Shift Leader

Autoliv; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive compensation package

Recognition awards, company events

Gender Pay Equality

Job summary

Autoliv in Querétaro, Mexico seeks a Production Leader responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling the production area in line with Autoliv standards. You will drive continuous improvement, oversee health and safety, quality targets, and SQDCM, coordinating cross-functional teams to balance resources and priorities.

You will train AMTs, manage shift handovers, respond to production issues, and ensure timely achievement of targets while supporting ERP system changes and overall

Qualifications

• Vocational or Technical degree required.
• Problem-solving skills (4D, PDCA, 5 WHY and ISHIKAWA).
• Knowledge of 8D and data analysis.
• People development, inspiration and recognition.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2 years of experience in a Gemba leadership role.
• Experience in setting and meeting production targets.
• Experience in using Lean manufacturing tools.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and control production activities according to Autoliv standards.
• Oversees the production area with full responsibility for planning, organizing, and controlling activities.
• Drives continuous improvement to achieve stable performance and SQDCM targets.
• Coordinate activities in cross functional team within own production area.
• Organizes Gemba meetings (Start-up/Handover, Pulse, Kaizen, Communications and Daily SQDCM).
• Organizes shift handover meetings and communicates stoppages or other production issues.
• Trains and develops AMTs in both hard and soft skills, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Escalates problems proactively and supports corrective actions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Lean tools

MS Office

Education

Vocational/Technical degree

Tools

Lean manufacturing tools

Job description

What You’ll Do

Ensures production is performed according to Autoliv standards Oversees the production area with full responsibility for planning, organizing, and controlling activities Ensures adherence to standards of Health & Safety and Quality. Drives continuous improvement to achieve stable performance Ensure daily operations runs according to ALV standards and SQDCM targets, coordinate activities in cross functional team within own production area. Build/maintain an understanding among AMT on their area´s/lines impact on production area results. Organizes Gemba meetings (Start-up/Handover, Pulse, Kaizen, Communications and Daily SQDCM) Coordinates and balances resource between different AMTs according to priority and operator availablity Adjusts production planning in line with internal flows, customer priorities, blocked lines and blacklog, ct. Organizes shift handover meetings and communicates stoppages or other production issues as required Handles and coordinates resources to solve issues escalated by AMTs Communicates complaints or deviations received from SQDCM and participates in the complaint analyses-8D to define corrective actions Updates or validates system after change be approved (L2L or other ERP system) Plans team schedules in accordance with operator presence and approved absences Monitors and ensures timely achievement of targets, while tracking progress of improvement workshops and activities Trains and develops AMTs in both hard and soft skills, ensuring continuous improvement in their ways of working Acts as a leadership ambassador in line with Autoliv Key Behaviors, led by example Escalates problems proactively and supports measures needed to solve them

What Is Required

Vocational or Technical Degree

Problem-solving skills (4D, PDCA, 5 WHY and ISHIKAWA)

Knowledge of 8D and data analysis

People development, inspiration and recognition

Minimum4 years of experience in a manufacturing environment incl.

2 years of experience in a Gemba leadership role

Experience in setting and meeting production targets

Experiencein using Lean manufacturing tools

Strong Microsoft Office skills

What’s In It For You

• Attractive compensation package
• Recognition awards, company events, family events, university discount options and many more perks.
• Gender Pay Equality

Autoliv is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Autoliv does not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Autoliv does business.