AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, MONITORING & REPORTING, & ADMINISTRATION WARWICKSHIRE WARWICK,COVENTRY AUTOMOTIVE

AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, MONITORING & REPORTING, & ADMINISTRATION

Description

AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, MONITORING & REPORTING, & ADMINISTRATION

773989Vehicle Performance Reporting & Presentation

143982Senior Administrator With Responsibilities for Finance & Manpower Planning

4881005Project Engineer EU in service test plan

4591023Chassis Cost Engineering

4461068Technical Analyst HMI attribute team

773989Vehicle Performance Reporting & Presentation
Locationdual site Coventry and Warwick
Duration36 weeks

CONTRACT POSITION Guide price for this position £21.73 per hour (Freelance or LTD Co Status) 2 week pay cycle.

Division: Power/Train

Position Description:
Co-ordination & presentation of Performance, Economy and Driveability status for new programmes. Demonstrate good understanding of new technologies that can influence Performance, Economy and Driveability. Development and application of key analysis tools (WOT estimator/reporter, CVSP) to identify comparative PED metrics for vehicle technologies. Lead competitor benchmark planning and all key performance, economy and driveability test requirements for new programmes.
Lead the Implementation of: -
Futuring & PALS strategy for programme
Programme PED status according to GPDS guidelines
Develop data to support the corporate fuel economy strategy. Drive the whole life PED planning for programme. Planning and co-ordination of all supporting resource to deliver the attribute requirements.

Skills Required:
Excellent communicator and organiser, with ability to present technical data at high-level reviews. Ability to manage attribute delivery using resources contained across a range of CoC's.

Skills Preferred:
Understanding of the vehicle calibration process in areas where it effects PED

Experience Required:
Experience of PED physical testing and its limitations
Experience of PED CAE techniques and their limitations

Experience Preferred:
Programme delivery experience to Ford guidelines

Education Required:
Degree qualified in an Engineering discipline, with experience of powertrain & vehicle technologies that affect performance, fuel economy or driveability.

Education Preferred:
MSc in Automotive Engineering

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143982Senior Administrator with Responsibilities for Finance & Manpower Planning
Locationdual site Coventry and Warwick
Duration37 weeks

CONTRACT POSITION Guide price for this position £16.67 per hour (Freelance or LTD Co Status) 2 week pay cycle.

Division: Product Development

Skills Required:
To provide support to the PD Factory Manager in the key responsibilities as outlined above. To work closely with the customers as described above and provide a single point of contact for all budget setting and management issues. Specific deliverables will include (1) supporting the development of effective and comprehensive budget performance metrics (2) producing monthly budget performance metrics (3) presenting metrics to PD Ops management teams and highlighting issues for management resolution (4) maintaining up to date headcount data in appropriate systems (5) work closely with Finance and HR to ensure consistency and alignment of data sets and support resolution of budget performance issues Excellent communication and presentation skills. Negotiation skills. Ability to work with colleagues at all levels in the organisation. PC literate with excellent Microsoft Office skills. Knowledge of Excel macros. Ability to see the wider business perspective. Excellent organisation skills

Experience Required:
Finance background desirable. Experience of developing and producing effective financial metrics.

Experience Preferred:
Experience of managing budgets or headcount planning

Education Required:
Degree desirable although not essential for the right candidate

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4881005Project Engineer EU in service test plan
LocationCoventry
Duration46 weeks

CONTRACT POSITION (Either freelance or LTD Co Status) Guide price for this position £21.73 per hour 2 week pay cycle.

Division: Power/Train

Position Description:
Develop and maintain an EU In-Service test plan. Secure the supply of vehicles (involves negotiating with dealers and other agencies). Ensure vehicles are transported to and from test facilities. Ensure vehicles are tested to EU Certification standards. File test results. Flag any test failures for further investigation by Engineering. Track and expedite investigations into failed vehicles. Collate all test reports and vehicle data. Manage test budget. Report test and budget status to Team Leader monthly.

Skills Required:
Proven project management required. Proven ability to achieve delivery, whilst maintaining positive working relationships with other providers. Must be proficient in the use of MS Excel, MS Word and MS Office.

Skills Preferred:
A driving license valid for use in the UK. Proficient in the use of MS Project.

Experience Required:
Lead role in project delivery - proven experience. Experience in Vehicle Failure Mode resolution. Experience of Emissions testing in at least one market.

Experience Preferred:
Experience of Emissions Certification in at least one market. A general knowledge of Power Train Systems - proven experience.

Education Required:
HNC or equivalent.

Education Preferred:
BSc or BEng preferred.



165754591023Chassis Cost Engineering
Locationdual site Coventry and Warwick
Duration34 weeks

CONTRACT POSITION Guide price for this position £20.64 per hour (Freelance or LTD Co Status) 2 week pay cycle.

Division: Product Development

Position Description:
The primary role of the TVM Facilitator is to support the Chassis Value Management Team manage the value and cost for both current and future vehicle models. This includes working with various commodity (Foundation Brakes/ Brake Actuation/ Parking Brake/ Pedals/ Subframe/ Suspension Parts/ Ball Joints/ Power Train mounts/ Wheels/ Spring & Dampers/ Steering Gear & Columns), Engineers and Buyers. The Facilitator would be required to identifying and loading Non Design (commercial) and Design gap closure actions in support of delivery of the commodity cost targets. Working with the various multi disciplined teams to develop Commodity Business Plans, identifying strategies that cover cost and technical objectives.

Skills Required:
Requirement to lead and project manage across functional teams to develop and deliver commodity plans with the minimum of supervision. Have a strong business acumen and an understanding of total cost engineering. Be an excellent communicator with good interpersonnel skills. Have excellent IT skills that allows reporting at various levels (inc. Excel, Power Point and database management ).

Skills Preferred:
Knowledge of the TVM and Lean toolset for Design and Non Design material cost reduction applicants is desireable. Ability to negotiate with cross functional groups to achieve objectives. Be able to facilitate and motivate small teams.

Experience Required:
Project Management experience ideally within an engineering, purchase or manufacturing environment.

Experience Preferred:
VA / VE, 6 Sigma Projects, Lean, Financial, reporting and communicating at various levels within a medium sized company.

Education Required:
HNC / Degree

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166934461068TECHNICAL ANALYST HMI ATTRIBUTE TEAM
LOCATIONCoventry
DURATION27 weeks

CONTRACT POSITION (Either freelance or LTD Co Status) Guide price for this position £15.50 hour (Freelance or LTD Co Status) 2 week pay cycle.

Division: Vehicle Engineering

Position Description:
Provide project management, technical administration, research and data analysis services to HMI attribute team. Responsibilities to include: - Management of project timing plans - Writing technical standards & reports - Research (internet, document search, vehicle benchmarking) - Analysis of quality data (e.g. JD Power) - Test status reporting (eFDVS).

Skills Required:
Understanding of vehicle development process. Ability to produce clear & precise documentation. Basic statistics & ability to present information graphically. Interpretation of project timing plans (Gant charts). MS Office (Word, Excel, Power-point) and ability to learn new computer-based reporting systems. Good team working & communication skills. Ability to carry out tasks & deliver with minimum supervison.

Skills Preferred:
Project Management experience. Test planning & reporting (eFDVS). Customer quality data analysis (e.g. JD Power) .

Experience Required:
Producing technical documentation (e.g. standards, technical reports). Internet research. Working in a product development team. Self reliance to find, intrepret information.

Experience Preferred:
Project Management experience. Experience of Vehicle HMI & Vehicle Electrical Engineering. Analysis of customer quality data.

Education Required:
HNC/HND in a numerate discipline and extensive experience working in an automotive Product Development environment (or similar).

Education Preferred:
Honours degree in a numerate discipline

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