Workshop Manager
Company Introduction - STARD
STARD is a world-leading pioneer in EV/alternatively powered motorsport, high-performance vehicles and powertrain systems with roots in conventionally powered motorsport. Based in Vienna-Austria, we are part of renown Stohl Group GmbH which is successfully operating worldwide, primarily in motorsports, since over 20 years. STARD is the group´s advanced R&D specialist department and processes a wide spectrum of cutting-edge research, development, assembly, test & race activity in-house, including:
- High performance FIA certified EV powertrain & battery systems
- High performance E-Motor, Inverter and transmission systems
- Internal combustion engine ECU software development & calibraiton
- Internal combustion powertrain system development & integration
- Hybrid powertrain system development
- Complete E/E systems for ground, aerial, and marine vehicles
- ECU/VCU software and calibration incl. advanced control systems such as 4WD torque vectoring strategies
- Entire vehicles for motorsport and future high performance automotive applications
- HV subcomponents and systems
- Invention and implementation of sustainable, smart technologies and solutions
- Racing activity (in collaboration with sister business unit “Stohl Racing”).
Rally, Rallycross, Circuit Racing, Offroad, Special programmes (e.g. Pikes Peak, Nürburgring Laprecords,…)
The supplied industries range from powersports, marine, automotive, motorsport to aerospace including a very diverse scope of challenging and exciting projects.
Following attributes are the focus of STARD´s philosophy to push the boundaries of powertrain technology and vehicles:
- Renown EV & ICE powertrain and entire vehicle R&D specialist for high performance applications
- Compact, dynamic and powerful multi-national team of highly skilled and motivated staff, strong teamwork
- Result oriented, slim and functional processes with minimized bureaucracy
- Vast and comprehensive entire vehicle development, production and racing knowledge
- Seeking challenging technical tasks in a diverse variety of applications
- Creative and innovative performance-oriented approaches and solutions
- Powerful network in motorsports and automotive industry based on 20 years of successful company operation and 40+ years of group founders motorsport activity
- High-end international customers in Asia, Europe and USA , from disruptive start-ups to world top level OEMs
- Extensive applied research activity (partly in close collaboration with universities/research institutes)
Are you looking to become part of a creative, target oriented and motivated international team, focused on inventing new, and optimizing highest performance components, technologies, systems and entire vehicles with all forms of propulsion technologies?
Then don´t miss this opportunity to join STARD and help us to sustainably influence and shape the future of high performance mobility and motorsport together.
Checkout some of our latest non-confidential activity here:
Facebook page: @stard.austria
Instagram: stard.austria
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCDH8xGSNVFuIbfeXY2bKag
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stard-austria
Job Description
Workshop Manager
Selection of associated activities include:
- Supervision and coordination of the prototyping & racing workshop team
- Process and lead daily workshop team meetings
- Enforce and optimize general working guidelines in workshop
- Receive instructions from and report to Technical Director and Team Principal
- Apply and generate guidelines to optimize workshop operation
- Implement new processes and improve existing ones in order to optimize efficiency and quality of carried out work
- Plan and coordinate small series production subsystem and car build up processes (e.g. customer motorsport) in close cooperation with supply chain, engineering, and management team
- Supervise project processes in order to comply with planned milestones and project completion timelines
- Supervision of process related documentation maintenance (build sheets, EoL tests, QC, project based job records,…)
- Manage and supervise workshop equipment and facility, forward tasks to facility manager and lead technicians
Profile
- Extensive relevant multi-year experience in motorsport or automotive workshop as manager or in a leading position
- Excellent team leading skills
- Passion for motorsport, high performance vehicles and powertrain systems
- Interested in and positive towards future technologies such as EV, Hydrogen combustion & fuel cell,….
- Basic technical understanding of entire vehicle systems and subsystems. Ideally with EV system and handling knowledge
- Responsible and very well organised working approach with excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Excellent MS Office knowledge (particularly: word, excel)
- Target oriented approach, ability to work entirely self-organised
- Flexible in working hours if required (weekends, holidays, late hours), as typical in motorsport
- Above average commitment and team work ability, as typical in motorsport
- Willingness to take responsibility and leading role in the company
- Excellent English skills (verbal & read/write) required
- Covid 19 vaccination status: irrelevant
Terms of Employment
- Long-term full time permanent employment based in Austria, Vienna
- Initial temporary “Fly-in” option (Company owned modern Apartments available at head office location) possible
- Role and business appropriate competitive salary
Are we a match? Then we can´t wait to receive your application!
The typical application process consists of 3 main phases:
- Review of complete application documents
- Online meeting
- Face to Face job interview with optional short trial period
(We are happy to cover potential travel cost for a personal job interview if applicable)
