Industrial Engineer

Volvo Car Corporation • Ridgeville, SC

44d • Onsite

About The Position

Can you engineer a brighter tomorrow? It’s crystal clear: the actions we we take in the next few years will significantly impact our future. At Volvo Cars, we embrace change. We’re committed to transforming the automotive industry and leading in electrification. For this, we’re seeking out more creative minds to shape that future. Don’t miss this opportunity to create your tomorrow. Let's introduce ourselves At Volvo Cars, we are making bold digital visions come true. We aim to lead in the automotive world by creating a digital ecosystem built around making our customers' lives less complicated. Now we are looking for curious, creative people who want to change the world through innovative thinking. As a Shop Engineer in our Body Shop, you will be responsible for both current and future manufacturing processes in part of the Body Shop plant. You will be part of a growing team of Engineers and Process Analysts where you will take a shop wide approach in driving continuous improvements as well as people development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 2+ years’ experience from manual, highly repetitive and short cycle time assembly processes.
• Experience in project management.
• Effective communication skills in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Expert knowledge in balancing, manning calculations, productivity analysis/loss analysis, capacity analysis, and ergonomics.
• Strong knowledge of Product and Process Engineering.
• Experience of Leading People
• Be proficient and have experience in line balancing, cycle time calculations, time studies, capacity analysis and other Industrial Engineering tasks.
• Have high energy and passion for your job. Be self-driven.
• Have excellent communication skills and ability to work in cross functional and global teams.
• Have great abilities to organize and prioritize.
• Have great problem-solving skills and a data driven approach.
• Hold great ability to build engagement within the team.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification is a plus.
• Excellent skills in MS Office, Team Center and preferably simulation software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive efficiency improvements for current processes together with Production.
• Work for continuous improvements to process delivery, quality and cost (man-hours/non-value added).
• Participate in the 2nd line process problem analysis (through DMAIC methodology) and participate in the problem-solving process, when expertise competence is needed.
• Responsible for Process Engineering targets within time/technique/cost.
• Increase commonality and share best practices by working together within VCM.
• Decrease manufacturing variability within the Process Engineering area.
• Upon request, support core or commodity, when expertise competence is needed.
• Function as the interface between the Production department and time setting group Manufacturing Engineering.
• Drive efficiency improvements for current processes / new processes under industrialization together with Production / Launch.
• Plan for future car projects deliverables and rebalance manning requirements.
• Implement lean process improvements and reduce waste.
• Lead Kaizen events with cross functional teams.
• Consider safety, ergonomics and quality in every aspect of your work.
• Perform return on investment calculations for suggested improvements.
• Perform time studies, capacity analysis, layout / product flow analyses and standardized work.
• Participate in Launch Team Activities and Budget Projects.
• Manage, organize, assist with training and facilitate Kaizen (Process Improvement) and lean thinking implementation workshops to achieve company objectives.
• Develops and maintains standard labor hours, cycle time and takt time.
• Improve efficiency of existing processes and equipment, using the Value Stream Map technique (Retrieval of information to analyze the process on a regular basis in function of OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency), IEE (Internal Equipment Efficiency), equipment availability, product throughput times, frequent disturbances, quality loss, etc.
• DRM involvement/planning future models - line layouts and process development
• Review material facades and line side part staging for improvements.
• Be an expert in Volvo Car Line Fundamentals and make sure to spread that knowledge to other teams and ensure that we secure fulfillment on the shop floor.

Benefits

• competitive medical, dental, and vision plans
• tax-advantaged savings accounts
• wellness program with discounts and gifts
• voluntary benefits
• robust retirement savings plan with employer contributions
• The Family Bond by Volvo Cars, a global paid parental leave policy covering all employees, including adoptive, permanent care foster, and surrogate parents.
• Volvo Employee Lease Program (VELP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level