Maintenance Manager - Body in White, (VCK)

We're leading. Will you?

At Volvo Cars, we are always looking for world-class leaders who bring out the best in our people. If you want to be part of leading and inspiring our mission to change the automotive experience and make people’s lives less complicated, then we have the job for you.

Place of work: Košice, Slovakia

Who will you report to?
The main reporting line leads to Shop Manager Body in White.

What will you do?

Project phase:

• Utilize strong manufacturing engineering mindset and previous experience in the automotive industry maintenance function to set up a maintenance organization, defining the most efficient setup for the specific shop, recruit, train and build the optimal organization using Value Driven Maintenance Processes and tools;
• Set the prerequisites for a shop with secured availability, maintainability, and maintenance supportability according to the VCC Reliability & Maintainability process;
• Be an all-round counterpart to the ME project team in all sorts of maintenance engineering-related questions in the project.

Running phase:

• Secure and improve KPIs such as OPR, technical availability, MCBF, MDT, maintenance costs and safety;
• Be responsible for leading and developing the Shop Maintenance Team by applying Value Driven Maintenance;
• Support and take active part in the shop’s future development (Line speed changes and introduction of new products/processes);
• Drive Best Practice Sharing Shop Engineering between the plants and within the plant.

What will you bring?

• Several years of previous working experience in a leading technical role in a highly automated industrial environment, preferably OEM;
• Preferred university education in Mechanical/Mechatronic, Manufacturing, Automation, Electrical, or related field;
• Demonstrated flexibility, being able to work under an organization in a transformation period, or green-field project;
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally on an occasional basis, although based in Kosice, Slovakia; 
• Conversational in English, written and spoken; 
• Not only an individual contributor attitude but also an ability to work within a multinational team; 
• Self-starter and troubleshooting attitude, strong innovation ability, high level of communication skills, curiosity to learn new technologies; 
• Analytic and engineering data reporting skills.

How to learn more and apply?

Does this sound like your next challenge? Are you eager to join us? Then apply via the link in the advert with an attached CV in English. Please keep in mind that we recruit continuously for different departments & shops. Due to GDPR, we do not accept applications submitted via e-mail. Once you receive a confirmation e-mail from the system, your application will be acknowledged. 

Monthly gross salary for this position starts from 2.800 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. In addition to the monthly salary, there is also a 13th salary paid in an aliquot amount and a performance bonus depending on the company's financial results and individual performance.

Who are we?

Everything we do starts with people. Our purpose is to provide freedom to move, in a personal, sustainable and safe way. We are committed to simplifying our customers’ lives by offering better technology solutions that improve their impact on the world and bringing the most advanced mobility innovations to protect them, their loved ones and the people around them. 

Volvo Cars’ continued success is the result of a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment. The people of Volvo Cars are committed to making a difference in our world. Today, we are one of the most well-known and respected car brands, with over 40,000 employees across the globe. We believe in bringing out the best in each other and harnessing the true power of people. At Volvo Cars your career is designed around your talents and aspirations so you can reach your full potential. Join us on a journey of a lifetime as we create safety, autonomous driving and electrification technologies of tomorrow.