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INEOS Automotive – Grenadier – Built On Purpose
Story so far
Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe announced Project Grenadier in 2017, our team at INEOS Automotive has grown rapidly. From a start-up to the scaled business we are now, we’ve hit some huge milestones along the way. Despite some global challenges, we brought our first vehicle, the INEOS Grenadier, from a vision to prototype and to market in just five years. And now, as the first customer deliveries of our INEOS Grenadier have begun, we look to the future with our first all-electric vehicle.
People and Culture
With around 1500 employees, 10 locations and 44 nationalities, we’re an international team working together to challenge the ordinary. We welcome people who mirror our values: Spirit of ownership, who take responsibility and make things happen. Delivering quality work, with ambition to deliver outstanding results and who have a community mindset, believing together everyone achieves more. Creativity and initiative are encouraged to support your career development.
We’re doing things differently.
If this sounds like you, let’s talk.
Your role: The AQE Lead C&T will be responsible for all aspects of Colour & Trim delivery for all programmes. The primary role is to define and ensure delivery of all affected components from the definition inputted from Design, Engineering, Product Marketing, Program management, Manufacturing, and other affected areas within the context of the relevant Programme. Delivery to meet the quality, cost and timing constraints identified within the programme. The component responsibility is across the whole car and includes components from Interior and Exterior Trim, BIW, HOP, Chassis, Powertrain and Electrical. Color matching of Body and parts is critical for customers and impacts directly sales and customer complaints.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Lead and manage overall processes: Timing, Maturity, and Costs
- Defining, Tracking, and steering of C&T timeline (Milestones: Grain mapping virtual, grain mapping hardware, ok to grain, graining at supplier, appearance evaluation workshop)
- Ensure the implementation of the C&T timing according to the main project timing (product development, series changes, model year, face lift, etc.)
- Cross-functional coordination between the C&T core team (SQE, Eng., Design, and the plant color matching Eng.)
- Project manage the sourced finish / trim supplier to deliver fully engineered materials meeting all engineering and programme targets to required timing
- Lead and publish minutes / actions resulting from C&T Meetings
- Ensure the development of complete Vehicle DV and supplier DVP tests by programme for affected components and systems -
- Organize workshops with the teams and suppliers
- Lead the Virtual graining (with Eng. + Design)
- Lead the Grain area definition (grain mapping) approval
- Setting up Appearance Approval (Color Matching)
- Determination of Q status and coordination with audit
- Coordinate handover to plant and act as interface to engineering during series phase
- Identify potential cost savings and create action plan to achieve it
- Request, pursue and collate testing & master sample plaques and parts
- Training of employees, concern coordination for measurement technology and lighting for visual evaluation
- Processing of complaints from Voice of customer - Prepare all needed documentations
- Evaluation of all parts regarding surface quality, Documentation of deviations, Coordination of corrective measures
- Determination of Q status and coordination with audit.
- Ensure the Color & Trim requirements regarding material, finish & decor (Homogeneous interior, Selection of plastic, Surface treatment, Selection of color, requirements for gloss level
- Support at part quality requirements definition (Q-Zone and the requirement)
- Support relevant cost down meetings
- Support concept trim & finish feasibility work for new materials where required
What we are looking for:
- Technical degree in engineering or similar studies
- Extensive experience within automotive industry, preferably with a broad range of experience, particularly within Paint shop, Interior Trim, exterior parts and materials design and delivery.
- Knowledge of the Failure Mode Avoidance techniques and processes would be an advantage.
- Expert user of Microsoft Office tools particularly PowerPoint and Excel
- Experienced project coordination skills or clear evidence of leadership ability.
- Confident presentation skills.
- Excellent organization skills.
- Should be self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Passionate about the product promoting pride throughout the programme.
- Able to build up good working relationships across a wide area of the business.
- Ability to create new quality standards and project KPIs.
- Very good English skills German or French are an advantage.
- Willingness to travel for business trips.