Business Unit Manager

Magna International; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting in Holland, Michigan is seeking a manufacturing leader to direct and coordinate activities to meet quality, cost, delivery, and safety goals. You will manage financial aspects and guide a team toward operational excellence.

The role requires a bachelor's degree with 3–5 years in manufacturing leadership, strong communication, and a proven ability to mentor staff while implementing continuous improvement initiatives and cost reduction across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum with 3–5 years manufacturing leadership.
• Extensive knowledge in manufacturing, operations, process design, systems, and quality.
• Strong leadership style with mentoring and training abilities.
• Effective communication across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates activities to meet quality, cost, delivery, and safety goals.
• Provides strategic leadership and recommends equipment purchases.
• Balances production needs with new product introduction.
• Plans and directs plant strategies and long-term goals.
• Drives continuous improvement and cost reduction.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Team mentoring

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Group Summary

The Mechatronics, Mirrors and Lighting group specializes in automotive technologies that are driving the future of mobility. Combining a deep systems knowledge to develop unique vehicle access experiences, intelligent vision systems and advanced automotive lighting technologies, MML's expertise light the path to innovation, safety and styling.

Job Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates all activities within the assigned area to execute a production plan that ensures operations meet quality, cost, delivery, and safety goals. Manages financial aspects of operations and understands the effect on financial performance.
• Provides strategic leadership and technical expertise to the organization. Initiates and recommends purchase of new equipment. Maintains conformance to budget limitations.
• Effectively balances needs of production with new product introduction. Coordinates manufacturing, product development and procurement resources to assure that labor, material and support services needs are known and attained sufficient to execute the sales plan.
• Plans, develops, directs, implements, and maintains plant strategies and objectives. Develops moderate to long-term goals and translates them into short-term plans. Researches and recommends new processes, systems, policies, and procedures to pursue in the future.
• Champions the introduction of improved business/manufacturing methods while driving continuous improvement and waste elimination activities within focus team. Must reduce cost of daily operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree minimum, preferably in a manufacturing or engineering related field or equivalent experience. Successful experience 3 -5 years in manufacturing leadership. Possess high degree of knowledge in manufacturing, operations, process design, systems and quality.
• Must possess a well developed and proven leadership style with the ability to mentor, coach, counsel and train toward long-term departmental and organizational goals while working in a team environment.
• Demonstrated employee relationship and management skills to support, develop, and lead a cohesive, team. Must carry out duties ethically and in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills. The ability to effectively communicate to groups of diverse educational background to assure desired actions and outcomes are understood. The ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from technical and management groups when necessary.

EEO Statement

At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That’s why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.

Worker Type

Regular / Permanent

Group

Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting