From passenger cars to commercial vans, the Mercedes-Benz brand stands as one of the Daimler Group’s many success stories. The Daimler Group consists of several companies with more than 280,000 employees worldwide who put into practice the core values of Passion, Respect, Integrity and Discipline each day. We believe it is our mission and our duty to shape the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable manner - with trendsetting technologies, outstanding products and made-to-measure services.
Here in North Charleston, SC, Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is writing an exciting chapter in Daimler’s history as we add the first U.S. van production plant for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, in addition to our existing assembly operation for Sprinter and METRIS vans. Our slogan is “Vans. Born to Run.” and we invite engaged, innovative job candidates to run the ramp up of our new facility with us!
Job Overview:
Plan, direct, and monitor preventative and corrective maintenance and repair activities so that the organization’s buildings, facilities, machinery, and equipment operate reliably.
Essential Functions:
- Actively drive a continuous improvement process and the implementation of the Mercedes-Benz Production System
- Define maintenance systems and standards for all areas
- Define required skill level for maintenance TM’s and support training plan
- Develop personnel development and training plans for the Group Leaders in keeping with continuous improvement
- Develop robust containments and countermeasures for equipment downtime
- Drive continuous improvement activities for total facility
- Evaluate, select, and manage relationships with contractors to minimize costs and ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service
- Facilitate and participate in regularly scheduled meetings
- Monitor and improve equipment performance to reach robust and efficient process and uptime targets
- Monitor new equipment implementation
- Monitor the cost effectiveness of activities to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and achieve timeliness, reliability, and safety standards
- Other duties as assigned
- Oversee spare parts management for the plant with the target of zero downtime and lowest possible inventory levels
- Participates in regularly scheduled team meetings
- Plan, prioritize, schedule, and manage maintenance activities to rectify break-downs and malfunctions and minimize business disruptions
- Research, evaluate, and recommend new maintenance equipment and tools to enhance the capabilities of the maintenance team
- Responsible for achieving cost reduction in all budgets
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of robust PM and TPM processes
- Work with and/or lead cross functional teams
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related area or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in planning, development, and implementation of processes and technologies in a manufacturing environment.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience in a leadership role; directing, training, mentoring, and developing personnel in a high demanding environment.
- Internal candidates must have completed PV-44.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience in paint robotic automation systems
- Fluid flow systems
- Siemens systems
- Durr robotic system
- Must be able to evaluate alternative solutions and prepare decision making process
- LEAN manufacturing
- Prior working knowledge at an automotive manufacturing plant preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft office (excel, word, power point)
- Interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in an intercultural, fast paced, changing, and growing environment
This position is eligible for an expatriate assignment.
If you have experience in the above and are interested in joining an outstanding company we welcome you to apply. The division Mercedes-Benz Vans is world renown for quality and innovative products.
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PLAN WITH 401k MATCHING
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that appreciates and leverages the diversity of our team. We provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation),age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, physical or other disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC (“MBV”) is a plant in Ladson, South Carolina that assembles Sprinter vans for the U.S. market under the brands Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner. The midsize Metris van was added to the assembly line in 2015.
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC announced in March 2015 that it will invest $500 million in construction of a new Sprinter production plant, in addition to an expansion of existing operations. In July 2016, MBV officially broke ground on the site of its new plant, located next to existing operations in the North Charleston area. The MBV facility will provide up to 1,300 jobs by the end of the decade.
More than 112,000 Sprinters have been assembled in North Charleston and delivered to destinations in the U.S. since 2006. The U.S. is now the second largest market for Sprinter vans, after Germany.
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