What you will do

Front-Line People Leader

Principal Duties and Accountabilities (*Essential Functions)
• Overall responsibility for production safety, delivery, quality, cost, environmental, people and on-time performance for the department/area
• Evaluate and improve current processes to deliver positive growth in key performance indicators
• Promote continuous improvement projects throughout the area
• Supervises, mentors, coaches and coordinates teams (direct staff & support functions)
• Approve time-reporting for teams in an accountable manner
• Meet Manufacturing Operations goals and objectives, both driving positive environment while promoting employee's ideas and suggestions
• Complies & enforces Company and contractual policies, rules of conduct and regulations including OSHA, safety, environmental, and health and supports team in compliance with the same
• Manages staffing needs and concerns including but not limited to safety, ergonomics, overtime, absenteeism, discipline
• Leading Lean activities in assigned areas of responsibility, identifying waste and promoting continuous improvement. Advanced ability to apply various Lean Manufacturing tools
• Initiates cross functional feedback for problem solving

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
• People leader responsibilities: focus on mentoring, coaching and coordination
• Manage staffing needs on a daily basis
• Payroll and time keeping
• Performance management
• Lead and manage safety activities
• Daily management of quality checks
• Daily team meetings
• Process Improvement initiatives and efforts
• Game plan development

Who are you?

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Preferred Associate Degree or higher
• Required 2 years plus of experience in a leadership/supervisory role
• Preferred 3 to 5 years experience in a manufacturing/warehouse environment in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with MS office suite with emphasis on Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerBi
• Preferred Lean experience and/or Six Sigma Certification

LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, time management, planning, organizational, and analytical skills with proven results
• Integrity - Ensures both consistency of and compliance with company and departmental policies/procedures and performance standards. Implements operational plans to achieve designated objectives, established performance goals and quality standards.
• Ability to analyze procedures, routine reports, and correspondence with a strong attention to detail
• Identifies, reports and communicates to the Department Manager trends and/or irregularities. Takes a proactive approach to analyzing deficiencies and develops plans to correct. Recommends and implements solutions by involving team in problem solving to obtain the best results
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and driving for Results, Priority setting and decision making. Ability to make good, rapid decisions in a face paced environment.
• Foster a sense of teamwork and collaboration with the operational stakeholders.
• Leads the team in creating an atmosphere that enables dialog and commitments that promote a continuous improvement mindset and has a favorable impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of the site through accuracy measurements.
• Self-awareness: knows personal strengths, weaknesses and limits. Gains insights from mistakes and is open to criticism.
• Able to have developmental conversations with direct reports.
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence.

What's in it for you?

We recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That is why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans, and a solid benefits package.
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
• 401k, With Matching Contributions.
• Paid Time Off, including 8 paid community volunteering hours per year.
• Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options.
• Growth Opportunities.
• Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Discounted benefits to local event venues and events, as well as National business partners.
• On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles.
• 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers offered at a reduced, monthly membership fee.
• Free health and wellness programs and resources.
• Electric vehicle charging stations, bike racks, walking paths and outdoor-dining seating at multiple locations on campus.

Ready for the next move?
• Are you excited to bring your skills and disruptive ideas to the table? We can't wait to hear from you. Apply today!

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company's growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $85,000 - $100,000 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

In addition to a solid package of compensation and benefits, plus you will enjoy:
• Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Generous paid time off.
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
• Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
• Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
• Programs that make today's challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.

Job Category: Production

Organization: Trucks Technology & Industrial

Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Requisition ID: 33765

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