Why We Want You
We believe that sharing common values and bringing together ideas from all people of a community triggers more engagement, creativity and performance. By inspiring each other and fostering an inclusive, friendly environment that helps us thrive as individuals we create a unique and cooperative work sphere.
We value diversity and inclusion and care for everybody that supports us with his and her skills.
Find your future with us and join our team!
What You Do
Support achievement of daily and monthly vehicle production targets through line control systems monitoring, daily communication, and coordination with all production stakeholders and suppliers. The person in this role will support the Production Control department’s objective to oversee ALC operations and perform line management functions to ensure production results are achieved for 2 manufacturing lines.
As a part of the above, and on an ongoing basis will also:
- Establish strong team member relations, at all levels and provide support for people development, coaching, and mentoring with a focus on teamwork and inclusion
- Work closely with advisors from Mazda and Toyota
- Manage overtime to achieve daily production targets through the analysis of current operating conditions throughout each shop and understanding of overall monthly plan impact.
- Monitor daily production progress/actual achievement, analyze impact to monthly production plan and develop recovery plans to achieve production targets.
- Coordinate and manage production downtime to minimize impact to daily production plan.
- Create/update daily production reports that are shared internal to Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, USA, and externally to Toyota and Mazda
- Coordination of production control systems & system kaizens
- Schedule creation and management for in-house, trial, and mass-production activities.
- Confirm daily receipt of vehicle orders and analyze order to confirm heijunka and any potential impact to production criteria is met.
- Participate in trial activities and through coordination of vehicle specifications and movement of trial vehicles through the plant.
- Work with On-Site Partner suppliers on production instructions and contingency planning
- Manage delayed vehicle tracking through investigation of root cause and countermeasure identification and create detailed reporting to manage company KPI.
- Manage (paint selectivity bank) to ensure heijunka operation from Paint to Assembly. Utilize assembly restrictions and vehicle order bank volume to schedule correct vehicle mix to assembly.
- Participate in and lead cross functional projects (plant shutdown planning, etc.)
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the department
- Be available to work outside of normal work schedule, including but not limited to weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and travel as needed (domestically and internationally)
What You Bring
- High School Diploma or GED
- Basic knowledge of production systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Analytical thinking, with the ability to identify gaps, root cause analysis and countermeasure implementation
- Developing project strategies, problem-solving and countermeasures
- Demonstrated understanding of data analysis and visualizations
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of Products
What Will Set You Apart
- Bachelor's Degree (or Higher) in Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Business Management, Information Technology, or a related field
- 2+ years’ Production Control experience within a high-volume production environment, preferably in automotive manufacturing
- Project management experience with capability to develop, lead and prioritize work, meet milestones, gain consensus, and report out status of projects
- Experience leading complex projects/teams
- CTPAT or other trade compliance training/certification
What We Offer
At Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA Inc., we offer the opportunity to end each day with a smile and a sense of pride in the work that you do. Our innovative, inclusive environment allows every single one of our team members the chance to learn from others and do something that matters – from building vehicles that lead in quality & value to making a true difference in Mazda Toyota Manufacturing and our hometown North Alabama community.
A few highlights include:
- Comprehensive healthcare and wellness plans
- 401K Savings Plan featuring a company match.
- Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
- Vehicle Discount Program
- Child Care Assistance Program
- Relocation Assistance (if applicable)
Top Skills
What We Do
Our world-class parent companies launched MTM in early 2018, and we’ve covered some impressive ground at lightning speed. At our sparkling $2.311 billion North Alabama facility, the MTM team builds the highest-value vehicles that our customers trust and love, the Corolla Cross and the CX-50. We embrace innovation through continuous improvement to achieve industry-leading competitiveness in our work. All the while, we stay focused on building even more than incredible cars. We foster an inclusive environment with unlimited growth opportunities in a culture of teamwork and appreciation. We serve our hometown North Alabama communities through thoughtful partnerships and stewardship.
