Battery Recycling Business and Process Analyst at Volvo Energy

We shape the world we want to live in!

Volvo Energy is our newest business area with the overarching purpose of accelerating electrification and driving circularity for a better tomorrow. With an agile approach and a can-do mindset, we actively work to ensure the acceleration of the electrification transformation every day in all that we do. As the Volvo Group, we are driving circularity in our industry forward in these important areas.


Being part of Battery Recycling team


We are a function within Volvo Energy, Battery Industrialization and Logistics that is setting the scene for recycling of all used batteries of the Volvo Group and all battery material waste from our Mariestad Cell Gigafactory to be. We have circularity in our DNA. We orchestrate the work between functions, maintain relevant internal services and appropriate external partnerships to fulfill our mission. We communicate broadly to secure proper knowledge, involvement and recognition of our colleagues and counterparts. We monitor and optimize operational, environmental, and financial performances of our recycling systems.


What are we looking for in this specific role?


We are now looking for a Battery Recycling Business and Process Analyst, this is a new position in Volvo Energy with the intention to contribute to the battery recycling journey of the Volvo Group. The Recycling Business and Process Analyst will bring expertise in lithium-ion battery recycling processes and facilities as well as manage data analytics.


As the transport industry must navigate an enormous shift, we believe at the Volvo Group that we have the opportunity of a lifetime, and a responsibility that will last well beyond.
We offer an exciting opportunity, contributing to unique program in the Volvo Group long history – the launch of a battery cell manufacturing plant, also called gigafactory. We expect you to be as passionate as we are.


Other responsibilities will among others include:
Bring expertise in lithium-ion battery recycling processes, associated equipment and tooling, space needed, efficiency, emissions, cost/revenue.
Create and manage data analytics about the recycling of manufacturing waste from Mariestad battery cell plant.
Connect knowledge of the battery recycling industry with actors along the battery value chain (PCAM, CAM, cell manufacturers), enabling a close loop set up.

Making it a success for yourself and Volvo Energy


Welcome to a global team unified by an important mission, great ideas, fun, diversity, and inclusion. Our colleagues are - and will always be - the most important part of the story, as each colleague truly matters and plays an essential role in our journey.


To succeed, we believe you are innovative, pragmatic, creative with a positive spirit, curious and have an entrepreneurial mindset. Being recognized in your specialties, you are a forward-looking person, and you see opportunities when others see risks. Being appreciated by your peers, you enjoy connecting with a broad network, building win-win approaches and developing relationships.


You have a strong ability to move from words to action in an organized and structured way. You are down-to-earth and are equally at home working hands-on as you are leading strategic discussions.


Consequently, whilst demands are high, there is also plenty of opportunities to learn and grow - as a professional and as a person. We will be a fairly small team and therefore look for colleagues that thoroughly enjoy this intrapreneurial challenge, can hit the ground running and lead with passion, perform with purpose and transform with vision. Moreover, it will be essential you have a strong ability to form trustful relationships to effectively work with partners - inside and outside of the Volvo Group – in a cross-functional manner.


If our entrepreneurial spirit, adaptability, and customer-focused mindset light your inner fire, we might be a great match!


Qualifications likely required to be successful
University degree in industrial engineering or chemistry or similar
Evolving in the lithium-ion battery recycling industry
Strong communication ability, enabling trustworthy relationship with your peers in a cross-functional environment
Comfortable in using calculation models, analyzing large amount of data and interpreting key findings… with keeping in mind “If you can’t explain it to a six-year-old, then you don’t understand it yourself” A. Einstein
Willingness to pave the way in a structured but agile manner
Fluent in English, written and spoken.
Able to travel frequently within Sweden (Skövde and Mariestad)

The location for this position will be in Gothenburg, Sweden.


So you want to apply?


In addition to your CV, add your reflection about the question below in you cover letter, maximum half a page:


What are the challenges in recycling manufacturing waste from battery cell gigafactory?


Feel free to contact me if you have further questions


Julien Chabanne, Head of Battery Recycling at Volvo Energy,
+46 76 5538375 / julien.chabanne@volvo.com


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