Production Manager
Detroit, 12701 Southfield Road, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
Req #141
Friday, January 31, 2025
DMS’ Purpose:
We are creating a culture of service. We empower others to grow, rise and give back – accelerating positive change in the world. We lead with the heart to bring out the best in you – which brings out the best in us. We do well so we can do good.
Serve Others, Enrich Lives, Rise Together and Give Back
Major Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- Integral Leadership Role on Plant Management Team
- Lead, manage, and develop our plant’s Team Members
- Establish, nurture and defend the “DMS– Culture”
- Audit and hold people accountable to DMS’s Business System
- Effectively manage all business risks
- Develop collaborative relationships with our customer
- Identify and eliminate sources of waste within our organization
- Ensure proper induction of newcomers
- Ensure proper flow of information to and from direct reports: Top 5 regular information meetings, rapid cascade of critical information and of messages from management
- Ensure full respect of HSE rules and regulations
- Drive HSE process within UAP
- Drive improvement of working conditions and ergonomics within UAP
Required Skills/Education/Experience:
The ideal candidate will have/possess the following skills and qualifications:
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Management, Business or Engineering
- 5 years post-degree/hands-on experience in automotive production
- Operational knowledge of production methods (i.e. Kanban, 5S, Hoshin, TPM…)
- Creative, self-motivated, and works well in a cross-functional team environment
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills and well organized
- Proven track record in upholding safety and quality standards
- Strong sense of teamwork
- Experience in leading and managing a fast paced, short window automotive supplier’s assembly and sequencing plant
- Seasoned manager that has gained considerable working knowledge in a manufacturing, assembly or distribution facility that provides the applicant:
- Interpersonal skills, personal comfort and respect for other people that are necessary to effectively communicate and actively interface with a production workforce on a daily basis
- The desire to strive for both personal and operational excellence through a never-ending search for a better tomorrow
Our Values:
Gratitude * Integrity * Fun * Teamwork * Excellence * Diversity &
Respect * Innovation * Commitment * Humility
“GIFTED people & RICH culture”
Other details
- Pay Type Salary
- Detroit, 12701 Southfield Road, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America