Equipment Manager

1025 LEGO Manufacturing Virginia Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace app

Colleague Discount

Bonus scheme

Job summary

The LEGO Group in the United States seeks an experienced R&D Project/Platform Manager to drive global projects, align resources, and manage budgets according to the LEGO Project Model. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, interface with suppliers and stakeholders, and travel up to 40 days per year, bringing passion for technology and strong technical drawing literacy (AutoCAD, 3D models).

The role requires 5+ years in a global environment and 2+ years on platform management, with MS

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a global environment with cross-cultural communication.
• 2+ years of project or platform management experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 40 days per year.
• MS Office 365 at advanced user level.
• Ability to read/understand technical drawings (AutoCAD, 3D models).
• SAP experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Drives projects according to LEGO Project Model (LPM) and plans.
• Ensures resource alignment, load and allocation for project participants.
• Manages project budget, approves spending and handles changes.
• Works toward deliverables and KPI fulfillment.
• Interacts with suppliers, stakeholders and steering committees.
• Defines teams and escalates conflicts to line leaders when needed.
• Manages risks and opportunities for desirable business outcomes.
• Identifies processes for optimization to increase efficiency.
• Understands machinery operation, setup and troubleshooting; passion for tech.

Skills

Project management

Platform management

Communication

Team coordination

Technical curiosity

Tools

AutoCAD

3D models

Microsoft Project

SAP

Job description

R&D P&P focuses on

• Development projects - Innovating and optimizing equipment platforms into next generation platforms by combining modern technology and consumer trends operating within 1-5 years’ time horizon with aim to deliver cutting edge innovation to The LEGO Group to maintain market leading position.
• Platform ownership – Leading, maintaining and standardizing of approved technology platforms by securing best practice sharing, process alignment and continuous improvement initiatives across all LEGO plants.
• Capacity and capability planning - Globally introducing new platforms to production sites and supporting its installations, ramp ups and handovers in respective locations to build relevant knowledge and establish self-driven independent factories producing on standardized platforms with globally aligned processes.

R&D P&P team located in Billund, DK and Kladno, CZ is responsible for packing platforms (equipment), packaging platforms (materials, constructions), product master data and global industrial engineering. R&D Equipment Development team is entirely located in Kladno, CZ with global responsibility for packing equipment – prepack (machines for packing LEGO products into bags) & final pack (machines for packing LEGO products into paper boxes and other non-standard final packaging).

Core Responsibilities

• Drives projects according to LEGO Project Model (LPM): Prepares and modifies project time plans according to gathered specialist knowledge and continuously changing environment.
• Ensures resource alignment, load and allocation (project participants).
• Secures project budget, approves project spending, escalates potential budget overspent and systematically manages changes.
• Continually works towards project deliverables and organization’s KPI fulfillment.
• Deals with suppliers, stakeholders and steering committees.
• Defines and coordinates project teams, mitigates disagreements and escalates towards relevant line leaders if needed.
• Actively handles project risks and opportunities towards desirable outcome for the company.
• Identifies process and project areas suitable for optimization which would make us stronger and more efficient.
• Ability to understand how machines work, how to set and troubleshoot them properly and overall passion for technology.

Do you have what it takes?

Overall work experience

• 5+ years (preferably in global environment due to daily communication in foreign language, dealing with diverse cultures, working across time zones)

Project management or Platform management experience

• 2+ years (from overall work experience)

Interested in modern technologies and innovative consumer trends

MS Office 365 at advanced user level

• Ability to read/understand technical drawings (AutoCAD, 3D models)
• Self-driven, communicative and curious
• Past experiences in technical development projects
• Technical background about machines / equipment
• Skills in Microsoft Project (mandatory use at The LEGO Group)
• SAP experience at basic user level is an advantage
• Willingness to travel up to 40 days / year
• Business/project understanding

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $104,327.00 - $156,491.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date.

What’s in it for you?

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are.

Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe.

Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. Our founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen made his first wooden toy in 1932. He persevered against the odds until his business was a success. Constantly innovating, never compromising. Building, rebuilding, and striving for the best. It is this resilience and permanent sense of renewal that drives us forward. We are never still. We will always be creating, inventing, andhaving fun. Build your career brick by brick and play your part in continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow”.