Plant Manager

Ålö is one of the world’s largest suppliers for loaders in the agricultural machinery industry. With sales companies in 10 countries, factories in 4 countries and customers in more than 50 countries, Ålö, with its brand Quicke, is the partner of choice for agricultural clients. It accounts for 30 per cent of the world market of loaders in the segment for tractors with engines above 50hp. Its sales for loaders and implements amounted to a total value of SEK 2.0 bn in 2020. The company is part of JOST, a leading global producer and supplier of safety-critical systems to the commercial vehicle industry with the core brands JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC and Quicke. JOST employs more than 3,000 members of staff worldwide and has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 20 July 2017.

For more information about Ålö, please visit (http://www.alo.se/) www.alo.se (http://www.alo.se) or (http://www.quicke.nu/) www.quicke.nu (http://www.quicke.nu)
For more information about JOST, please visit (http://www.jost-world.com/) www.jost-world.com (http://www.jost-world.com)

Do you want to work in an international environment for a world-leading company? We are now looking for a Plant Manager for our Brännland plant to join our team. Are you an experienced leader and team player who wants to create a trustful environment and a motivating working atmosphere? Take the opportunity and apply today!

About the role
We are looking for a Plant Manager to our Brännland Plant, right outside of Umeå, to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all processes. The Plant Manager is responsible to oversee the overall operations of the plant, and will work with developing processes that maximize safety, quality, and productivity.

The Brännland plant has today about 160 employees and 10 different leadership roles, among others Operations manager will report directly to you. The Plant manager role reports in a matrix organization to CEO of Ålö AB and to Head of Operations, Europe.

In the role you will be responsible for establishing a strategic change plan and ensuring a buy-in to the vision and goals among staff which is characterized by everyone's commitment to continuous improvement.

You provide business leadership and demonstrate commitment to plant goals on a day-to-day basis. You ensure effective interchange of information between all work groups and create an environment where all employees are encouraged and developed to reach the full potential in meeting the plant goals.

To succeed in the role, you have a clear focus on performance culture to assure that performance is met at the lowest cost and highest quality.

The position is until further notice and is located at our Brännland plant, right outside of Umeå. Start date is as soon as possible.

Experience
You have a University degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or affiliated field. Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a comparable leadership role and experience in a cross-functional multinational matrix structure. You have a documented ability to implement strategic change programs in a larger international organization. To be successful in this role it is important to have a good understanding, knowledge, and experience of world-class manufacturing / Operational Excellence. Since we operate globally it is important to have very good English and Swedish skills.

You also have experience in:

- driving manufacturing excellence programs (LEAN, TPM, Six Sigma, 5S)
- the further development of automated production processes
- modern IT systems and digitalization
- negotiations and collaboration with the trade unions


Your profile
You are a team player who creates a trustful environment and a positive and motivating working atmosphere. We think you have an entrepreneurial mindset and the capability of working independently and pro-actively.

To succeed in this role, you have exceptional cooperation and communication skills, a strong sense of responsibility and ability to take decisions. We are looking for someone with a good judgement, a strong desire to succeed and an analytical approach to complex issues. You have a solution and target oriented personality with a problem solving and pragmatic attitude.

Application
In this recruitment Ålö collaborates with Leading Partners. If you have questions about the role, please contact CEO Niklas Åström at 090-170670 or Head of HR Susanne Sarin at 090-170613. Last day to apply is 11th of October.