Area Leader - Manufacturing Engineering

Volvo Car Corporation•Ridgeville, SC

About The Position

The Area Leader – Body coordinates and follows up on Manufacturing Engineering process changes across projects and assignments within a defined geographical area of the Volvo Cars Charleston Body Shop. The role is responsible for achieving goals related to quality, lead time, cost efficiency, safety, health and environment, flexibility, and changeover. The position designs, integrates, or improves manufacturing systems and related processes, and leads equipment suppliers and line integrators in defining production processes to increase producibility and reduce costs. It secures industrialization deliveries, manages area planning and budget, supports and guides team members, and oversees equipment handover and supplier delivery follow-up.

Requirements

University degree or similar experience.
Communication and negotiation skills.
Project management skills.
Broad product and process knowledge within the body shop area.
Strong knowledge of MS Office and MS Project.
Excellent spoken and written English.
Leadership skills and the ability to think strategically and maintain a broader view.
Project and time management skills.
Ability to articulate complex issues.
Continuously work to protect and enhance Volvo's reputation.
Carry out duties and responsibilities with integrity and consistent with the highest ethical standards.
Remain flexible and responsive to changing conditions.

Responsibilities

Secure all ME Body Industrialization deliveries from the defined area.
Predict risks and problems and escalate them when needed.
Work toward closing the gap to the Vision layout.
Serve as the main contact person for area turnkey contractors.
Secure short- and long-range planning.
Fulfill project target KPIs.
Lead and guide team members, providing direction when needed.
Synchronize and collaborate with Area Leaders Central and Local across all sites.
Manage the area budget.
Hand over equipment to the end user.
Manage lessons learned.
Follow up on equipment suppliers' deliveries, such as Buy off book follow-up or similar after OK to Mfg.
Lead creation and quality assurance of the RFQ (Appendix F).
Ensure contract demands are fulfilled within the area of responsibility, including cycle time, capacity, capability, treatment, and joining quality (welding and torque).
Monitor, send out, and log MRQ investigations and cost follow-up.
Secure capitalization.
Follow up and summarize issues during the Industrialization phase within the area of responsibility.
Design, integrate, or improve manufacturing systems or related processes.
Lead equipment suppliers and line integrators in defining production processes to increase producibility and decrease costs.