Clean Room Specialist

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Clean Room Specialist to join our team at our new site 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, producing high quality Li-ion cells where preventing contamination is a key factor for functionality and safety of the product. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.
The Clean Room Specialist will be in charge of cleanliness standards and procedures across the factory, including clean room operations. You will be in charge of overseeing clean room validation of new clean rooms, setting up cleaning procedures in production, including clean rooms and airlocks, gowning in clean rooms, training of operators in working in clean rooms and setting up the appropriate procedures to minimise contamination.
You will primarily support the program and production teams to achieve the high expectations of cleanliness and contamination free products.
You will be working intimately with the construction team, program team, process engineering, Maintenance and Production.
In general you have a long experience in clean room operations and have been responsible for operating and cleaning procedures with high demands on contamination free products.
Specifically, you have a deep understanding of working with Clean rooms at ISO 6 standard as well as cleaning procedures for clean rooms.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Define all procedures related to clean room work for operators
Define all procedures for cleaning of the different factory areas, including clean rooms and airlocks
Set up and own the ongoing clean room monitoring control plan
Review and approve clean room validation
Provide insight to the program on Clean room design requirements
Govern cleanliness standards across the factory
Ensure compliance with ISO14644
Be responsible for selecting, evaluating and maintaining gowning
Train operators in gowning, airlock procedures, cleaning procedures, working in clean rooms etc
Assist in containment and investigation activities in case of particle excursions in clean room
Ensure procedures are effective and efficient
Recruit and manage a team of Industrial Cleaning Technicians

Education/Experience
Relevant University Degree
5+ years working experience in clean room production
Successful track record of enforcing clean room compliance, training operators and achieving high compliance with clean room procedures and standards
Curious, technically educated and with a strong business background
Must have worked in multi-cultural environment
Experience from work in dry rooms is a plus
Expert in ISO14644
Developing, writing and rolling-out new procedures and standards
Quality Assurance

Specific Skills/Abilities
Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
Highly organized and result-driven
Skilled leader to build a strong performing cleaning team
Experience in Automotive quality standards IATF16949 and VDA is a merit
Proactive and goes beyond expectations
Exceptionally good problem-solving skills
Has a can do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humour
Passionate & purpose driven

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 and see the results of your work. Our organisation requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. The Clean Room Specialist is a vital member of the team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.
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