Director R & D at Plasman Europe, Gothenburg

At Plasman, you will work with the world's best and brightest to shape the future of a company focused on sustainable and innovative products. Are you ready to join a global leader in the automotive components industry? Plasman Europe is now seeking the next Director R & D.

The job:

You will have the responsibility for Plasman Europe´s R&D Department, with 10 highly qualified specialists within the areas of painting, measuring, material and central lab.

You are expected to bring front edge competence to the organization, having the right experience to take on strategic responsibility for R & D within Plasman Europe. You will be accountable for resource planning, follow up and securing of the R & D financial and quality targets, including proof of concept, as well as initiate R&D projects in compliance with the company board decision. You will report to Vice President Engineering and will be based in the Gothenburg headquarter.

Qualifications, Experience & Personality:

• At least 10 years professional experience in the plastics with an automotive supplier or manufacturer
• A Bachelor or Master education in Engineering
• More than 5 years of professional experience in engineering management
• Proven management skills
• Area of expertise: testing, plastic and surface technology
• Accustomed to work in an international environment
• Excellent communication skills in English as a working language
• Strategic ability as well as an interest in tactical and operational questions

About Plasman
Plasman is a global automotive solutions company focused on sustainable and innovative products. There are over 4500 team members working together at Plasman across 24 locations and across 9 countries as One Company and One Driving Force. Together we believe that what separates the impossible from the possible is perspective and that more important than where you’re going, is who you get there with.

Plasman Europe has a turnover of close to 2.5 BSEK, approximately 1200 employees and is managed from our European headquarter in Gothenburg. With four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, we deliver cost-efficiency and advanced plastic solutions from design to finish. Plasman Europe is a division of Plasman Group. See www.plasman.com

We welcome your application at maquire.se until the 27 of December. Please don’t hesitate to contact Anna Åkesson at Maquire +46 763 38 87 96 for further information.