Expansion Plant to ensure the safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and on-time delivery of trucks to Daimler Truck customers. Drive operational excellence and achievement of SQDCM targets by optimizing production performance, ensuring effective leadership coverage across all shifts, developing high-performing teams, and promoting continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing principles. Foster a strong C&B culture while reinforcing accountability, cross-functional collaboration, employee engagement, and customer-focused execution

Indispensable Requirements

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

6+ years of experience in manufacturing or production leadership roles. Desired

• Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
• Root Cause Analysis: 5 Whys, Ishikawa and Pareto
• SQDCM performance management
• KPI tracking and operational reporting / Production Data Analysis
• Cost reduction and productivity improvement initiatives
• Safety and compliance management
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• Effective communication
• Decision making
• Analysis and problem solving
• Influence and negociation
• Strategic thinking

Academic Knowledge

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing or related field

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

• Lead and manage daily assembly operations at the Saltillo Expansion Plant to ensure the safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and on-time delivery of trucks to Daimler Truck customers. Drive operational excellence and achievement of SQDCM targets by optimizing production performance, ensuring effective leadership coverage across all shifts, developing high-performing teams, and promoting continuous improvement through Lean Manufacturing principles. Foster a strong C&B culture while reinforcing accountability, cross-functional collaboration, employee engagement, and customer-focused execution.
• Lead and oversee production planning and daily execution across assembly lines, ensuring adequate workforce and resource allocation, schedule adherence, and effective cross-functional coordination to meet customer demand and deliver defect-free trucks on time. Monitor performance, identify operational gaps, elevate constraints, and implement recovery actions plans
• Strengthen shop-floor leadership and decision-making by directing Production Supervisors, frontline leaders, and cross-functional teams to ensure consistent execution, timely issue escalation, rapid problem resolution, and operational stability throughout assembly lines.
• Champion and lead continuous improvement initiatives across assembly operations by deploying Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and structured root-cause analysis methodologies. Drive productivity, first-time quality, cost reduction, and operational efficiency by ensuring the effective implementation and sustainability of corrective actions and process improvements.
• Partnership with Safety, Quality, Engineering, Materials, Manufacturing department, and Maintenance teams to rapidly resolve production constraints, lead structured problem-solving, and ensure the effective implementation and sustainability of corrective and preventive actions, maintaining assembly-line stability and SQDCM performance.
• Develop, coach, and engage production leadership and assembly teams to build a high-performance culture, strengthening accountability, teamwork, and effective communication while ensuring consistent adherence to safety, operational, and compliance standards.

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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!