Product Design Engineer Food | IKEA Malmö/Älmhult

At IKEA Food, we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. We are now looking to hire three Product Design Engineers who will work with us as we create our new hub in Älmhult.

About IKEA Food

At IKEA's Business Area Food, we are passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. Food that is accessible and affordable for the many people. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth, and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.

The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do - developing food that is good for people and the planet. We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.

We are now recruiting several Food Product Design Engineers responsible to drive and support the development of IKEA Food. Do you want to be part of our exiting journey? If yes, this might be the perfect challenge for you!

The position will be based in Malmö until August 2023, then move permanently to Älmhult. At the heart of IKEA in Älmhult we will create the IKEA Food Hub where we will come together across IKEA to deliver on more healthy, sustainable & delicious food.



Job Description & Qualifications

As a Product Design Engineer, Food you will have the opportunity to contribute to growth by increasing quality of the range and the total quality perception of IKEA Food. You will also secure the quality of the products related to issues within a given range. The Product Design Engineer, Food is part of the Range & Product Engineering, Food at Business Area Food and reports to the Product Engineering Manager, Food.

We are looking for a person with work experience from quality within the Food industry and business.

To be able succeed for this role, you need to:

* Have knowledge about food quality, food safety, and food legislation.
* We see that you have a university degree in Food Science or Food Technology and are fluent both in spoken and written English.
* As a person you are able to work in a changing and fast-moving environment, you have a problem-solving approach with an accuracy for details and are used to coordinate and involve relevant functions.
* You are customer orientated and work in a structured way.
* You are a team player with a result orientated mind, at the same time you are highly driven and have a passion for quality and food.

About the assignment:

* Together with the teams: Jointly responsible for developing, revising and leading implementation of action plan for the sales channel and responsible for the execution of projects
* Identify, involve, plan and coordinate quality improvement projects
* Secure compliance of product requirements in the product development process
* Continuously contribute to the development of IKEA Food business
* Create product risk assessments
* Follow up on customer experienced quality perception and initiate actions when needed
* Act proactively to prevent quality deviations and initiate adequate actions when deviations occur.



Sounds interesting?

The position will be based in Malmö until August 2023 then in Älmhult. At the heart of IKEA in Älmhult we will create the IKEA Food Hub where we will come together across IKEA to deliver on more healthy, sustainable & delicious food.



How to apply

In this recruitment IKEA Food is collaborating with Jefferson Wells, a part of ManpowerGroup, with long and extensive experience in recruiting managers and specialists. If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Recruitment Consultant Amanda Tannerfalk by email, amanda.tannerfalk@jeffersonwells.se.

You apply to the position by clicking the "Ansök" link no later than on the 31st of October. Please note that selection and interviews are made and held continuously throughout the application period, and that you should therefore send in your application as soon as possible.



We look forward to receiving your application!