Graduate Apprentice Trainee at Volvo CE (Bangalore) | Fresher

About NATS Apprenticeship Program

The National Apprenticeship Training Scheme is a program where Volvo India engages freshly graduated individuals for year-long apprenticeships, providing practical training and skills development opportunities within the company's various functions. It's a way for Volvo to train future workforce members through a structured apprenticeship program.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Learn and support quality teams in addressing supplier quality issues using QC tools including Six Sigma approach.
• Learn and lead successful implementation of industry recognized APQP and PPAP (AIAG) policies and procedures for sourced parts.
• Actively support purchasing with supplier development activities to improve quality, efficiency, and cost.
• Support the purchasing department in maintaining compliance (ISO9001/ISO14001 certification) of suppliers, including participating in audits and other sustainability initiatives.
• Manage business relationships with suppliers, including implementation of continuous improvement philosophy.
• Act as liaison between supplier, purchasing, engineering, and operations in the development of new parts and changes to existing parts.
• Perform other duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management to support Volvo CE goals and objectives.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge in manufacturing processes like fabrication, castings, forgings, wiring harness assembly, rubber molding, heat treatment, surface finishing, etc.
• Knowledge in quality methods and tools (APQP/PPAP, Lean, Problem Solving, Continuous Improvement).
• Knowledge in project management fundamentals.
• Good communication, verbal and written in English.
• Good analytical skills and logical way of thinking.
• Committed to customer satisfaction and drive change management.
• Self-driven with an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Business acumen and ownership mentality.
• Capability to work in multicultural teams in a cross-functional global organization.

Forums

External:

• Work with CE supplier base across India region.
• Meetings: supplier, quality review, business review.
• Training: quality systems and tools to suppliers.

Internal:

• Meetings: commodity team, project, SD team governance, plant quality.
• Product quality council and product maintenance review.

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Who We Are and What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will work with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do and thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment is a global company driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. Together we develop and deliver solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and more connected world. By unleashing everyone's full potential, we build a more sustainable future for all our stakeholders. Come join our team and help us build a better tomorrow.