Group Manager Rock Drills System and Simulation

Epiroc is a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries. With
cutting-edge technology, Epiroc develops and produces innovative drill rigs, rock excavation and construction
equipment, and provides world-class service and consumables. The company was founded in Stockholm,
Sweden, and has passionate people supporting and collaborating with customers in more than 150 countries.
Learn more at www.epirocgroup.com.

Join our team
Do you want to be part of building a team, to lead in projects, find new efficient paths, work towards set goals, and generally contribute to us developing our business? If so, this will be an interesting and developing role for you!

As Group Manager Rock Drills System and Simulation, you will be an active player in the team that safeguards that Rock Drill Product Line develop the best rock drills, rotation units and that we are the undisputed technology leading supplier to our customers within the field we operate. Join us and you will have the opportunity to create a safe and positive working environment with an agile, efficient and high performing organization of motivated employees - having the right competence level, optimum flexibility, gender diversity and a positive attitude!


Job description
The mission is to build a team with simulation and connectivity capacity and make rock drill business able to meet our customers’ existing and coming needs in this area. The aim is to transform future customer needs into innovative technology concepts through long term basic development related to rock drilling, connectivity, smarter rock drills, electrification and energy efficiency.

The key responsibilities include leading and driving continuous improvements through our Lean principles with a special focus on the following areas:
* Simulation methodology development
* Improving product quality
* Reduce Time to Market
* High focus of basic development to ensure new technology and right quality to project start



Profile
You have genuine and true managerial skills with experience of organizational leadership, direct and / or indirect. You have great interpersonal and communication skills that reflect your desire for collaboration. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and across borders motivates you and you have the ability to really listen to understand your team’s needs.

You have a degree in Engineering or another relevant field. Previous experience within simulation and/or electrification on a general level is a requirement to be successful in this role. As our corporate language is English, verbal and written communication skills in English are required.


Life at Epiroc
When you become part of Epiroc, you can expect an atmosphere of creativity, innovation, diversity and inclusion. You’ll be a part of a group of skilled, committed and helpful colleagues who live by our core values: Collaboration, Commitment and Innovation. We work in a global environment with over 113 nationalities.
In addition to the fact that we have a culture that is characterized by development in combination with a good balance between work and leisure, there are some things that make us a little extra proud to work at Epiroc:

* Benefit package, which includes performance-based salary system, flexible working hours, a generous wellness allowance, favorable pension, enhanced parental benefit and yearly bonus.
* Epiroc University, for your own competence development.
* Community involvement.
* Epiroc Leisure - the opportunity to try different activities together with your colleagues


With us, you’ll become part of an international group and you will have great opportunities to develop and try different roles, either within the product company or in other parts of our business around the world.

We believe that diversity is the key to new and innovative ideas and solutions. Epiroc sees different personalities, ethnic origins, gender, age, skills and experience as an asset. We see that the differences create new ideas and improvements, and this leads to innovation and long-term results.


Location and other terms
This position is located in Örebro, Sweden. In case a candidate from a different country applies and is successful, Swedish local terms and conditions will apply.


Application and contacts
In this recruitment process, we review applications continuously and the position could be filled before the last application date, so welcome with your application as soon as possible. Last day to apply is January 31.

For questions about the position, please contact recruiting manager Anders Olson, R&D Manager, Rock Drills & Rotation Units, 073- 2744086 or recruiter specialist Sunna Sveinsdóttir, sunna.sveinsdottir@epiroc.com