Manager Material Flow (Global Manufacturing Engineering)

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

Job Description

Northvolt has an electrifying job opening for a manager with experience in the field of material flow and automation equipment (e.g. Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems, Buffers, Conveyors, Robots). Should you choose to accept this future focused mission, you will play a vital role in designing the infrastructure for enabling efficient and innovative material flow throughout the battery manufacturing process for our next big projects. Do you want to play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society?

The work environment requires a caring leader and an enthusiastic problem solver. The projects from your team will be implemented in a production environment which has very high demands on cleanliness and up-time to reach the quality level and production efficiency. We will work with the best solution providers globally to pull this off utilizing a combination of proven technologies and design of new innovative solutions.

Now more about you: Your previous professional work experience as manager for industrial engineering/project engineering/production engineering or other relevant positions has given you an eye for robust industrial designs. This combined with your experience and knowledge in technical project planning, design, commissioning, and manufacturing makes your implementations practical. You love to drive cross-functional discussions and feel passionate about leading a team of top notch Material Flow Engineers.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage and develop a team of Material Flow Engineers
• Manage the timeline of Material Flow Projects
• Coach your team in specifying equipment in the form of project specifications, requirements, and generating request for quotations.
• Identify and leverage outside partners for solution development and design.
• Coordinate with other Northvolt departments (e.g. Construction, Digitization, Supply Chain) to ensure successful execution.

The person we are looking for is caring, strongly goal oriented, curious and structured. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden, Germany and Canada and see the results of your work. Our organization requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your LinkedIn profile! Full time employment, fixed salary. Planned starting date is asap.

Skills & Requirements

Education/Experience

• Degree in Engineering (Industrial/Process/Production/Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical/Mechatronic/Automation or similar).
• 5+ years of experience with a similar leadership role
• Track-record of successful implementation of advanced technical projects/automation systems in a production environment.
• 3+ years of experience within process-driven or discrete process industries such as: Automotive, Battery, Packaging, FMCG, Mining, Paper Mill, Semiconductors, Fine Chemicals, Pharma, Food etc.
• Experience with technical project planning/design/commissioning.
• Experience with Interface Specifications between Equipment & Material Flow Solution
• Must have worked in multi-cultural environment.

Specific Skills/Abilities

• Excellent English written and oral skills
• Servant leader for his/her team
• Highly organized and result-driven
• Proactive and goes beyond expectations
• Has a can-do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
• Passionate about solving complex problems with technology in a simple yet innovative way
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit, and a sense of humor

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.