Job Description

AUTOKINITON is a Michigan-based family of automotive companies delivering operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics.

We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to be:

• Responsible for performance feedback and leadership of all direct reports including mentoring, coaching, counseling and corrective action when situations dictate.
• Provide key input into the development of departmental strategic goals along with identifying key measurable to support the departmental goals.
• Provide direction and leadership to shift colleagues consistent with plant business plan goals.
• Responsible for production department safety, quality, production, and delivery objectives in his/her area of responsibility.
• Responsible for providing productivity reports, scrap reports, downtime reports and other reporting as determined by the Operations Manager.
• Leads the overall coordination and communication of the area he/she supervises.
• Responsible for ensuring accountability and discipline.
• Responsible for maintaining maximum levels of production utilization and efficiency.
• Oversee line activities with trade support and the work team.
• Drive shift manning levels and utilization to assure compliance and improvement to the budget.
• Provide leadership and promote positive morale and ensure a total team concept.

This is a full-time role as a part of our Plymouth, Michigan team.

Required experience:

• Minimum of six (6) years as a manufacturing supervisor preferred, and one (1) year of management experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, stamping, and/or assembly processes as required for the position.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to mentor and teach the team effective problem solving methods.
• Experience in applying lean manufacturing concepts.
• Proven leadership ability and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience as a training facilitator preferred.

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