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Head of Operations Braas
Our proposition to you
Regardless of what stage you are in life, at Volvo Construction Equipment, you will have the unique opportunity to passionately contribute to society’s prosperity and sustainable development, reducing the climate footprint and use of resources – always with people’s health, safety and wellbeing at the center of our actions.
You will work with colleagues driven by the idea that through imagination, hard work and technological innovation we will lead the way towards developing a world that is cleaner, smarter, and more connected.
The General Manager for our production site in Braås will be in the forefront of this cultural transformation. We believe you are a sustainable leader, not just for our company, but for our industry and society as a whole.
Our proposition to you is a unique opportunity in a world leading operation environment with a diverse and dynamic culture whilst acknowledging your life cycle needs.
About us?
In Operations, we manufacture and deliver the Volvo Construction Equipment ecosystem around the world, operating from our 14 sites in 4 different continents. We work together across functions to always put the customer in the center of their decisions and achieve best in class performance whilst developing with the world around us.
In this role, you will experience leaders and co-workers with a growth mindset and always in the outlook to find better ways of working and connecting to people. Together with the Operations Leadership Team and the many more teams you will be part of, you experience a culture driven by the will to continuously improve our contribution to the value chain and deliver the brand’s promise of Safety, Quality and environmentally friendly solutions through Innovation.
We are engaged and skilled, and we expect the same from you.
About the role?
The role of a Head of Operations Braås is responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing facility and has full responsibility for the plant’s profitability and development. In this role, the Head of Operations also acts as the site leader, coordinating all the functions on site to drive local initiatives and address common challenges, improve collaboration, and identify synergies between the different functions.
The Head of Operations taking on a hands-on approach to management plans, guides and directs the plant operations to achieve plant objectives in safety, quality, production output, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
Together with his teams, ensure the best preconditions for people to be involved and hence grow and develop with us. In this role, his is required to balance the needs and expectations of all stakeholders, the employees, customers, owners and society.
About you?
A people leader, you align your personal values to those of Volvo Construction Equipment. You will help us to guide behaviors, actions, and leadership in all interactions and with all stakeholders whilst maintaining a solid knowledge on key financial drivers and parameters, such as cost, profit, cash flow, pay-back.
In your leadership, you are recognized by empowerment of others and having the courage to act. A leader capable to build and sustain trustful relationships, we expect you to be engaged and committed to meet results and admit mistakes, fix and learn from them.
You bring a winning mindset for yourself and your team. Change and transformation are source of inspiration and energy to you. Most importantly, you are able to use them to gain and sustain momentum to develop and execute an integrate site’s strategy that delivers cost effective, high-quality products with industry-leading flexibility, quality, and customer satisfaction.
You are passionate about continuous improvement and developing people and organization.
In addition to fluency in English, the candidate will speak, or show the willingness to learn, Swedish.
Ideal experience
• 15+ years of leadership experience with a focus on operations
• Successful track record of improving performance of a site and strong understanding of Lean philosophy and methodology.
• Demonstrated experience developing and deploying operational and manufacturing strategies that have yielded measurable financial and non-financial improvements in performance, while maintaining high levels of health and safety, quality, and delivery.
• Perform and Develop Capabilities.
• A strong leader with a successful track record of building organizational capabilities
• Has built successful organizations with capable and resilient teams and individuals, able to deliver sustainable value through effective operational set-up.
• Experience interacting with suppliers, dealers, and customers.
• Have operated with a clear and consistent sustainability focus.
• Is used to navigating in a multicultural, international organization.
Education
A university degree in relevant field, Engineering or Business Administration.
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