Instrument Technician Revolt (Recycling)

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for an Instrument Technician to join our amazing team at Revolt Ett in Skellefteå.

In joining us you will play an important role, from the very beginning, in building one of Europe’s first large-scale battery recycling factories. Revolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society by bringing sustainability to the battery industry.

We are building Revolt from the ground up and will need people who are not only comfortable following procedures but creating them as well. The ideal candidate should see themselves as a real team player with a great personality and attitude. Someone who is sociable, has excellent communication skills, who collaborates well with others and is committed to helping this amazing project realize its full potential.

You will be working closely with operators, technicians and other production personnel where your focus will be on maintaining the instrumentation and control systems in our unique, one-of-a-kind, recycling processes. Although work in shifts is not currently required, this situation is expected to change as commissioning is completed and production begins.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Collaborate with operators, technicians and other production personnel to understand and effectively communicate improvements and maintenance activities
- Install, maintain, and replace instrumentation equipment
- Read technical diagrams and blueprints
- Troubleshoot instrument issues using appropriate testing devices
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Assist with setting up and maintaining a calibration program

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Contribute with maintenance program optimization

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Mentor others in maintenance specific tasks

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Evaluation of required spare parts for equipment

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Together with the rest of the team, being a key player to develop and maintain a safe work environment


Education/Experience

- Three years electrical education with focus on Industrial Automation or similar
- Experience with Industrial Instrumentation in a production environment
- Elementary computer literacy (Word, Teams, Excel)
- Fluency in English (Bonus if some knowledge of Swedish)

Specific Skills/Abilities

- Good technical knowledge of instrumentation, automation, hydraulic and pneumatic devices
- Experience with Siemens S7-1500 PLC’s would be a great asset
- Good problem-solving skills, understanding the importance of keeping set schedules and production goals

Personal success factors

- Very strong safety mindset
- Communicative and “likeable” personality
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Highly organized and result driven

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Service-minded and determined to create a great working environment

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Has a can do attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit


What can we offer?

Aside from the chance to work at a truly unique project, you can also expect:

- An opportunity to contribute to the future of sustainable battery production
- A stunning, brand-new workplace filled with innovative minds and experts from across the globe
- A challenging, exciting, fast paced & entrepreneurial culture
- Collective agreement – Teknikavtalet
- 25 days of annual leave, as well as public holiday’s

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 Instrument Technician is a vital member of the Maintenance team and key to Revolt’s mission to enable the environmentally sustainable production of batteries.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile and let's make oil history together!


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.