Maintenance technician

We are looking for maintenance technicians to join Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå and our Manufacturing team. You will get the unique opportunity to be part of installation, commissioning and later on the maintenance of Northvolt Ett. When old technology is phased out and overtaken by electrification in the coming years, batteries are going to become the differentiating factor.

In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon free society.

The unit will primarily support the operations team to create a world class production process. A safe operation production line is our highest priority.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Daily work with improvement regarding safety and secure that rules and regulations are followed within the discipline.
- In close co-operation with the rest of the team you will work with start-up, programming, set-up and maintenance of our electrical process-, drive- and PLC systems.
- This role will work closely with the installation and commissioning all the way to practical completion. You get the opportunity to be part of setting up the maintenance of Northvolt Ett.
- Development and execution of preventive and predictive maintenance within the discipline.
- Work with troubleshooting, optimization and root cause problem elimination for process and equipment.
- Document repairs that has been done and the needed preventive actions.
- Reviewing technical proposals and approving the solutions from a maintenance perspective.
- Together with the rest of the team the electrician is a key person to optimize the reliability of the plant with continuous work to minimize downtime and maximize quality output.
- This role includes on call duty.

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 and Skellefteå (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 maintenance technician is a vital member of the manufacturing team and key to Northvolt's mission to enable the future of energy.

Apply with CV and cover letter or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.

Education/Experience

- Education in technical area such as mechanical, electrical, automation or similar.
- +1 years of experience in Maintenance Technician position
- +1 years of experience in practical industrial work.
- +1 years of experience from Process Industry (battery/pulp and paper/food/chemicals/microelectronics/oil & gas/pharmaceutical processing or similar

Specific Skills/Abilities

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Good English both written and oral skills.

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Basic Swedish and other languages skills is seen as a plus.

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Deep understanding and experience of equipment, piping, pumps, valves, control tools, chemicals, electronics.

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Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues

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Take the lead in developing and optimize maintenance programs for equipment

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Certifications and experience within clean/dry-room, hot works, radiation/laser safety, chemical safety or forklift is a merit.

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High work ethic, multi-tasker, strong analytical ability and attention to details, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.


Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, accuracy, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges and grit. Passionate and purpose driven, we work together for a more sustainable future.

Northvolt was founded in 2016 with the mission to build the world’s greenest battery cell, with a minimal carbon footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling, to enable the European transition to renewable energy. Northvolt’s team of experts is building the next generation battery cell factory focused on process innovation, scale and vertical integration. Once completed, it will be Europe’s largest battery cell factory and produce 32 GWh worth of capacity annually.

The future needs high-quality, green batteries. And it needs lots of them.

We are currently in an exciting fast-growing phase and operate in a busy, fast moving environment, dealing with a wide range of stakeholders. We are 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 are also preparing for upcoming positions at the main factory, Northvolt Ett, in Skellefteå.

We want to work with experienced battery experts as well as talented and purpose driven people from all kinds of disciplines to make this happen. Those of us already on board share a bold streak and a passion for our mission. We are prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. We are a team dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun. Join us today!