Sr. Operations Manager, Body In White

Lucid Motors

5500

KAEC - Jeddah, USA

Posted on: 2022-07-14

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

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About the company:

Lucid is the new generation of EV. Our relentless focus on innovation, luxury, and sustainability drives us into a reality where you no longer have to choose between doing great things, doing the right thing, and doing everything with the highest regard for efficiency and design. There were luxury cars, then EVs, now there’s Lucid.

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

This position assumes responsibility for all BIW operations in Lucid Manufacturing’s AMP-2 Vehicle Assembly Plant in King Abdullah Economic City, KSA.

As this will be a Greenfield facility, the successful incumbent will be required to recruit his or her team, ensure successful completion of all pre-series production training activities and work with the Lucid Manufacturing Engineering and Launch teams to successfully secure a pre-defined Start of Production date in the Kingdom. The BIW Operations Senior Manager will have responsibility for all production and maintenance activities across the BIW technology and to ensure the body structure is manufactured to the highest levels of Quality, first time and every time.

Whilst not directly responsible for it, this individual will be very active in the BIW facility design & construction process, ensuring the ‘voice of the plant’ is listened to. They will also provide their approval of all pre-series production launch phases, working closely with the Global manufacturing launch and Manufacturing Engineering teams. Regular interfacing with Quality, Material Planning & Logistics (MP&L) and EHS departments will also be expected. The candidate will need to form relationships with local teams in KSA but also with peers from Lucid’s US operations therefore both English and Arabic languages are a requirement.

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

Notice regarding COVID-19 protocols

At Lucid, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the novel Coronavirus all new Lucid employees, whose job will be based in the United States may or may not be required to provide original documentation confirming status as having received the prescribed inoculation (doses). Vaccination requirements are dependent upon location and position, please refer to the job description for more details.

Individuals in positions requiring vaccinations may seek a medical and/or religious exemption from this requirement and may be granted such an accommodation after submitting a formal request to and the subsequent review and approval thereof by our dedicated Covid-19 Response team.

To all recruitment agencies: Lucid Motors does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

THE ROLE

Assume responsibility for all operations across the BIW facility to ensure that deployed business targets are met and local KPI’s achieved.

Define the BIW organization needed to execute Lucid’s operational plans and the operational model needed to satisfy Lucid’s Business Plans.

Working alongside HR and Lucid’s Learning & Development functions, ensure a world-class recruiting, onboarding, training and development process is in place.

Utilizing Lucid’s core values, develop, model and deploy initiatives to ensure the correct culture is understood and in place within the BIW technology.

Manage all personnel resources necessary to manufacture the vehicle and all coaching, performance reviews, target setting and disciplinary action if necessary.

Supporting the Manufacturing Engineering and Global Launch teams, define the ‘Model Plant’ BIW facility and support it’s successful implementation. Assume complete responsibility of the BIW technology after Start of Production.

Working alongside the Plant Quality team, develop and execute the BIW Quality & Metrology plan to ensure this attribute is clearly measured, understood and built into the process and culture within the BIW technology.

Promote a ‘culture of efficiency’ through Lean Manufacturing tools such as Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping and 5S, and Operational Excellence initiatives to support business needs.

Ensure that all equipment and resources are available and functioning at a level to ensure the daily production goals are being met on a consistent basis.