Maintenance Group Manager

Imagine yourself working with artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technologies - like vision systems, radar, lidar, thermal sensing, electronic controls, and human-machine interface - developed to prevent traffic incidents from happening and mitigate the effect when accidents are unavoidable. Challenging and deeply satisfying.

At Veoneer our people are purpose-driven and curious. We are pioneers who thrive in response to the new and exciting challenges we face at the forefront of technology. We empower our people and are dedicated to their professional everyday development and growth.

In Vårgårda, just an hour away from the Swedish car mecca, Gothenburg, we have our state-of-the-art Research and Electronics Manufacturing facility. Here, together with our engineers, we develop the next generation in modern manufacturing of radar and camera systems.



What you'll do?

As the Maintenance Group Manager, you’ll be responsible to develop, improve and oversee processes within the maintenance department, to plan and execute clear productivity (MTTR, MTBF) goals and resources and drive continuous improvements in our internal processes, safety and work environment. To your aid you’ll lead a group of Maintenance Coordinators that will work on continuous improvements at our production plant.
You and your team will work towards streamline processes for reoccurring tasks such as spare part handling, preventive and reactive maintenance.

You will be a member of the Maintenance Management group and work in close collaboration with other departments such as Production Management, Industrial Engineering, Quality and Process Owners.

Additionally, you will responsible for:

- Analyze and improve competence within the maintenance group and resource planning

- Follow up KPI fulfillment like MTTR, MTBF, technical uptime and overall cost

- Lead employees to organization targets and expectations and empower them to take in initiatives and responsibility

- Safe work environment where the work can be carried out without risk of ill health or accidents

- Coach, mentor, and develop staff. Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action

What you'll bring

At Veoneer, we value a can-do attitude, engagement, an open mindset and the ability to create and sustain good relationships with customers and colleagues.

We are searching for you who are creative in terms of new ideas and methods. You take responsibility and initiatives, and are able to adapt in different contexts. You have an open mindset to problem-solving and to innovations.

By being organized and proactive you act quickly to the needs of the organization with high quality. You share knowledge and best practice with colleagues and organization, and you posses good communication skills.

The Veoneer organization is full of various expertise, both globally and locally. By using your network, both inside and outside of the organization, you actively seek new information and improvements.

At Veoneer, it's all about Trust, so it's important for us that you respect and follow standards, deadlines and agreements.

As a manager at Veoneer you have strong skills to lead a team and individuals with guidance of our values and principles. You show great integrity and fairness and are supportive, humility and coaching. You know when to take off your “manager hat” and when to put it on and if a conflict arise, you know how to handle it with ease.

We believe that you have competence and experience in:

- Good technical knowledge within Mechanical/Automation/Electronics

- Experience working with Lean production and preventive maintenance

- You have documented leadership skills and a long-term strategic mindset

- Good skills in English and Swedish, both spoken and written

- General knowledge of various employment laws and practices and employee relations

Education
Bachelor's degree, or higher, within Manufacturing engineering, similar education or equivalent work experience

Your first months at Veoneer:
Getting comfortable in a new job and new environment is a process that involves several steps. At Veoneer, newly hired employees are introduced to an onboarding program. The program aim to provide new employees with a good foundation for their entire Veoneer journey and a successful start. Within the program, new employees are also assigned a mentor to guide you through your first six month.

What we offer:

- A workplace characterized by entrepreneurial mindset, and a "can do"-attitude

- Good career and development opportunities

- A High-Tech company offering products within the expansive technological fields; assistant and collaborative driving

- An atmosphere that promotes innovation and being creative

- Contribution to Trust in Mobility and Safety on the roads.

At Veoneer, diversity is an asset and a strength. We have opportunities for you who want to create, change and develop. We work to improve everyday life and make a difference together.

Please note, that we do not accept nor consider applications through e-mail, due to GDPR and company policy.

Location: Vårgårda

Employment conditions: Full-time employment

Starting date: By agreement

Contact information: if you have any questions regarding the position or recruitment process please contact hiring manager
Antti-Mikko Nyqvist, antti-mikko.nyqvist@veoneer.com or
Talent Acquisition Partner, Per Lind, per.lind@veoneer.com

Last day of application: 2023-01-08, continuous selection, position can be filled before last application date.

Union: We have Union agreement/Collective agreement with Sveriges Ingenjörer, Unionen and IF Metall

About Veoneer

Veoneer is an automotive technology company, a world leader in active safety and restraint control systems, focused on delivering innovative, best-in-class products and solutions to our customers. Our purpose is to create trust in mobility. Veoneer is a Tier-1 hardware supplier and system integrator with products being part of more than 125 scheduled vehicle launches for 2022. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Veoneer has 6,100 employees in 11 countries. The Company is building on a heritage of close to 70 years of automotive safety development.

We design, develop and manufacture state-of-the-art software, hardware and systems for occupant protection, advanced driving-assistance systems, and collaborative and automated driving to vehicle manufacturers globally.

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