Area Leader - Final Assembly, (VCK)

What you´ll do

About role

Do you want to be part of setting up a new production plant in Kosice, Slovakia? This greenfield project provides a solid opportunity for you to develop, and design our best-in-class plant, setting up the capability to produce 100% BEV cars.

About you

We are looking for a candidate who has a global and strategic mindset and a challenging attitude in a cross-functional and global environment. To fully enjoy the position you need extensive collaboration, networking and argumentation skills and deep knowledge of process design.

The right candidate is highly skilled in process design and fluent in both English and Slovak, written and spoken due to our global organisation set up.

The role has the overall responsibility for successful delivery of product and non-product projects in a specific area of Final Assembly according to the line fundamentals, budget and quality standards through planning, tracking and collaborating with cross-functional teams. It involves overseeing implementation, securing alignment for new concepts, and maintaining a positive team environment for creativity and innovation.

You will be one of the main contributors in setting up layouts, and process flow for a part of the assembly shop. You are also expected to work and contribute to the global manufacturing engineering team. In many ways, you will be the bearer of Volvo values and one of the first employees in Slovakia.

The right candidate will, with solid business knowledge, be responsible and strive to secure all program aspects within their own area, such as layout, best process, finance follow up etc. You’ll apply process design as a natural way of working.

What you'll bring

• Your background is a technical bachelor’s degree and at least +5 years of relevant experience.
• A global manufacturing competence and mindset connected to requirement and strategies.
• You are a skills leader with great communications and have knowledge of industrial and production or logistic processes.
• Experience in automation and if your experience consists of knowledge within Design for Manufacturing, Logistics, Value Stream Mapping, LEAN, VCMS, Kanban or agile way of working will be beneficial for the position.
• You need to have solid project management skills as well as decisive financial acumen since you will be managing investments in your area.

Compensation

Base Monthly Salary (Gross) for this position starts from 3.000 EUR.
* The salary amount represents the minimum guaranteed amount of the basic salary component applicable to the job. Final salary is negotiable and will be adjusted in accordance with seniority level and previous experience of candidate.
 
Additional benefits:

• 13th salary;
• Annual Volvo Bonus depending on performance and company's financial results;
• Contribution for Supplementary Pension Savings (lll. Pillar);
• Employee Share Matching Program;
• Cafeteria Benefit Program;
• Contribution for meals exceeding legal requirements;
• Compensation for dioptric glasses & contact lenses beyond the legal requirements;
• Life insurance for cases of loss of life, disability, work injury.

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