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Company: Volkswagen Group Manufacturing
Title: Logistics Supervisor - Body Shop
Organization: Volkswagen Group of America
Education Required: Skilled worker in production parts delivery; B.S. Degree in Business or related field. Desired: Advanced Degree preferred
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Contact: http://vwjobschattanooga.com
Job Description
Role Summary
Lead Team Leaders and Production/Skilled Team Members in an automotive manufacturing environment to meet and exceed company goals and objectives. Responsible for the production output, quality and process costs of assigned areas.
Role Responsibilities
· Lead Team Leaders and Production/Skilled Team Members in an automotive manufacturing environment to meet and exceed company goals and objectives.
· Supervise the production process to ensure processes meet safety standards, quality standards, environmental, and OSHA regulations.
· Create a continuous improvement environment to develop besting class production system
· Motivate team member and develop teamwork
· Coordinate activities with the production team to minimize production delays due to equipment issues or part shortages
· Allocate and manage staff production resources
· Monitor safety, quality, costs, and productivity, with improvement activities for assigned areas of production
· Collaborate with other production departments, quality, production control, and engineering to provide best in class product quality
· Guiding, evaluating and supporting employees
· Optimizing production, production quality and the cost situation by recognizing the potential for improvement as well as by improving workplace design and safety
· Recognizing and rectifying bottleneck situations
· Instructing the team in what the company’s objectives are
· Providing instruction and guidance about required techniques and regulations
· Controlling the deployment of personnel in unusual production situations
· Recording absence and presence of employees and teams
· Cooperation with Health & Safety and audit teams
Job Requirements
Years of experience: 4-7 years in automotive production supervision – parts conveyance
Skills
Ability to work in a team - Communication skills - Computer savvy (skilled in the use of standard software) - Integration – joining people, processes or systems - Influencing and negotiation skills - Problem Solving - Resource management
Specialized skills, knowledge or certifications unique to this role
Required:
Positive employee relations/team building
Automotive technology/mobile equipment
Responsibility for personnel in technical industry
Continuous improvement
Desired:
Conveyance
Personnel management
Work flexibility (travel requirements, work schedule, etc.): Travel – 5-40% initially; 0-5% after SOP (Start of Production)
Work schedule – will vary based on project progress and initiatives. Rotating shift required
This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its employees. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its employees regarding job security.
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. | 
