Value Stream Leader - Machining

GKN Automotive Hungary:

It is a truly exciting time to join us here at GKN Automotive in Hungary. We built a brand new manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Miskolc in 2023, which includes assembly and office accommodation. Our Miskolc facility is a key regional facility for the driveline technologies that GKN Automotive supply to our global customer base. We employ hundreds of colleagues from the local community and will continue to develop the site over time.

This is an excellent opportunity to work at the forefront of technology and innovation across the fast-paced Automotive market in a new and important strategic location. We offer a market competitive compensation and benefits package including: a competitive salary, bonus scheme, transportation allowances, cafeteria benefit and ongoing support for career progression and development.

We are seeking a Value Stream Leader to join our team.

What will you be doing in this role? :

• Solving problems in the production process
• Supervising the implementation of the production plan
• supervision of the production process in accordance with the documentation
• Creating and verifying that assembly procedures and documentation are up to date
• Communicating process changes to a team of employees in a subordinate area
• Participate in change management in the production process
• Defining improvement plans and corrective actions in the subordinate area
• Reporting of results
• responsibility for achieving departmental goals
• Oversee the quality and timeliness of data entered into the system
• Creating development plans for subordinate employees with particular emphasis on team leaders
• Enforcing work discipline and adherence to procedures by subordinate employees
• Stimulating teamwork and individual achievement through delegation of authority and responsibility
• Representing the subordinate area during visits and audits
• Participate in audits in subordinate area
• Accounting for the working time of subordinate employees
• Training of subordinate employees
• Continuous improvement of qualifications - e.g. participation in trainings
• Initiating improvements and stimulating the motivation and creativity of employees
• Support the team in achieving established production goals
• Conducting evaluations of subordinate employees
• Participate in the recruitment of new employees

Requirement:

• At least 3 year in manufacturing or engineering environment
• Leadership experience
• Strong advantage: Higher education completed or in progress in Administration, Engineering (Production, Mechanics, Electronics, Mechatronics or Metallurgical)
• English – able to communicate
• Problem solving and decision making skills
• LEAN knowledge
• Basic knowledge in labour law, EHS regulations
• MS Office knowledge

Offer

• Market leading company with lots of potential
• Opportunity to take part in brand new company projects
• Attractive salary and benefits at a stable and financially healthy company
• An organization where you can commit to the long-term
• Wide scale of responsibilities
• Career advancement opportunity

Our people are at the heart of our success. If these projects excite you and you like the chance to play a part in shaping the future of the automotive industry, that will benefit the environment and society as a whole, come and help us to accelerate the future, together.

About GKN Automotive:

GKN Automotive is a global leader in eDrive technologies, the architects of an electrified future. Our innovation, expertise and global footprint give us the ability to drive a sustainable future, delivering eDrive technologies, competitively and at scale.

A global automotive technology company that pioneered electric drive systems and is now driving the future of transportation. With a 260 year heritage, we are a trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specializing in developing, building and supplying market-leading driveline systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies.

90% of the global vehicle manufacturers choose GKN Automotive and everyday 100’s of millions of cars are driven everyday using our technology. We’ve spent more than 20 years driving innovation in electric drive systems, working with most major OEMs to deliver Electrical Control Units (ECUs). Our eDrive technology is now powering over two million vehicles on the road today. We are transforming the automotive industry to create a greener, cleaner environment – through innovation and ingenuity

We have been inventing the future for 250 years. Our technologies and innovations made front-wheel drive cars possible and all-wheel drive systems more efficient. GKN Automotive is now at the forefront of the mass production of advanced, efficient, systems for electrified vehicles.

Through continuous innovation and improvements in efficiency, performance, and control systems we are collaborating with global automotive manufacturers, helping them produce the next generation of electrified vehicles. We are the go-to technology partner for leading electrified vehicle manufacturers, with the ability to tailor every eDrive solution, matched to our Driveline technology.