Quality & Environment Manager Volvo Buses Uddevalla

At Volvo Buses in Uddevalla, we mix a heritage of welding from the shipbuilding industry with precision and accuracy from decades of local car manufacturing! Together with our committed employees, we manufacture frames and structures of the highest quality for world-class buses.


Do you want to become one of us and help ensure that our production of frames for Volvo's city and tourist buses runs smoothly? The buses that are "born" in our factory - run on streets and roads around the world. Joining us means contributing to cleaner and quieter cities as more and more buses become fully electric.


THIS IS US, YOUR NEW COLLEAGUES AND THE JOB THAT AWAITS YOU


The entire factory consists of approximately 150 employees, both white-collar workers and collective employees.
As head of the quality and environment department, you are responsible for a team of approx. 11 people. The position includes both personnel-, budget- and work environment responsibilities. In the role of Quality & Environment Manager, you are part of the factory's management team. This means that your task will also include the responsibility of contributing to the development of the business as a whole.


YOUR ROLE


The responsibility as Quality & Environment Manager includes, among other things, leading and developing daily operations in the quality department as well as driving and developing the overall quality and environment strategy in the plant. The work also involves initiating and driving process improvements and ensuring that we get a learning organization in the area of quality, environment and work environment. You will also be responsible for quality, environment, and work environment management systems, internal audits and systematically run root cause analyzes for quality deviations and implement lasting corrective measures. The role as Quality & Environment Manager also includes ensuring the right quality for the customer and being our contact person when it comes to quality and environmental issues both internally and externally.


THIS IS YOU


To succeed in your role, you should have an attentive leadership and a positive attitude. As a leader, you have courage, integrity and a good understanding of the business. You also have the ability to communicate and inspire teams and individuals. You must effectively drive the development of the business, have a high level of ambition and be used to working in a cross-functional and multicultural organization.


QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree, it is meritorious with a BSc in the area of quality/environment or equivalent
Good ability to develop and motivate staff
Good ability to collaborate and build relationships
Previous experience from a managerial position
Experience of working with quality, environment and/or sustainability
Knowledge of quality- and environmental management systems is advantageous
Good knowledge of Swedish and English

We are actively working to increase the diversity in our team and we are happy to see female applicants!
We will hold interviews continuously, so send in your application already today, but no later than 2023-05-28


We are excited to learn more about you!
Of you have any further questions about this position, please contact:


Lars Blomberg, Vice President Operations UddevallaPlant, email: lars.blomberg@volvo.com alt. Tel: +46 31 322 70 00
Alexandra Hultberg, HR Manager, email: alexandra.hultberg@volvo.com alt. Tel: +46 739 028226