Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE BELIEVE IN

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s manufacturing of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks, as well as engines and transmissions. We also orchestrate the spare parts distribution for Volvo Group’s customers globally and design, operate and optimize logistics and supply chains for all brands. We count 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, where continuous improvement is the foundation. As our planet is facing great challenges, we - one of the largest industrial organizations in the world - stand at the forefront of innovation. We are ready to rise to the challenge. Would you like to join us

As a Team Leader - Production, your primary objective is to ensure that the overall organisational production, quality and safety objectives are met. In this role, you drive change; supervise, support and motivate team members; and importantly, foster a cross functional, collaborative team environment with all Wacol plant stakeholders.

Additional duties include:

• Production Operations
• Conduct daily start-up meetings and team meetings
• Report and deliver KPI’s
• Monitor and secure manning levels per station
• Ensure that processes for each workstation are up to date
• Ensure all parts shortages are controlled and reported

Production Personnel

• Lead, motivate, encourage and manage performance of the production team
• Ensure that training plans are actioned, and employee’s skills meet required standards
• Participate in monthly performance evaluation sessions with employees, and escalate ongoing performance issues to the Production Manager as required
• Monitor and manage team member performance and provide feedback

Quality

• Initiate investigations, action and monitor progress, promote and ensure Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of the cross functional teams is conducted within 24 hours to support continuous improvement
• Secure corrective actions for deviations
• Conduct audit quality checks and report to the team in a timely manner
• Review, investigate and document unresolved faults
• Initiate, facilitate and motivate the cross functional team members to review areas for improvement
• Work actively to reduce the number of Defects Per Vehicle
• Support, Promote and manage responsibilities in the Quick Response Quality Control System

Safety and Environment

• Ensure compliance with VGA’s Environmental Policy and Workplace Health & Safety policies and practices
• Promote a safety conscious way of working
• Promote, monitor and ensure that all incidents and near misses are reported according to procedure
• Work cross functionally to investigate and promote safety improvement initiatives and are implemented to protect or minimise harm in the workplace
• Promote, monitor and ensure that teams are wearing relevant personal protective equipment ensuring compliance to policies and procedure
• Ensure all team members are working in a safe and effective manner compliant to the core values of Safety, Quality and Environmental care

This role is being offered on a permanent full-time basis and an immediate start is available for the right candidate.