Strategic Plant Operations Leader, SC

Magna International; South Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting in Duncan, SC seeks an Operations Manager to drive world-class plant performance and lead strategic initiatives. Your role includes directing budgets, optimizing costs, and ensuring safety, quality, and productivity across the division.

You will develop and execute manufacturing strategies, manage cross-functional teams, and mentor managers to achieve strong financial and operational results in a dynamic automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field including eight years manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to lead and manage operations toward long-term departmental and organizational goals.
• Demonstrated employee relationship and management skills to support, develop, and lead a cohesive, world-class operations team.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills to work with internal and external contacts at all levels within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that assigned plant operations demonstrate world-class performance.
• Provides strategic leadership, management, and technical expertise to the organization.
• Plans, develops, directs, implements, and maintains plant strategies and objectives.
• Manages financial aspects of operations and understands the effect on financial performance.
• Develops, reviews, and maintains budgets and expenses for department.
• Monitors and controls costs and promotes cost savings.
• Directs, promotes and reviews programs relating to safety, quality and productivity in the division.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Leadership

Communication skills

Project management

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

Magna Mechatronics, Mirrors & Lighting in Duncan, SC seeks an Operations Manager to drive world-class plant performance and lead strategic initiatives. Your role includes directing budgets, optimizing costs, and ensuring safety, quality, and productivity across the division.

You will develop and execute manufacturing strategies, manage cross-functional teams, and mentor managers to achieve strong financial and operational results in a dynamic automotive environment.