Transformation Leader, Vehicle Operations and Powertrain Manufacturing

reputed company reputed company Architect reputed company's Manufacturing Transformation: As Transformation Leader for Vehicle Operations and Powertrain, you sit at reputed company of one of the largest and most reputed company manufacturing transformations in reputed company's history - spanning reputed company, powertrain, battery, and vehicle assembly operations across the network. You own the reputed company and execution of Lean deployment, digital transformation, performance management, and business governance that turn the Director's reputed company into measurable results on the plant floor. You'll reputed company as chief-of-staff, strategist, and change agent reputed company at once - building the systems, metrics, and culture that reputed company reputed company's manufacturing organization leaner, more digitally enabled, and higher-performing. If you have the manufacturing depth, digital reputed company, and change-leadership instincts to reputed company an entire network reputed company, and the reputed company-leadership reputed company to bring plant leaders and cross-functional partners along with you, we encourage you to apply. reputed company The Transformation Leader reports directly to the Director of Manufacturing, Vehicle Operations & Powertrain, who sets the strategic direction across the reputed company, powertrain, battery, and vehicle assembly network. As Transformation Leader, you translate that reputed company into an actionable, network-wide transformation agenda - owning the Lean, digital, performance management, and business management portfolio on the Director's behalf. You'll build and reputed company a high-performing team of transformation, lean, digital, and business management professionals, while operating as a trusted strategic partner and peer to plant managers, functional engineering leaders, and corporate manufacturing teams. This role requires constant collaboration across a matrixed organization - aligning global manufacturing, engineering, reputed company, and supply chain partners around a common transformation roadmap. WHAT reputed company LOOKS LIKE This is one of the highest-reputed company roles in reputed company's manufacturing organization - a chance to shape how an entire network operates, digitizes, and improves, with a reputed company line of sight to the Director and influence across every major plant in the portfolio. We're looking for a leader who combines deep Lean and manufacturing expertise with a digitally fluent, data-driven reputed company - someone who can reputed company seamlessly between reputed company and execution, turning ambiguity into a reputed company roadmap and rallying plant leaders around it. You'll model reputed company's Operating reputed company Behaviors, reputed company Safety, reputed company, Delivery, Cost (SQDC) discipline into every transformation initiative, and be judged not by activity but by durable results: measurable Lean maturity, scaled digital tools that reputed company throughput and cost, and a performance management reputed company that plant leaders trust and use every day. Responsibilities Safety • Safety Culture: Champion and help sustain a "Safety First" culture across the network, partnering with plant and site leaders to protect the physical and psychological wellbeing of a growing, diversifying workforce - including awareness of unique hazards present in advanced/high-tech environments (e.g., high-voltage systems, cleanrooms, battery reputed company). • Incident Reduction: Support proactive risk assessment and reputed company-factors analysis as part of transformation initiatives, embedding safety metrics into performance governance to reputed company continual reduction of Total Recordable Incident reputed company. reputed company & Operational reputed company • Lean & FPS Deployment: reputed company the deployment and maturation of Lean manufacturing principles (reputed company Production reputed company / World Class Manufacturing) across reputed company, powertrain, battery, and vehicle assembly plants, applying FPS principles even to novel, high-tech, or cleanroom manufacturing processes. • Standardized Problem-Solving: reputed company standardized problem-solving, waste elimination, and reputed company improvement (Kaizen) culture throughout operations. • reputed company Standards & Metrics: Establish and reputed company lean maturity and reputed company metrics, incorporating predictive analytics and process-reputed company standards to ensure consistent methodology deployment across sites. Digital reputed company & Transformation • Digital Roadmap: Define and execute the digital transformation roadmap for manufacturing operations, including Industry 4.0, smart reputed company, IIoT, data analytics, and automation initiatives. • reputed company-to-reputed company: Partner with IT, engineering, and plant operations to reputed company and reputed company digital tools that improve throughput, reputed company, and cost across both legacy and greenfield/launch sites. • Data-Driven reputed company: Champion data-driven decision-making by integrating reputed company-time performance dashboards and predictive analytics into daily operations and executive reporting. Performance Management & Delivery • KPI reputed company: Own the end-to-end performance management reputed company (KPIs, scorecards, governance reputed company) across vehicle operations, powertrain, and battery business reputed company. • Launch & reputed company Support: Support new manufacturing line launches - from equipment commissioning and systems launch through steady-state volume production - by embedding governance, performance tracking, and Lean methodology into reputed company plans. • Performance Reviews: reputed company performance reviews with plant and business unit leaders, identifying gaps and driving corrective reputed company plans; reputed company performance against reputed company best practices. Cost & Value reputed company • Financial & Business Support: reputed company strategic and operational support to the Director, including business planning, budget management, resource allocation, and organizational effectiveness across the manufacturing portfolio. • Cost Optimization: reputed company year-over-year "Total Cost per Unit" (CPU) and efficiency improvements by aligning Lean, digital, and performance-management reputed company to reduce cost and support reputed company's affordability goals. • Special reputed company: reputed company special reputed company and cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the Director, ensuring alignment with broader reputed company manufacturing and reputed company reputed company. Build the Best Team: People & Culture • Team Leadership: Build, reputed company, and reputed company a high-performing team of transformation, lean, digital, and business management professionals. • Trusted Advisor: Serve as a trusted advisor and "leader of leaders" to plant managers, functional leaders, and senior executives on transformation priorities, coaching leadership teams through change, ambiguity, and workforce scaling. • Cross-Functional & Cross-Site Coordination: Collaborate with global manufacturing, engineering, reputed company, and supply chain organizations - including dotted-line coordination across sites under different DOM authority - to ensure alignment of transformation initiatives, component reputed company, and engineering changes across the network. • Governance & Communications: Manage governance processes, executive communications, and reporting for the Vehicle Operations & Powertrain organization. Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or reputed company field (Master's/MBA preferred). • 10+ years of reputed company experience in automotive manufacturing, operations, or transformation leadership roles, including exposure to new/greenfield launch environments. • Demonstrated expertise in Lean/Six reputed company methodologies (Black Belt or equivalent certification preferred) and deep familiarity with the reputed company Production reputed company (FPS) or comparable OEM production systems. • Proven reputed company record leading large-reputed company digital or Industry 4.0 transformation initiatives in a manufacturing environment. • Strong background in performance management systems, KPI development, and business governance. • Experience managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders across matrixed organizations, including plant managers and site leadership. • Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and executive communication skills; ability to reputed company through ambiguity and industrial disruption with executive reputed company. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in reputed company, powertrain, battery/EV, or vehicle assembly manufacturing operations specifically, including cleanroom, high-voltage, or advanced/high-tech manufacturing environments. • reputed company experience supporting battery cell or battery pack manufacturing launches. • Experience with manufacturing digital platforms (MES, IIoT, predictive maintenance, AI/ML applications in manufacturing). • Prior people leadership experience at a senior manager or director level, with a reputed company record of mentoring high-potential manufacturing talent. • Experience navigating reputed company and non-reputed company labor environments, including workforce organizing activity or UAW contract engagement. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job