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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Senior
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
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.
Role Summary:
The Senior Manager is responsible for partnering with shop production team and process engineering team for smooth running of operations and maintaining superior product quality in Rivian Automotive Assembly Plant. The Sr. Manager of manufacturing quality will oversee and manage resolution of all internal assembly quality issues, internal and external customer issues, ensure supplier quality issues are appropriately elevated and addressed by supplier quality centered around Drive Unit. The Sr. Manager will be responsible to develop a strategic plan to continuously improve product quality and reduce waste in the form of product scrap. The Sr. Manager will be accountable for a team of Quality Managers, Quality Engineers and Group Leaders to improve overall quality performance of the respective shop. This position requires the ability to work with cross-functional teams to develop procedures, and standards. In addition, to be a key influencer for the creation of a positive quality culture, sustain and promote Rivian compass values. This position requires deep understanding of the automotive quality and problem-solving tools in order to build and develop a highly effective team.
Responsibilities:
Strategy and Development
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice processes. Vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on operational activities. Proactive thinking and ability to clearly request the need (resource, equipment, tools etc.,)
General and Task Management
• Implement all relevant procedures described in the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensure compliance
• Develop systems and procedures to meet the needs of Production delivery targets.
• Issue Management: Manage corrective action program (RC) for ESS shop in the capacity of Integration Manager - Respond to quality issues by putting in containment actions, full analysis, poka-yokes (error proofing), and implementing short-term and long-term countermeasures
• Update quality documentation and communicate to carry forward lessons learned from quality concerns
• Ensure that plant schedule for vehicle builds is fulfilled by operation deliverables
People Management
• Ensure the delivery of the People Strategy within area of accountability
• Manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
Financial and Budget Control
• Input and hold responsibility for team budgets
• Responsible for achieving budget and forecast
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or other related field
- 10+ years in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably automotive
- 8+ years Manufacturing leadership experience in a high-volume manufacturing operation, preferably automotive
- 3+ years in a cross-functional operations in a manufacturing setting
- 5+ years leading teams in a high-volume, Manufacturing environment
- 5+ MS Office
- Must have experience in drive unit or related
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or Masters Degree
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Ability to communicate in a high-pressure environment
Work Environment:
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be on the plant floor and may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud
- At other times while performing duties of this job, the employee will work in a standard office environment
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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