Job Number: 67184  Group: Magna Powertrain   Division: MPT Sterling Heights  Job Type: Permanent/Regular  Location: SHELBY TOWNSHIP  Work Style:  

About us

We see a future where everyone can live and move without limitations. That's why we are developing technologies, systems and concepts that make vehicles safer and cleaner, while serving our communities, the planet and, above all, people.

Forward. For all.

Group Summary

Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That's what we're passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world-class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.

About the Role

• The Continuous Improvement Engineer supports the divisions' leadership in the achievement of financial and operational objectives, including MFS and Magna objectives.  Leads a cross-functional team to implement Mafact and Continuous Improvement activities in the division, based on our Magna Factory Concept (MAFACT), conducts internal MAFACT Assessments and creates an improvement plan and Lead LEAN Capex Review for new projects and prepare it for approval by the Group lead.  Facilitates Kaizen workshops and teaches lean principals to operators, team leaders, supervisors and support teams

Your Responsibilities

Lead LEAN Capex Review for new projects and prepare it for approval by GM and the Group Lead. Facilitates the implementation of Mafact and develops work instructions, processes, policies to establish a sustainable overall system with MQS, IATF and customer specific requirements included. Coordinates systems development with all functions. Responsible for the training to ensure all impacted team members understand all systems and skills needed to implement Mafact at a world-class level

MAFACT Assessor, create improvement plan including monthly implementation tracking for all MAFACT sections; present MAFACT status at monthly General Meeting: Score, Status CI Projects, Employee Suggestions. Participation at least at one cross-group assessment per year. Lead & Tracking of Significant Continuous Improvement (CI) Projects; Problem Solving Training including A3, PDCA, Identify/ support Top 3 Improvement Projects per Department of the division and 5Why Problem Solving Training division's employees in Problem Solving methodologies. Shop floor & Kaizen; Advanced process knowledge of core processes of the division; weekly Gemba Walk by following the complete material flow; conduct minimum one KAIZEN workshop per month. Small but continuous improvement steps -- everybody, everywhere and every day.

Problem solving "at the source", Managing by Facts and Figures, encourage measurable improvements. MAFACT Tools / Lean Implementation; Identify 7 types of waste in various processes within the plant (both manufacturing shop floor and offices).  Create/ revisit Standardized Work documents for a high runner; identify and track significant improvement of performance related KPI via SW.  SW rollout in the division. Initiate/ revisit TPM for a high runner, identify and track significant improvement via TPM. Rollout TPM. 

Promote and introduce 5S as a culture -- set the basics for Std. Work, TPM, Ma