Paint Group Leader

Number of employees

10000

United States, Illinois, Normal, United States

Posted on: 2022-06-28

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Doing something different is never easy. It requires courage, optimism and grit. Core to our mission is building a team of adventurous individuals determined to make a positive impact on the world. This means challenging ourselves constantly. Stretching beyond the bounds of conventional thinking. Reframing old problems. Seeking new solutions. And operating comfortably in a space of uncertainty. While our backgrounds are diverse, our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Do you like doing the impossible? We’d love to hear from you.

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. 

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. 

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a high-quality relationship with the managers to identify and implement processes, equipment and functional improvements to achieve operational excellence
  • Coordinates activities to resolve shortages, proper use of material equipment and support replenishment methods
  • Support and participate in pilot programs and model change activities
  • Monitor and control capital and expense spending
  • Performs and teaches all processes and assignments within the department with the ability to fill in as needed
  • Supervises and supports Team Leaders and Team Members
  • Plans and establishes team agenda and ensures performance scheduling
  • Trains, develops, and evaluates Team Members and Team Leaders
  • Maintains team’s records regarding: safety, ergonomics, discrepancies, vacations, attendance, and O/T
  • Responsible for the safety of employees and ensure that all production equipment is in safe operating condition in conjunction with the safety committee and EH&S manager
  • Determine team member activity including recommendation of hiring, firing, performance, wage and salary reviews
  • Utilizes Standardized Work (SOS)
  • Communicates best practices, problem resolution and performance data.
  • Maintains good labor practices
  • Able to travel to support product/process development at Rivian and supplier locations
  • May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Engineering or Technical bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 5+ years of high-volume manufacturing experience or 3+ years of previous supervisory manufacturing experience preferred or combination of education and experience
  • 3+ years experience with one of the following paint processes; Pretreatment/E-coat, Sealer, Prime, Basecoat, Clearcoat, Masking, Inspection or Repair.
  • Experience with Materials Requirement Planning “MRP” Software such as SAP Preferred.
  • Kaizen / continuous improvement process experience
  • Demonstrated project management skills
  • Working knowledge in Excel, Word, Power point, and Outlook programs.
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Creative problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines and stay within budget.
  • Strong team orientation and cross functional attitude

Equal Opportunity

Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at [email protected].

Candidate Data Privacy

Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law. 

Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services. 

Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.  

 

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