Industrial electrician

• Applications are considered on a rolling basis

Job Description

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for an Industrial electrician to join our bold team in Skellefteå.

In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.

You will be working intimately with the operators, technicians and other production personnel where your focus will be to execute electrical maintenance in the factory.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Interface with operators, technicians and other production personnel to understand and communicate improvements that needs to be done and has been done.
• Install, maintain and repair electrical control, wiring, and lighting systems.
• Read technical diagrams and blueprints.
• Perform general electrical maintenance.
• Inspect transformers and circuit breakers and other electrical components.
• Troubleshoot electrical issues using appropriate of testing devices.
• Repair and replace equipment, electrical wiring, or fixtures.
• Contribute in maintenance program optimization.
• Train others in maintenance specific tasks.
• Evaluation of needed spare parts of the equipment.
• Together with the rest of the team, being a key player to develop and maintain a safe work environment.

The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, curious 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 requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The industrial electrician is a vital member of the Maintenance team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary. Planned starting date is asap.

Skills & Requirements

Education/Experience

• Three years electrical gymnasium with focus on industrial automation or similar.
• Fluency in English
• Elementary computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Previous experience in maintenance or production, minimum 2 years.
• Valuable (but not required) if fluency in other languages, including Swedish

Specific Skills/Abilities

• Good technical knowledge about mechanical, automation, hydraulic and pneumatic.
• Proven skills in working with continuous improvements in industrial environment.
• Hot work certificate

Personnel success factors

• Very strong safety mindset
• Communicative and “likeable” personality
• Highly organized and result driven
• Service-minded and determined to create a great working environment
• Strong understanding of cultural fit and its implications
• Negotiation skills
• Shows grit and determination
• Has a can do-attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit

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.