Assistant General Manager

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Position Summary:

The Assistant General Manager (AGM) serves as the operational leader and second-in-command to the General Manager, with primary responsibility for driving safe, stable, efficient, and customer-focused operations across the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead plant operations and performance across General Assembly, Supply Chain/Materials, and Commissioning to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer objectives.
• Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement through KPI management, Lean Manufacturing, shopfloor management, standardized work, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Develop organizational capability and support business growth by strengthening leadership teams, improving operational structures, supporting capacity planning, and ensuring readiness for new programs, launches, and volume increases.
• Lead customer and program execution activities by serving as a senior customer interface, resolving operational escalations, supporting production ramp-ups, engineering changes, and ensuring successful program milestones.
• Drive financial and operational results through effective business planning, cost management, productivity improvement, forecasting, budgeting, and performance recovery initiatives.
• Build a high-performance culture by coaching and developing leaders, promoting accountability, succession planning, employee engagement, cross-functional collaboration, and Magna’s core values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of manufacturing or operations experience, with a strong preference in automotive manufacturing.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing managers and/or multiple operational functions.
• Proven experience leading high-volume manufacturing operations, program launches, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, supply chain, quality management, operational KPIs, and business planning.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational development, communication, and strategic execution skills preferred.

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, color, 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.

As part of our commitment to a fair, consistent, and efficient recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications submitted through our Workday system. These tools help identify qualifications and experience that align with the role requirements. Please note that AI is used solely to support our recruiters. Final decisions are always made by the hiring manager and the hiring team. Importantly, no applicant data is shared externally through these AI tools. All information remains securely within our systems and is handled in accordance with our privacy and data protection policies.

If you have any questions or concerns about this process, feel free to contact our Talent Attraction team.