About this role
<p>Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.</p> <h2><span style="color:dimgray;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">General Information</span></h2> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray">The Operations Serial Life Manager leads and manages a series production project within the operations to support the project time, budget and functionality. Responsible for the specific input and output from the discipline in support of achieving project team objectives and targets. </span><span style="color:dimgray">SLM is fully responsible for Change management within the processes.</span></p> <h2><span style="color:dimgray;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Your Key Responsibilities</span></h2> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Project Management:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Ensure a detailed and realistic plan is provided according to the project schedule and in-time delivery of committed deliverables. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Report the project status on timing, quality and risk to Group Leader.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Schedule, manage, and communicate multiple project activities between multiple project team members to assure on time completion</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Develop the Manufacturing Concept based on product architecture and requirements matching them to state of the art production processes and technologies.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Drives the CFT and Reports the project status on timing, quality and risk to the Management </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Schedule, manage, and communicate multiple project activities between multiple project team members to assure on time completion.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Project Initiation and Planning:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible for completion of activities within operations to meet the specific, cost, timing, and quality requirements as directed from the Project Manager</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible for specific decisions by operations</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible to immediately communicate any delay, problem, or risk regarding operations activities to Project Manager.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible for documentation of operations activities.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Evaluate performance of team members in accordance with line management. Actively manage and optimize the use of resources on project. Assigning activities to the operations project team members (delegation and direction).</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Oversees the implementation of the equipment and processes necessary for the product.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Takes the ownership and drives the team to deliver the quality results.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Co-ordinates closely with the CFT to ensure that the line performance is maintained.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible of reaching the targeted KPIs in his/her processes ( OEE, FPY, Productivity etc)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Drive new process technology and continuous improvement. Ensure projects are completed on time.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide technical support, capability improvement, standardized work, immediate problem solving, and process support for multiple processes.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible for the initiation, planning, implementation & control of the activity in his / her area of responsibility</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible for implementing the best preventive and corrective measures for ensuring the best quality, highest equipment availability and the minimum costs</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide year over year Equipment / Process performance improvement (e.g. cycle time reduction, OEE improvement)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Develop solution to make Equipment / Process more reliable using local material and with lower cost.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Steer Execution of project:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Timing Control: </span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Coordinate and control project activities, track the project progress, define corrective measures if deviating from the </span><br><span style="color:dimgray"> Project Plan.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Cost Control:</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Ensure Capital spends are aligned with approved authorizations and/or budgets</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Ensure other costs labor, ramp-up costs are per approved Project Plan, eCR, and Budget</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Eliminate/ Minimize Excess and Obsolete Material associated with the product change / launch</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Quality Control:</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Coordinate the development of manufacturing facilities in conjunction with plant wide & central support organizations.</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Drive product DfM reviews, Design Checks and improvements out of these efforts</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Ensure compliance to Lean concepts, robust processes</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Project Management of line industrialization that meets cycle time, product and process requirements</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Facilitate all required SLM builds to completion and resolving open issues</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">- Ensure technical, timing and cost feasibility to manufacturing facilities to eventual changes in product or requirements</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Project controls and reporting:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Regularly align and report the Operations project status in accordance with the valid tool and process set</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide updates of Project status and potential needs to Operations Line Manager of his/her department. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide updates of Project status and potential needs to Project Manager</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Escalate issues to Project Manager, BU Management and /or Operations management as required to affected Product or process Quality, Suppliers and Customer issues, if necessary (aligned with Project Manager)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Improvement / Maintenance:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide Lessons Learned and share Experience Data </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide and promote continuous improvements for products and processes and projects in his/her area of responsibility </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Provide support in quality tasks (warranty, Oh, red alerts from supplier or customer) to analyse, contain and resolve issues</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Manage lifecycle maintenance for parts and modules, unless this is handed over to another resource, to</span><br><span style="color:dimgray"> - up / down scale capacity of lines</span><br><span style="color:dimgray"> - requalification product acc. to requirements of control plan</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Representation of operations/ plant in project, customer and supplier meetings:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Representation of operations/ plant in project, customer and supplier meetings.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Representation of project-interests in operations meetings.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Support Project Change and Problem Control Activity, including problem resolution activities, based on feasibility considering timing, cost, quality, risk.</span><br><span style="color:dimgray">Support APQP Activities</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Communication of specific issues with and at the customer</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="color:dimgray"><strong>Serial Life Management:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Responsible for product in plant from G90 until G100</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Active involvement in launch and take over to serial production</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Coordination of product related activities, especially the Product Maintenance (see also Improvement/Maintenance above), Change Management, Non-conformance activities</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Leads the preparation activities for Phase out of product out of serial production</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="color:dimgray;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Your Qualifications</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics) or other related field or equivalent education and experience required</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray"> </span><span style="color:dimgray">Approx. 8-10 Years experience with Automotive Quality standards</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Practical understanding of modern production and quality management tools, like lean manufacturing, six sigma and TPM</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Electromechanics, Automation Know-how</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Process specific knowledge (technology, process, material, supplier, etc) of his/her process ownership</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Languages: English, Hindi and preferably Marathi</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="color:dimgray;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Our Offering</span></h2> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Great company culture</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Flexi benefits & Relocation benefits</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Health & Life insurance</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:dimgray"><span style="color:dimgray">Opportunity to be a key part of a growing organization.</span></li> </ul><p>As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.</p> <p>Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.</p> <p>www.schaeffler.com/careers</p> <p>Your Contact<br> Vitesco Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. <br> Hemanth Hurudi </p>