Job Description

About Us

GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers.

Role purpose

Lead industrialization activities from a production standpoint during all GKN Program Launches for plant(s) as well as developing a strong prototype and pre-production program. Create a 'Quality at Rate' mentality complying with lean principles & DES in all activities. Contributes to the preparation of future (C-Phase) programs.

Key responsibilities

Contract Management

Delivery required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.

Improvement/Innovation

Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.

Knowledge Management System

Work within established knowledge management systems to deliver preset outcomes for an area of responsibility.

Product and Solution Development

Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Project Planning

Produce workstream or project plans, ensuring that all activities are identified, are appropriately organized to deliver project objectives, and comply with the organization’s project management framework.

Manufacturing Methods/Processes Development

Identify shortcomings in existing manufacturing processes, systems, and procedures; deliver straightforward improvements to manufacturing processes and methods with guidance from a more senior colleague.

Operating Machine or Equipment

Operate complex systems, adjusting processes to optimize quality and productivity. Also responsible for carrying out new product trials and for generating solutions to complex inefficiencies.

Learning and Development (L&D) Program Delivery

Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace. Identify patterns of risky behavior within the team and take appropriate action to resolve them, escalating serious issues as appropriate.

Values & Behaviours

Ingenious: Manages complexity

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.

Ingenious: Driving continuous improvement

Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. For example, pays close attention to a variety of metrics and benchmarks; determines both major and subtle ways to optimize processes. Swiftly resolves process breakdowns; takes steps to ensure that problems do not recur.

Ingenious: Effective decision making

Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. For example, knows when to act independently and when to escalate issues. Integrates various inputs, decision criteria, and trade-offs to make effective decisions. Typically, it makes good independent decisions.

Collaborative: Builds relationships

Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, enlists a range of stakeholders to add value; ensures they are well informed, and surprises are avoided. Confronts and challenges "us vs. them"; shows strong appreciation for others' efforts toward shared goals.

Collaborative: Navigates organisational dynamics

Maneuvers comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics. For example, building support for ideas among key decision makers and stakeholders. Anticipates political difficulties and identifies ways to overcome any resistance.

Principled: Accountability

Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example, tracks performance and strives to remain effective, learning from both successes and failures. Readily takes on challenges or difficult tasks and has reputation for delivering on commitments.

Principled: Communicates effectively

Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example, disseminates knowledge, insights, and updates in a polished, precise, and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others' comments. Creates rich documents and reports.

Driven: Prioritisation

Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. For example, strengthens alignment and coordination between own work and others', providing well-sequenced activities and exact time frames. Foresee and resolves many potential bottlenecks and delays.

Driven: Early technical adopter

Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. For example, is an early adopter of new technologies, technical skills, and capabilities that improve performance. Regularly experiments with and leverages technologies and tools to substantially improve performance.

Driven: Results driven

Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. For example, regularly pushes self to achieve outstanding outcomes; consistently establishes bold goals for own performance; is passionate about excellent results and significant contributions. Shows great tenacity to complete goals/initiatives in a timely way.

Skills

Engineering Development

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance as needed on achieving engineering development targets using appropriate methods, tools, processes and software.

Business Requirements Analysis

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing the

business requirements that IT solutions must meet.

Engineering Testing

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on testing,

evaluating and improving engineering outcomes.

Project Resource Planning and Control

Works with full competence to identify, acquire, and manage the resources (physical and

human) for the project. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Negotiation

Negotiates without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on how to

help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.

Review and Reporting

Applies comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports.

Engineering Technical Operations Support

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on identifying and diagnosing operational problems, then developing engineering solutions to resolve those issues.

Costing and Budgeting

Works under guidance (but not constant supervision) to perform costing, budgeting and

finance tasks.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

Experience enables job holders to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others

(Over 3 years to 6 years)