Material Flow Systems Engineer

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis
• On-site

Job Description

We are looking for a experienced Material Flow Systems Engineer to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent Engineering team based in Skellefteå. By joining us, you will be a key player in ramping up Northvolt ETT and contribute to building one of the first large scale European battery factories.

As a Material Flow Systems Engineer at Northvolt, your role involves managing industrial material flow projects for advanced facilities. You'll analyze flows, collaborate across areas like Material Flow Engineering and Automation, ensuring lean solutions.

We seek an execution-driven professional with strong problem-solving skills, adept at multicultural settings and tech-driven solutions. This role offers a chance to lead innovative projects, collaborate closely with stakeholders, and contribute significantly to Northvolt's growth. It's an environment valuing innovation and fostering personal and professional development in Material Flow Engineering, Automation, and Quality Management. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to solve challenges, Northvolt provides an exciting opportunity for career growth.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the material flow value stream map for specified blocks, analysis of the information and material flows and associated improvements.
• Responsible driver behind direct, indirect, and return flows, discovering gaps and improvements for specific blocks.
• Responsible for defining and contributing to following cross functional Blueprint, Simulation and Execution areas, where Blueprint is referring to a lean, standardized and a flexible enough solution for a designated factory block to easily be adopted and scaled. (Material Flow Engineering and Blueprint, Automation Engineering, Factory Simulations, Traffic Control Software Engineering, Internal Operations, Quality )
• Holistic Material Flow design and execution. Responsible for clearly determining, documenting, and implementing the “state and resolution” aspects of each material.

The person we are looking for is flexible, curios and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work. Our organization values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. Qualities that we cherish are sense of quality, friendliness, grit and a sense of humor.

Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognize that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development. For us it’s important to look at your skills and potential, please refrain form including your picture and age with your application to help us with this.

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.

Skills & Requirements

We believe that you have :

• Master of science or higher degree in mechanical, industrial, or electrical engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience within process-driven or discrete process industries such as: Packaging, FMCG, Paper Mill, Semiconductors, Fine Chemicals, Pharma, Food etc.
• Industrial experience in demanding industrial environments
• Must have worked in multi-cultural environment

Bonus points for:

• Excellent English written and oral skills
• Highly execution-oriented
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines
• Excellent time management skills

Please note that any applications submitted via email or direct messaging will not be considered.

About the company

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.