As pioneers and global leader, Hiab is ambitious to write forward our success story, inspiring and shaping our industry. The world in which we operate with our class-leading products, intelligent services and innovative digital solutions is constantly changing.

 

 

Together, we keep everyday life moving to build a better tomorrow

This role is key to ensuring our value stream operates at its best, consistently meeting targets
across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP). You'll be instrumental in
developing standardised ways of working, driving continuous improvement, and fostering the
growth and success of everyone in the team.

Main tasks and responsibilities

 

Safety
● Ensuring safe and hygienic conditions at subordinate workplaces and taking care of
health and safety prevention.
● Ensure safety instructions are understood and followed by all team members.
● Achieving goals in the field of work safety.
● Ensuring on-the-job instructions for subordinate employees, with particular emphasis on
aspects of Occupational Health and Safety.
● Systematic auditing of areas in terms of health and safety, entries to the safety pyramid
regarding the observed risks and implementation of defined activities, implementation of
tasks resulting from HSS (Hiab Safety Score)
● Participate and lead 6S cross-department audit and ensure 6S implementation standards
are developed and maintained.

Quality
● Achievement of objectives in the field of quality of manufactured products.
● Ensuring quality standards and improvement targets are met and maintained by
supervised team.

Delivery
● Achieving delivery and quality goals to the customer.
● Delivery of product within the value stream in line with the PSC demand schedule & KPIs
targets for the team.

Inventory
● Achieving cost and inventory goals.
● Ensure all non conforming material is adjusted adequately maintaining accurate stock
levels.
● Caring for the company's property.

Productivity
● Implementation and maintenance of Work Standardization in the subordinate area to
increase effectiveness.
● Increase in implemented improvement ideas (Kaizen), problem-solving, and training
● Account for production losses and improve inefficiencies.

People
● Setting goals and organising the work of subordinate employees and providing resources
necessary to achieve the goals set.
● Development of competences of subordinate employees in accordance with accepted
company standards, regular PDP talks, regular 1:1 meetings, etc.
● Supervision of subordinate employees, in particular in terms of compliance with the
principles like occupational safety, environmental protection, regulations, values, policies
and the Hiab Code of Conduct.
● Reducing absenteeism within the team.
● Promote culture of Lean and 6S and Gemba Leadership.
● Creating and updating job descriptions of subordinate employees in accordance with the
company's standard.
● Care for continuous improvement of the IMS (improvement of process and system
documentation as well as maintaining its continuity and relevance).
● Bring to life each day our HIAB values and demonstrate these behaviors in his / her
leadership style

What you’ll need to succeed

Education:
● Degree calibre preferably engineering or science, or relevant Industry experience.

 

Experience:
● Relevant experience working in a manufacturing environment.
● Lean Manufacturing experienced, green belt certification preferred.
● Working knowledge of Demand and Capacity management processes.
● Proven capability using disciplined problem solving methodologies.
● Experience working with ERP Systems (Infor LN preferred).
● Experience working with Manufacturing Execution Systems preferred.
● Min 3 years experience leading teams.

 

Competencies:
● Ability to work in a team.
● Skills in managing a cross functional team of employees in a supervisory role.
● Leadership predispositions.
● Ability to listen.
● Working knowledge of a modern Quality Management System, e.g. ISO 9001.
● Ability to follow and comply with QMS process instructions.
● Problem solving capability.
● Critical thinking and decision making.

 

Desired behaviour:
● High personal integrity.
● Caring, reliable and pioneering.
● Collaborative and influential.
● High resilience.
● An encouraging leadership predisposition.
● Creates an encouraging, innovative and inspiring work environment.

Interested to join?

 

Hiab (Nasdaq Helsinki: HIAB) is a leading provider of smart and sustainable on road load-handling solutions, committed to delivering the best customer experience every day with the most engaged people and partners. Hiab's premium equipment includes HIAB, EFFER and ARGOS loader cranes, MOFFETT and PRINCETON truck mounted forklifts, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, JONSERED recycling cranes, MULTILIFT skiploaders and hooklifts, GALFAB roll-off cable hoists, ZEPRO, DEL and WALTCO tail lifts, and the service brand HIPERFORM, a comprehensive suite of smart solutions that help maximise the life-cycle value of Hiab’s equipment.  
As the industry pioneer, Hiab continues to make on road load-handling smarter, safer and more sustainable to build a better tomorrow. Globally, Hiab is represented on every continent through its extensive network of 3,000 own and partner sales and service locations, enabling delivery to over 100 countries. The company's continuing operations sales in 2024 totalled approximately EUR 1.6 billion and it employs over 4,000 people. www.hiabgroup.com