VOLVO 3P AN INNOVATIVE FORCE AROUND THE WORLD!

Volvo 3P delivers cutting-edge technology, innovative service concepts and economies of scale to ensure the competitiveness of the truck companies in the Volvo Group.

We are an advanced engineering company - with a twist, since our responsibilities reach far beyond the drawing board.


A Dynamic Company
We’re young. We are future-oriented. And we work in a diverse environment, across geographical and organizational boundaries.

All this helps to create an open, creative and rewarding working climate.

The heart of automotive technology


In the areas of product planning, product development and purchasing, we refine ideas and create the conditions for producing world-class trucks and transport solutions.



This is the place to learn more about us and to get a glimpse of what a day’s work at Volvo 3P can offer. You are most welcome!

         Click here for more info on Volvo 3P:

http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo%20group/our%20companies/volvo3p/Company_profile/Pages/Company_profile.aspx

Welcome to my blog. As you know by now I support multiple business units within the Volvo Group. Volvo Rents is one of them. Every month, hopefully, I will find time to share informatiopn on one of the Business Units/Areas I support.


As I look to increase our headcount, recruit solid industry professionals I will continue to provide YOU, the potential candidate with as much information as possible.

This month's BA/BU is Volvo Construction Equipment Rents aka Volvo Rents.  Volvo Rents is a rapidly growing national manufacturing equipment rental company with over 60 locations in the US and Canada with plans to grow to over 150 locations within a few years.

About Volvo Rents

Volvo Rents, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volvo Group, operates ~70 rental stores in North America. We operate a network of company-owned rental stores and franchised rental stores in North America. Each of the North American rental centers offers a comprehensive line of essential equipment for the construction, commercial and industrial markets, as well as an extensive line of Volvo compact excavators, compactors, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, compaction equipment, and skid steer loaders.

The Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services, and is one of the world's leading producers of heavy-diesel engines (9-18 liter). The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than 180 markets. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and are traded OTC in the US.

Current Opening:
Junior Financial Anaylst - Shippensburg PA
Staff Accountant Treasury Specialist - Shippensburg PA
Sr. Infrastructure Analyst - Shippensburg PA
Business Analyst - Shippensburg PA
Fleet Purchasing Assistant - Shippensburg PA


For more information please view:
http://www.volvorentsconstructionequipment.com/?gclid=CKPd7ZfNp6wCFYt-5QodUFbh3g

All job posting at:

http://www.volvogroup.jobs/

Who Is Fortos Management Consulting - Volvo IT

Welcome to my blog. As you know by now I support multiple business units within the Volvo Group. Volvo Information Technology is one of them. I decided to highlight for you what some of the Business Units/Areas are about so that when you are seeking employment you will have a better idea of the culture and infrastructure.

As I look to increase our headcount, recruit solid industry professionals I will continue to provide YOU, the potential candidate with as much information as possible.


This information can be found via our website http://www.volvoit.com/volvoit/global/en-gb/services/professionalservices/Fortos_Management_Consulting/pages/Fortos.aspx Volvo IT is a global company and part of the Volvo Group. Our experienced and motivated team delivers reliable industrial IT solutions, competitive telematics services and insightful consulting services. We employ over 5000 employees worldwide who work in an open and enthusiastic atmosphere where human diversity, mutual respect and the highest professional standards are essential components.

Telematics solutions
WirelessCar, Caretrack which is a part of the Volvo IT Group, offers marketleading telematics solutions for the automotive industry. These Telematic solutions offer remote diagnostics, vehicle tracking, fleet management and emergency assistance.

WHO IS VOLVO 3P

Welcome to my blog. As you know by now I support multiple business units within the Volvo Group. Volvo 3P is one of them. I decided to highlight for you what some of the Business Units/Areas are about so that when you are seeking employment you will have a better idea of the culture and infrastructure.

As I look to increase our headcount, recruit solid industry professionals I will continue to provide YOU, the potential candidate with as much information as possible.


This information can be found via our website http://www.volvogroup.com/group/global/en-gb/volvo%20group/our%20companies/volvo3p/company_profile/Pages/Company_profile.aspx

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A company at the forefront
Volvo 3P’s mission essentially defines what we as a company intend to achieve:

“To propose and develop profitable products to ensure a strong competitive offer for each Volvo Group truck company, based on common vehicle architecture and shared technology.”

The Volvo Way is the foundation for building a competitive corporate culture. The Volvo 3P values, based on the Volvo Way are the guiding principles for the company´s operation. The values guide and inspire all employees in the daily operations and development:

•Driving Business Value and Innovation
•Teamwork across Functions and Cultures
•Organizational and People Development
We are organized in five synchronized functions responsible for product planning, product development, purchasing and product range management. Each function is represented at our various locations and applies global processes and methods.

Our scope
The complete truck tractor, minus the driveline, plus related services. This is our principal scope of supply.

This means that our expertise covers basically every field of vehicle engineering, including electrical and electronics engineering, as well as product strategy and supplier management.

We challenge…
…not only ourselves but also the truck companies we serve - all in order for each of the truck brands to develop its competitiveness in every market segment.

We are young
3 of 10 Volvo 3P employees are under the age of 34. Gender diversity is progressing positively and currently 1 of 5 employees is a woman.

We are global
We operate at eight geographic sites around the world. This of course opens an array of possibilities in terms of global career development for our employees.

Considering the size and niche of our company, it is fair to say that Volvo 3P is the largest development organization in its field. And through effective knowledge sharing we ensure that our capabilities are optimally utilized.
Developing exciting solutions
The products and solutions we develop all aim at making transport more efficient. Today, and even more so in the future, cost per ton kilometre is not, and will not be, the best measure of efficiency. Instead an efficient transport solution is a sustainable one.

Sophisticated safety systems, enhanced energy efficiency, fuel-saving features and transport management systems are all examples of technologies that Volvo 3P has developed to promote sustainable mobility. We have also actively contributed to developing hybrid technology, quiet trucks for urban areas and engines for alternative fuels.

Focused on the future
An increasing focus is put on developing value-adding services. These typically combine technologies from many different sources in order to deliver sophisticated and customized services to vehicle drivers, fleet owners and other customer groups.

We design and develop tomorrow’s transport solutions. Much of our research aims at meeting the requirements that will be imposed by customers and society 5–10 years from now.

Collaboration within and outside of the Group
We work together with Volvo Powertrain, Volvo Technology and other Volvo Group Business Units and provide expertise in key areas.

Also, we collaborate with universities, research centres and industry partners to assess and develop new technologies and concepts. Read more under Key collaborations.

Moreover, we create long-term savings for the Group through strategic collaboration with suppliers.

Sited to support the Group
Volvo 3P is located all over the world, which essentially corresponds to the locations where the truck brands are present.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE SHORTAGE OF WOMEN ENGINEERS

As I search for engineers; industrial, mechanical and electrical I find that men still dominate the industry. Trying to find qualifed talent no matter the gender is difficult in itself, but for those that are promoting diversity in their organization and focused on balancing the talent pool either direction is a challenge.

Check out this interesting article that I found posted on ASME's website.

At a time when American industry can’t find enough homegrown engineers, engineering schools are seeing their student populations decline. Empty chairs mean that the schools are not graduating the numbers of qualified engineers that U.S. companies so desperately need.

Some observers believe that convincing more women to enter engineering is one answer, but women have been slow to enter engineering and even slower mechanical engineering. According to the American Society of Engineering Education, women account for only about 20 percent of engineering degrees. One reason women may choose a different path is the difficulties they face in being hired by universities and then in getting promoted. A study jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering found that only in the social, behavioral, and life sciences is the percentage of women faculty at leading research institutions in the double digits.

Engineering organizations, universities and some companies are working hard to change that. Cheryl Knobloch, associate director of Women in Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, believes that involving parents is critical. She began to see positive results of Penn State's one-week summer engineering camp for high school girls when parents were included in the experience. "Most are completely unaware of engineering opportunities for women," she says.



Rebecca Cohl is a Lockheed Martin engineer who works with her company's outreach programs to encourage girls to consider engineering. Girls’ consideration about their life work is vastly different from boys, she says. Girls need to know their work has value beyond being a well-paying job, Knobloch says. A career in teaching or medicine is much more obvious, she says. "There is somewhat of a mystery about what we do." She adds that when girls are shown that math and science can give them an opportunity to make a difference to people, they choose engineering readily.

Patricia Daniels, associate dean of the College of Science & Engineering at Seattle University, believes that engineers could do a better job themselves of being spokespeople for their profession. For many engineers, once they have solved a problem, they think the results speak for themselves, she says. The ways an ME gets involved with solving problems with fuel cells or sustainable energy are critical and relevant. And without engineers, there would be no iPods, bicycles, school buses, backpacks, or even Hershey's Kisses.

"We don't talk enough about the benefits of what engineers accomplish," says Michael Gibbons, director of data research for the American Society of Engineering Education. The society has seen the percentage of women students at the graduate level increase in the double digits recently but undergraduate numbers are down close to 20 percent.

Says Daniels, "Engineers love their work so much they can't imagine others not wanting to do the same." She is among other women engineers in influential positions at universities taking action. She is encouraging recent graduates to return to the classroom as mentors and teachers, and she is hiring more women faculty, which account for 40 percent in her engineering school. California Polytechnic State University, another school recruiting women through one of the largest chapters of the Women in Engineering program, has an engineering faculty composed of one-third women.

Among other efforts to attract women is the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project Coalition, a motivational group supported by professional societies, ASME, universities, and other organizations. One of the coalition’s studies found that more than 90% of high school girls are not even given the chance to consider engineering as a career choice.

Another program is the Women in Engineering ProActive Network project "Faculty for the Future" in cooperation with Penn State. Funded by General Electric, there is an online career center for female and minority engineering faculty and a mentoring program. Even the Girl Scouts are contributing. A program for 14-to-20-year-olds has 142 Explorer posts and mentors 4,000 members.

[Adapted from "Filling the Void," by Barbara Wolcott, for Mechanical Engineering, February 2007.]


Article found: http://www.asme.org/kb/news---articles/articles/diversity/women-can-fill-american-industry’s-engineering-voi

Welcome back to my Blog. I wanted to share this video with you, to show Volvo's diversity in culture, global reach, and inclusion. Not only are we fostering a passion for Volvo Trucks on the drivers side, but on the Corporate side as well. LADIES!!!! Please be sure and check out our current openings right here in Greensboro,NC.

Cheers!

Volvo's Pink Lady

Dagmar Klink, - Driver in the Netherlands says, "Me and my trucks are one"!

LET'S TALK

Thanks for tuning back into my blog! Feel free to click follow for updates on the right side of the page.

In Today's post I wanted to share some exciting key points that I took away from the Volvo Annual General Meeting 2011. This information is available online at the attached links both in PDF and video. We were addressed in today's meeting by current President and CEO, Leif Johansson.

Volvo Annual General Meeting
Key Points:

• Last year 2010, sales were almost SEK 265 billion, earnings totaled SEK 18
billion, cash flow was record high and net indebtedness was in line with the
Group’s target.

• The share price surged by 93 percent

• We were able to welcome back many of our employees who were compelled to
leave us during the crisis.

• The reason for the sharp upturn is to be found partly in the fiscal and
monetary policy measures that helped stabilize the financial markets,
countries such as China, India and Brazil, with their robust domestic
markets, progressed through the crisis virtually unscathed.

• Since the disposition of passenger car operations Volvo Group has grown by
SEK 200 billion and we are currently one of the largest players in our
industries.

• We already have excellent positions worldwide and we are gaining an ever‐
increasing number of domestic markets. We have a robust, ample centre in
Gothenburg, as well as in other locations – as you will soon see.

• The Annual General Meeting of AB Volvo held on April 6, 2011 approved the
Board of Directors’ motion that a dividend of SEK 2.50 per share be paid to
the company’s shareholders. The record date for dividends was established as
April 11, 2011.

LATEST AB VOLVO ANNOUNCEMENT

• As of May 1, Olof Persson will become Executive Vice President of AB Volvo
as well as Deputy CEO during the period until the end of August.

• Olof Persson’s successor as President of Volvo Construction Equipment will
be announced in the near future.

WILL YOU BE THERE?

PMA Hosts Annual Conference for Automotive Suppliers
Thursday, March 17, 2011

For more information, please contact Christie Carmigiano or Allison Grealis

There are 0 comments | Post a commentSHARE: CLEVELAND, OH—March 17, 2011—The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) has scheduled its 18th Annual Automotive Parts Suppliers Council (APSC) meeting for May 2-3, 2011, in Novi, MI. The event features cutting-edge and timely automotive industry trend analysis, production forecasts, benchmarking, and discussion of strategic trends and changing conditions in the automotive market.

On Monday, May 2, at 1:30 p.m., the program begins with an opening address entitled What’s Next for Automotive Suppliers, followed by instructional tracks on strategies for success, how to strengthen your purchasing organization, how to do business globally, and marketing and sales techniques for automotive suppliers. The instructional tracks will be followed by a networking cocktail reception decorated with supplier exhibits.

Tuesday, May 3, begins with a continental breakfast, followed by an Automotive Supply Chain Panel moderated by Dave Andrea, with the Original Equipment Suppliers Association. Chrysler, Toyota, Ford, Lear and General Motors have been invited to participate. The panel will be followed by a general session presentation entitled Supply Contracting After the Great Recession, with Dan Sharkey, Brooks Wilkins Sharkey and Turco. The remainder of the morning is filled with instructional tracks addressing the North American vehicle forecast and supplier development. The event concludes with an industry networking luncheon.

The APSC meeting is an ideal forum for chief executive officers, presidents, chief financial officers and other senior executives of companies serving the automotive market to network with fellow automotive suppliers and hear the latest industry trends.

Registration fees are $299 for PMA members and $450 for nonmembers. Visit www.pma.org/apsc for complete conference details, hotel information and online registration. Please contact Allison Grealis at 216-901-8800 or agrealis@pma.org with questions.

PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its nearly 1,000 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine.


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Let's Do It The Volvo Way!

Welcome back to my blog! I'm a Sr. Recruiter working for Volvo Group (not the car) North America. I support Volvo 3P, Volvo IT, Volvo Technology and Volvo Construction Equipment.

On this blog I will highlight hot jobs, hard to find skill sets, questions of the week and more.

Please keep your eyes peeled for new and exciting things like 1)Do you know the answer? 2) highlights from some of the managers from the different Business Units, and a 3)I want to know page. Get answers to what's hot in Volvo 3P, Volvo IT, Volvo Technology and Volvo Construction Equipment!

Please feel free to post your questions, participate on the polls etc.

Volvo Group Open Job Opportunities!

Are you looking for a new career opportunity? We are on the move! Take a look at the Volvo Group NA, where there are some awesome opportunities to collaborate Globally with your counterparts in Sweden, France and China.

The Volvo Group NA is one of the leading suppliers of commercial transport solutions providing products such as trucks, buses, construction equipment, engines and drive systems for boats and industrial applications as well as aircraft engine components. The Volvo Group also offers its customers financial solutions.

HOT JOBS OF THE WEEK
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REQ#11498 LEAD ENGINEER - Volvo 3P
Required Experience: BS Degree in Engineering
• BS Degree in Engineering with experience equivalent to 12 or more
years of progressive automotive experience,
· - OR a minimum of 16 yrs of applicable progressive automotive experience
without degree,
· -OR Master of Science degree in engineering with 10 years of progressive
automotive experience
In depth knowledge of data communication technologies and vehicle
communication protocols (SAE J1587, SAE J1939)
· System Engineering: Ability to organize activities in order to transform
requirements into a solution. Ability to successfully apply a framework of
principles and activities for different kinds of systems related problems.
Develops and analyzes flowcharts, electrical schematics, and diagrams of
vehicle functions.
· Develops System Cross-Functional Specifications.
· Utilizes Diagnostic Tools such as CANalyzer to troubleshoot and analyze in-
vehicle networks.


Volvo Group North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer
E.O.E./M/F/D/V
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REQ#10305 SENIOR HVAC ENGINEER - Volvo 3P
Required Experience: BS Degree in Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of automotive or truck HVAC engineering experience
• Experienced Engineer able to work independently and direct others in
specific areas
• Ability to perform complex engineering tasks independently
• Automotive/Truck HVAC Technical/Functional Expertise
• Good communication skills
• Catia V5 experience preferred
• Fluent English. Other language such as Swedish or French is a bonus.
• HVAC functional and component ownership
• Maintenance of functional area for maintained/improved cost and quality
• Assures compliance with all applicable vehicle regulations (FMVSS, FMCSR,
EPA,CARP, etc.) relating to his/her area of responsibility.

Volvo Group North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer
E.O.E./M/F/D/V
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REQ#10371 VMT Quality Manager - CAB - Volvo 3P
Required Experience: BS Degree in Engineering
• BS Degree in Engineering with experience equivalent to 10 or more years of
progressive automotive experience, OR a minimum of 15 years of applicable
progressive automotive experience.
• Special Requirements: Minimum of 3 years heavy truck engineering or
aftermarket experience working with design/field problems solutions included
in progressive experience.
• Change Management experience
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering and sales

Volvo Group North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer
E.O.E./M/F/D/V


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REQ#10766 Embedded System Developer - Volvo Technolgy America
Required Experience: Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.
5 or more years of progressive programming experience.
UML Rapsody C++, RTOS preferred
Silverlight, .Net preferred

Volvo Group North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer
E.O.E./M/F/D/V

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Software Developer - Volvo Technology America
Core Responsibilities:
· Responsible to deliver software development projects with exceptional quality, on time and with the proper features.

· Responsible for detailed documentation and generation of software specifications.
· Perform complex engineering tasks that support the mission of Volvo Technology.
· Perform all other duties as assigned.

Critical Competencies:
- Object Oriented design and development experience including .NET or Java experience.
- Microsoft .NET C# development experience
- Microsoft Silverlight/WPF or Adobe Flash development experience
- Good technical communications skills including technical writing and presentation.
- Able to work well with others in a team oriented environment.
- Knowledgeable in the commercial transportation industry.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
· Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or
equivalent experience. Graduate degree preferred.
· Travel Required (maximum) Occasional

Volvo Group North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer
E.O.E./M/F/D/V

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To apply please click on the link on Volvo Careers listed on the right side of the screen.