Senior Production Manager

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

Job Description

Northvolt has an exciting job offer as a Senior Production Manager to join our bold and passionate team in Skellefteå, Sweden.

Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society by building one of the first large scale European battery factories. In this role you will play an important part in fulfilling our mission.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Plan, manage, lead, and engage in daily production operations to achieve the key performance indicators (safety, on time delivery, quality, and productivity)
• Promote and implement ergonomic principles, environmental responsibility and overall employee health and wellness
• Provide world-class service to internal and external customers
• Lead efforts to attain internal certification goals, ISO requirements, and total customer satisfaction
• Coach, mentor and develop all direct reports, and have an overall people responsibility of around 400 people
• Ensure compliance with all quality systems to achieve the required quality levels
• Manage performance of assigned resources (material, methods, labor, machines)
• Participate in the development of the Master Production Schedule
• Champion Lean Manufacturing Initiatives to drive continuous improvement throughout the plant.
• Be responsible for people management including goal setting, performance management, competency development, recognition, engagement, and well-being.
• Define training goals according to competencies and targets
• Lead change management in accordance with business and plant objectives
• Promote collaboration, diversity and inclusion within the plant and the organization
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of programs which support manufacturing strategies & goals

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field

• 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, whereof 5+ years of experience in management and leadership

• Previous experience with P&L responsibility

• Solid understanding of OSHA guidelines and leading a strong safety culture

• Experience in the application of Lean Manufacturing methodologies, certification a plus

• Excellent PC/Tablet and system knowledge, including the ability to analyze data within an MRP system, cloud-based platforms (Tableau/AVEVA) and make effective assumptions to drive business results
• Ability to drive Employee Engagement through leadership, communication, and building respect at all levels of the organization
• Strong skills: organizational, analytical, results driven, communication at all levels, and ability to drive continuous improvement
• Flexible and available to work on off shifts
• ISO experience is a plus
• Familiarity with complex manufacturing processes and/or a highly automated manufacturing environment
• Prior exposure to a startup manufacturing environment is a bonus.

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.