Volvo Group Hiring for Manager Trainee – Logistics Job at Hagerstown, MD Full Time

MANAGER TRAINEE – LOGISTICS

This is us, your new colleagues
The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines under the leading brands Volvo, Renault Trucks, Mack, UD Trucks, Eicher, SDLG, Terex Trucks, Prevost, Nova Bus, UD Bus and Volvo Penta. We work cross-functionally and globally to exceed our customer’s expectations and reach the world class manufacturing level. We have exciting work in front of us, and more on the horizon! The automotive world is changing rapidly and to be part of this big change is an exciting movement. Many growth opportunities await for leaders who are willing to join our team on this challenging journey.

What to learn more about Hagerstown?
We are the Heart. We develop and produce heavy-duty diesel engines, transmissions and axles for Volvo Group Brands. In operation since 1961, we are a proud supportive member of the community of Washington County and its surrounding areas.

Volvo GTO, Powertrain Production Hagerstown now has a vacant position in the management team:
We are looking for a highly engaged colleague that wants to join us and the Volvo Group to learn our business achieve our vision of becoming the most desired, innovative, and successful transport solution provider in the world.

Innovations within transport will reshape the cities of tomorrow. Automated driving, electromobility and connected vehicles will allow quieter, cleaner, and safer mega-cities to grow and prosper. For us in the Volvo Group, technology means having the aspiration to move forward, constantly working together to continuously improve, fostering an environment for creative/innovative thinking and evolutionary/revolutionary problem solving – all in order to reach our vision!
As the Manager Trainee – Logistics, you will start on a path to becoming a first line manager and leader of your own department with 20-40 team members. You will report directly to a second line manager referred to as an Area Manager. You will support the short and mid-term success of the function and the plant. You will be exposed to various areas of the operation and be given special assignments and projects to develop your knowledge of the Volvo’s business, lean manufacturing and leadership skills. The organization you will be a part of has approximately 200 employees today.

Main activities and responsibilities for these roles:

• Learn various organizational departments how to apply safety, quality, delivery, and financial targets
• After an initial learning period of approximate 3 months, lead and manage a group of 4-15 team members to further develop your leadership skills.
• Learn about the implementation of Volvo Production System (VPS). Apply as a standardized way of working, develop the organization, and achieve contribution from all employees
• Full accountability and ownership while working with your manager to learn the business and development of your leadership skills. Midterm road map (6 months-1 year) from developmental role to 1st line leader.
• Ability to fill 1st line leader position in any departmental vacancy in the organization (typically first promotion would be to evening or night shift role).

Critical competencies and experience

We are looking for a highly motivated team member with a strong drive to learn our business and develop your leadership competencies while supporting the organization and its employees. You value and strive to learn new communication skills to foster cross functional teamwork. This is essential to be able to build networks and create trusting relationships. You believe strong teamwork is the key to building a change-oriented, knowledge-based organization.

You share our beliefs that the Volvo Production System as well as the Volvo leadership skills through our Volvo Values (Customer success, Trust, Passion, Change and Performance) is the way forward for us to continue to success in this industry.
Demonstrating a high willingness to learn each of the Volvo Group Leadership competencies for the leading people level, the Manager Trainee– Logistics is expected to be an active team member. At Volvo we are actively working to establish teams which will take maximum advantage of the diversity in our differences in knowledge, experience, age, gender, and nationality.

Candidates are required to have previous leadership experience. Preferred candidates have a Bachelors Degree in a relevant field and/or demonstrated leadership experience in a work or military environment.

The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Countless career opportunities are offered across the group’s leading brands and entities that share a culture of Trust, Passion, High Performance, Change and Customer Success.
www.volvogroup.com/career.

A new era is here. Technologies such as big data, automation and artificial intelligence are changing the way we look at manufacturing and logistics. Volvo Group Trucks Operations is the organization responsible for truck manufacturing and logistics within the Volvo Group and is shaping future industries.

Volvo Group Trucks Operations encompasses all production of the Group’s engines and transmissions as well as the production of Volvo, Renault and Mack trucks. The organization is also responsible for spare parts supplies to the Group’s customers and for designing, operating and optimizing logistics and supply chains for all brands. Together, Volvo Group Trucks Operations represents 30,000 employees at 30 plants and 50 distribution centers across the globe. Our global industrial footprint offers an opportunity for an international career in a state-of-the-art industrial environment, in which continuous improvement is the foundation. Join our teams as well!

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