Corporate General Manager

**Corporate General Manager**

**Location**: Tillsonburg, ON

**Why Join Marwood?**

**_ Who we are_**:

- Marwood International Inc. is a full service, **award-winning**, Tier I and 2 automotive OEM structural components and modular assembly supplier, that focuses on waste elimination and light-weighting initiatives from prototypes to full volume products to end of life service parts **throughout Canada, US and Japan**.
- Marwood is also a well-established **Canadian owned** manufacturing company which have been in the industry for **30+** years
- We are community oriented, and focused on health and wellness.

**_We are happy to have you join our team_**

**_ We offer_**_:_
- Competitive Pay **plus** premiums
- **GREAT benefits and Perks**: dental, medical and vision coverage, as well as outstanding pension plan and more
- Also, company provided uniforms

**Your Role and Responsibilities**

**_ Job Purpose:_**

The General Manager is responsible for supervision and coordination of the activities of employees engaged in the Stamping/Assembly departments at Marwood. Included in the department responsibilities are the Maintenance, Tooling, Shipping/Receiving, Material Planning and Plant Quality departments for the plant.

**_ Responsibilities:_**
- Provide leadership for developing and directing manufacturing and plant initiatives for plant activities
- Ensure that all employees are able to understand and demonstrate all job competencies as indicated in the employee job description
- Assist Director of Operations and other department managers when deciding on production issues related to equipment and machinery
- Ensure New Employees Orientation Program within department
- Ensure all Legal Employment Due Diligence Compliance requirements are met
- Facilitate appropriate career development and training plans for staff, and maintain appropriate records and documents related to training
- Improve production standards through process and plant layout improvements within the plant using internal and external support
- Completion of business cases to support additional capital equipment for plant improvements
- Schedule staff and resources for regular and overtime to meet customer requirements
- Support the requisition of raw material and equipment for the department
- Work closely with the Quality, Maintenance, Materials, Engineering and Tooling departments to identify and resolve all production related problems
- Support all departments when launching new products in the department
- Create and implement repeatable scoring metrics for all manufacturing and production operations for process improvements and employee development
- Responsible for the shipping and receiving of materials within operation
- Advise HR on employee performance issues and labour utilization requirements
- Maintain confidentiality and advise Senior Management on all important issues
- Inform all department members of relevant information through periodical scheduled departmental meetings
- All other relevant duties

**_ Key Requirements_**_:_**
- Five (5) years plus production/auto marts experience in stamping and/or assembly
- Direct knowledge of manufacturing methodologies including inventory control, control of required labour levels and equipment utilization
- Excellent communication skills for development of employees and interaction with internal and external customers and suppliers
- We are committed to giving people with disabilities an equal opportunity to provide feedback, and access any information they may need._ _Please advise if you require accommodation._