Production Shift Manager, Body in White

The BIW Production Shift Manager leads and manages all production activities during the assigned shift in the Body-in-White shop. This position plays a critical role in ensuring production targets are met safely, efficiently, and with high quality, while leading a team of supervisors, team leaders, and operators. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and experience managing high-volume automated manufacturing environments.

You Will:

• Lead all production activities in the BIW shop during the assigned shift, ensuring adherence to production schedules and build targets.
• Ensure proper execution of standard work, shift start-up routines, and process checks.
• Manage flow of materials, manpower, and equipment to maintain line balance and takt time adherence.
• Supervise and develop a team of production supervisors, team leaders, and hourly operators.
• Provide coaching and direction on safety, quality, productivity, and discipline matters.
• Lead shift handover meetings, ensuring clear communication of priorities, issues, and action items.
• Enforce compliance with all safety protocols, lockout/tagout procedures, and PPE standards.
• Ensure operators follow quality standards and inspection processes to detect and correct defects in real-time.
• Conduct layered process audits and ensure containment plans are in place when required.
• Respond quickly to production line stoppages and escalate critical issues to Engineering, Maintenance, or Quality as needed.
• Participate in root cause investigations and corrective action implementation for process and quality issues.
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve equipment, staffing, or material constraints.
• Track and report shift-level KPIs (e.g., OEE, First Pass Yield, Scrap, Downtime, Attendance, Safety Incidents).
• Ensure accurate documentation of downtime events, quality defects, and operator feedback.
• Drive shift-level continuous improvement through data analysis and operator engagement.
• Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics, and Engineering to ensure smooth operations and readiness for upcoming shifts.
• Support new model launches and trials during off-shift and weekend builds.
• Participate in daily production review meetings and support plant-wide initiatives.

You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred (or equivalent experience).
• 5–8 years of automotive manufacturing experience, with at least 2 years in a frontline supervisory or shift leader role.
• In-depth understanding of BIW processes including spot welding, MIG/MAG welding, hemming, sealer application, and robot-based automation.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Experience with lean manufacturing tools and continuous improvement.
• Working knowledge of MES systems, production reporting tools, and LPA protocols.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and extended hours during launch and high-volume periods.

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