Division Description

Cosma Castings Michigan (CCMI)- a division of Magna International- is located in Battle Creek, Michigan. We are a casting and assembly facility that manufactures automotive body components for GM, Ford, FCA, Honda, and other aftermarket customers. We operate a 300,000-square-foot facility with approximately 500 employees. We offer a market competitive wage and benefit package including 401(k) with company match, 3 levels of PPO medical, dental, and vision insurance (eligible after 30 days), profit sharing program, and other benefits- including paid time off & holidays

Summary of Responsibilities

The Melt Manager provides mid-level leadership to employees in a high-pressure vacuum die-casting process foundry manufacturing environment. This role ensures meeting safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency metrics through proper coaching and supervision of employees. The requirements below represent the knowledge, skill, ability, and essential duties required to perform this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may occur to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering or related field of study; or equivalent work experience

• Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience

• Minimum of 5 years related experience

• Experience working in aluminum metal casting or foundry

• Experience with developing a departmental budget and monitoring outside vendors and internal resources, including purchasing and receiving

• Experience with performing metallurgical testing on aluminum

• Knowledge of MIOSHA safety requirements as applicable to a metal casting or foundry environment

• Ability to lead, guide and motivate employees

• Understanding of Lean concepts and methodologies, including time studies, writing standard work instructions, work balancing, 5s, seven wastes, Kanban, production stability, and level loading

• Time and project management skills, with the capability to prioritize and multitask as needed

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability to design an effective solution

• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate in layperson’s terms to a non-metallurgical layperson

Essential Functions

We are striving to become an employer of choice who exceeds our customer’s expectations – help us transform today’s manufacturing by:

• Overseeing the aluminum melting operation and the maintenance of equipment, including stack melting units, rotary degassing stations, and RPT equipment in and around the melt department
• Ensure the quality of the aluminum per the chemistry and degassing processes
• Support multiple ongoing projects in a challenging environment
• Explain technical concepts and analysis implications clearly to a broad audience and be able to translate business objectives into actionable analyses
• Provide ongoing training and coaching to employees to ensure proper communication and adherence to all company procedures, policies, rules, and standard work instructions.
• Brainstorming for new ideas and ways to improve development and delivery
• Developing KPIs, metrics, and other monitoring tools to track operational efficiency
• Providing detailed specifications for proposed solutions, including materials, external services, and internal resources required
• Attaining departmental goals on Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Profitability KPIs regularly while ensuring compliance with OSHA, EPA, and DNR standards and regulations.
• Actively troubleshooting any issues that arise during testing and production
• Acting with honesty and integrity and making ethical business choices following Magna’s Compliance Policies and Procedures

Additional Information

CCMi promotes a safe and rewarding work environment for our employees as demonstrated by our operating principles of:

• Magna Employee Charter –Treating all employees equally, fairly, and with dignity and respect.
• Open Door Policy – Solves issues with two-way, open, and friendly communication.
• 5S – Maintains and promotes good housekeeping by following the philosophy “Everything has a place. Everything in its place”.
• Safety First - Obey the plant’s safety rules and procedures by always wearing PPE and immediately addressing all safety concerns. Promotes an environment where zero injuries are the expected standard. Operates all equipment in a safe manner.

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