UAP Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Were hiring an Autonomous Production Unit (UAP) Manager

Our Clean Mobility Division is looking for an Autonomous Production Unit Manager for its manufacturing facility in Toledo, OH to manage the effective operation of the UAP Team, as well as HR issues for team members.

Youll work on challenges that matter

This job will require you to:

• Achieve financial targets by preparing and presenting the UAP budget
• Manage the actual production costs based on “ideal” costs
• Maintain product margin, and monitor serial productivity (labor level, material consumption, etc.)
• Manage the UAP team to assure appropriate staffing, maintain working environment according to Group Health, and Safety & Environment (HSE) standards are met
• Detect and advise training needs, share information (transparency), and participate in career management initiatives, etc.
• Serve as an official plant representative to the customer
• Meet established customer specifications concerning cycle time, delivery, quality, quantity and costs
• Implement preventative and corrective measures in the production process to assure that customer demands are properly met
• Coordinate with client’s quality team to meet all customer standards
• Implement action plans in order to improve functionality and productivity to obtain program and Group objectives
• Participate in the creation of PSE (Production System Efficiency) projects
• Coordinate resource planning with Industrial Engineering department concerning stocks, equipment, staffing, and activities, etc.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate

To succeed in this position, you will ideally have:

• Bachelors degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years of production experience
• Minimum 3-year team management experience
• Operational knowledge of Production methods (Kanban, 5S, Hoshin, TPM, GPAO)
• Demonstrates leadership and commitment with respect to the Environmental Management System by taking accountability, communicating, and supporting the system

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What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You’ll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.