Volvo Group Trucks Operations - Focus area specialist

Background and organization
Volvo GTO in Köping is looking for a Focus area specialist within the area of Workplace Organization (WPO). To be able to achieve our goal of becoming the best transmission factory in the world, we need world-class employees. In the area of Engineering Technologies, there are approximately 15 specialists within different areas. We are now looking for our next team member who is eager to join the Volvo Group continuous journey. FI and WPO are two crucial pillars within Volvos Production System (VPS) and are essential for our business to work properly.


Main areas of responsibility
As an employee within the Volvo Group, it is important that you have an ambition to always develop yourself. You will have good opportunities to grow within the technology area and to become an expert that cooperates with universities and continuously develop new methods, with the purpose to spread the information within the Volvo Group.


A suitable candidate for the role as Focus area specialists has a structure way of working and always puts the customer in focus. The perfect candidate also has an ability to cooperate and lead projects. We put high value in personal characteristics such as analytical abilities, has high ambitions and always strives to deliver according to time plan.


As a Focus area specialists, you are responsible:
for the development, training and coaching of the organization to secure progress on the respective focus area activities
to identify and enable sharing of good practices within the site as a way to grow competence of organization
to secure and explain function and VPS alignment in terms of method, tools, directives
to lead a network and define priority, recommend mitigation actions, change and improvements as a way to secure the success on the focus area implementation

Other responsibilities
Provide reference and training material for the respective focus area logic
Support and coach the organization towards rigor and pace in the implementation
Build a strong locally cross-functional network that enables efficient collaboration
Define focus area targets, KPI´s and PI´s
Continuously develop the logic tools and methods

Personal profile and qualifications
For this position, we see that you have the following qualifications and skills:
Academic background within the area of technology engineering and a strong technical interest
Experience within Volvo Production System (VPS)
Excellent communication skills (written and spoken) in both Swedish and English
Good leadership abilities

As a person, we see that you have proven ability to contribute to a team-oriented environment. We also see that you are creative, analytical and have an ambition to always improve yourself. As a Focus area specialist, you are an important support function and it is crucial that you are service minded. Your focus should always be a happy customer.


Within the Volvo Group we value diversity and equality, this is an important key for development.


Does this sound interesting?
For more information please contact recruiting manager Robby Kloos, Department manager +46221 414356 or Emelie Skälhammar, HR Business Partner +46221 414505


Selection of candidates will occur during the recruitment time, so do not wait with your application. We hope you feel strongly motivated for this job, we look forward to receive your application as soon as possible but no later than 1:st of April. Welcome aboard!


Union Contacts
Unionen, Mats Bergdahl, 0221- 45 78 41
Akademikerna, Andreas Myrelid, 0221- 45 45 51
Ledarna, Rubén Ochoa, 0221- 45 76 51


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