Manager Product Maintenance

Permobil founder Dr. Per Uddén believed that helping people achieve the greatest level of independence is a basic human right and, for over 50 years, Permobil has held fast to that belief. Permobil is a global leader in advanced rehabilitation technology, passionate about better understanding our users’ needs and improving their quality of life through state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. Today, those solutions include power wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, power assist, and manual wheelchairs.

Permobil is part of Patricia Industries, a subsidiary of Investor AB and is headquartered in Sweden. Permobil has 1600 team members in more than 15 countries around the world. For more information regarding the company’s storied history and complete product line visit permobil.com

The Global R&D function is looking for a new manager for the Product Maintenance team within Power Wheelchair Development in Timrå.

As manager for Product Maintenance you are responsible for the maintenance of our active portfolio and owner of Product Maintenance processes and Design Change. You will assure delivery of solutions that maintain market leadership of our products in aspects of functionality, quality, cost and innovation.

YOUR ROLE - Key responsibilities
Part of board for Change Request Analysis (Product Changes, Design Changes etc.)
Lead the maintenance team in their activities of performing decided design changes.
In the CAPA process participate in root cause analysis and processes to implement preventive and corrective actions to occurring deviations of the active product portfolio
Manage personnel and distribute workload within the department resources.
Set targets for department capabilities and drive towards them.
Coach and guide employees in their daily tasks.
Work with Continuous improvements in terms of both processes and personnel competencies
Work with capacity management of the department both regarding planning and capability improvements
Assure deliveries according to regulatory requirements

YOUR PROFILE - Qualifications
MSc in Mechanical Engineering or related field
5+ years’ work experience as a design or development engineer.
Leadership skills and demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and developing individuals.
Excellent communication skills in both Swedish and English.

INFORMATION
For more information regarding the position please contact VP Power Wheelchair Development Christine Currie, christine.currie@permobil.com.

For information regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Business Partner, Anna-Karin Ehn, +46 70 327 18 38, anna-karin.ehn@permobil.com

For contact with union representatives, please email: unionen(at)permobil.com.

Please submit your application via our career page, no later than January 15th.