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We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.\nGroup Summary:\nMagna Mechatronics & Mirrors develops intelligent access and vision systems that enhance vehicle safety, functionality, and user interaction. As a global automotive supplier and full-system partner, Magna brings together expertise across Mechatronics and Mirror systems to deliver integrated solutions that support the evolution of vehicle architectures.\nJob Responsibilities:\nJOB SUMMARY:\nDirects and coordinates activities of shipping, receiving, warehouse, inventory control, and production control to ensure that customer goals are met in a timely and efficient manner. Develops departmental goals and objectives to meet the business plan. Performs the following duties personally or through subordinate manager, supervisors, and employees\nESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nReviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.\nDevelops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.\nInteracts with appropriate departments regarding any issues affecting materials, and acts as liaison between customers and departments.\nResolves worker grievances or submits unsettled grievances to Human Resources for action.\nCompiles, stores, and retrieves planning data.\nConducts and participates in continuous improvement and problem solving activities.\nResponsible for maintaining inventory accuracy. Coordinates inventory as needed. Reports inventory levels, accuracy, and turns.\nMeasures vendor and shipping performance.\nResponsible for the flow of products into LEC, between departments, and then out of LEC.\nReviews material flow and scheduling of work.\nEstablishes long term goals for material planners and shipping and receiving.\nAnswers questions and concerns of General Manager and other managers.\nHigh degree of independent decision making in regards to departmental operations. Makes decisions as to work processes, priorities, allocation of department resources, budgets, and problem resolution. Impact on cost, quality, employees, and manufacturing success is high.\nImmediately notify EHS of any accidents or incidents. Complete an incident report or ensure the supervisor completes an incident report with the employee at the time of the incident. Ensure the report is completed thoroughly by the employee and supervisor in addition to completing the manager portion. Assist in investigation of the incident, as needed, which may include taking pictures, interviewing witnesses, and taking written statements. Ensure reports are submitted to EHS within 24 hours of incident.\nRequired to help achieve the lost time incident rate and overall incident rate of the division.\nCorrect unsafe acts or conditions which may include progressive discipline, notifying EHS, and placing work orders. Ensure supervisors and manager are also complying to this standard.\nEnsure new employees have been properly trained in their position which must include the safety standards.\nPerform regular workplace safety inspections.\nEnsure employee performance appraisals are completed thoroughly, in a timely manner, and ensure the appraisals include the workers’ safety performance.\nEnsure supervisors coach and counsel employees with performance concerns and/or commend excellent performance which includes safety, quality, standardized work, and 5S.\nProvide employees, supervisors, and manager with coaching and counseling of performance concerns and/or recognition for excellent performance which includes safety, quality, and meeting goals and objectives.\nEnsure supervisors are conducting daily pre-shift meetings which includes safety talks.\nConduct regular meetings with manager, supervisors, and employees which incorporate safety topics.\nUnderstand your responsibility for health and safety in the workplace. Cooperate with OSHA MIOSHA inspectors. Wear the appropriate personal protective equipment. Follow all safety rules. Report unsafe conditions immediately. Report injuries, accidents, illnesses, near misses, property damage immediately. Will not remove or make ineffective any protective device such as a guard, light curtain, etc. Will not use or operate any machine or equipment that the employee is not trained to operate. Will not use or operate any machine or equipment in a manner that may endanger any employee including themselves.\nUnderstand your responsibility for health and safety in the workplace. Provide an employee with written instructions of the measures and procedures required to protect the employee. Advise the employee of the existence of any potential or actual danger to the health or safety of the employee of which the supervisor is aware. Understand your responsibility for visitors and general public health and safety in the workplace. Cooperate with OSHA inspectors. Do not allow discrimination against employees who properly exercise their right under OSHA. Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to set a good example. Ensure that employees wear the appropriate protective devices. Know the safety rules at Magna - Greer.\nUnderstand your responsibility to the environmental programs, including ISO14001. Understand the importance of conformance with all environmental procedures of the environmental management system, including emergency response. Understand the EMS consequences, actual or potential, of their work activities and/or their behaviors from specified work instructions\nREQUIREMENTS:\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nBachelor's degree in a material planning or business field from four-year college or university.\n4 to 6 years experience in automotive planning and some supervisory experience preferred.\nAPICS preferred\nKnowledge of MIOSHA laws in transportation and lift trucks.\nAbility to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.\nAbility to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:\nMust be able to lift up to 35 lbs. as needed.\nMust be able to stand, walk, bend, and sit for extended periods of time.\nMust maintain proper vision requirements.\nMust be able to maintain alertness to their surroundings.\nMust have working knowledge of English\nAwareness, Unity, Empowerment:\nAt 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.\nAI-Assisted Screening Disclosure\nAs 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. 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