Auria Solutions , Ltd. is hiring: North America Sustainability Lead in Spartanbu

Description

Auria is a leading global supplier of highly-engineered systems for automotive flooring, acoustical, thermal, aerodynamic, and other fiber-based solutions for gas and electric vehicles. With U.S.-based operational headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, Auria operates 16 manufacturing, 9 technical and 5 JV locations across 10 countries and employs approximately 3,900 people worldwide.  We are currently searching for Senior Manager Sustainability to join our team! This position will oversee the Sustainable Manufacturing and North America Sustainability. 
Responsibilities Overview:  Sustainable Manufacturing Lead:

• Create a strong action plan for the plants to drive sustainability through effective scorecards, and measurable KPIs
• Develop strong sustainability engagement strategy from plant shop floor to plant leadership team
• Set standards for sustainable manufacturing in North America through coordination with other functions such as engineering, Advanced manufacturing
• Drive implementation of circular practices for waste and water usage in our plants and focus on digitalization of sustainability processes including data tracking and analysis
• Drive development and implementation of decarbonization and energy efficiency measures at plants for addressing scope 1 and 2
• Lead the multi-year CO2 reduction program for all manufacturing plants in North America
• Support plant energy management system and efficiency programs incl. ISO 50001 implementation
• Provide competitive intelligence to operations and engineering of new sustainable alternatives and solutions – play a pivotal role in speed to market – competitive advantage!
• Support LCA, recycled content activities within the global sustainability team, engineering and operations
• Ad-hoc support for developing internal tools for sustainability team

North America Sustainability: 

• Be part of NA leadership team and deliver constant updates, educate and engage the leadership team with relevant activities and programs
• Connect the NA leadership requirement with Global sustainability team and cross-functionally work with plant management, EHS and HR and vice versa
• Approve all sustainability AMOS KPIs and ensure alignment with M2030
• Lead, manage and develop the NA sustainability team
• Ensure individual roadmaps and targets are derived from the global sustainability strategy for North America contribution
• Be the final point of approval for local SAQs and customer requests
• Engage NA customers and build sustainability projects and programs
• Take initiatives to organize customer sustainability programs together with the sales team on an annual basis
• Continue to promote sustainability corporate initiatives in NA ex: Insect hotels, EV policy etc.

Miscellaneous topics:  

• Support overarching global sustainability strategy activities.  
• Be a part of the global sustainability leadership team.  
• Individual learning on sustainability topics  
• Additional duties as assigned. 

Requirements:  

• Degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Lean Management, Environmental Science, or similar work experience (master’s degree preferred)
• 7-10 years of practical experience in manufacturing environment and a strong affinity towards sustainability

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability: 

• Good understanding of regulatory requirements for automotive industry and sustainability frameworks
• Leadership experience to manage people and lead cross-functionally.
• Strong project management, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Awareness of ISO 14001 (Environmental), OH&S (Occupational Health & Safety), TISAX (information security)
• Strong program management skills including effective communication capabilities to interact with shop floor teams and plant leadership team 
• Strong Knowledge on carbon footprint and LCA experience is a plus 
• Experience in automotive industry with previous manufacturing roles is a plus  

  What you will gain as a part of the Auria Team: 

• An opportunity to enroll in full medical, dental and vision plan. As well as voluntary benefits. 
• Fertility Benefits available for those enrolled in our medical plan for financial support of treatment options. 
• Parental Leave and Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits for salaried employees 
• Tuition Reimbursement available for eligible employees to continue education. 
• Auria matches 50% of your contributions up to 8%, for a maximum Auria match of 4%. 
• Salary Continuation & Long-Term Disability (LTD)