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

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  • Detroit, 12701 Southfield Road, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America