Production Engineer

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Production Engineer, come join our passionate team in Skellefteå.
As a Production Engineer you are the main bridge between commissioning phase and production ramp up. You will work closely with the Process Engineers as Process Team finalize commissioning and prepare the production team to take over the lines. Once the production has started, the Production Engineer is reviewing performance and yield of the lines and launch projects to reduce the top losses in both categories. As the initial full data collection for performance and yield is not yet available, the Production Engineering group will work to enhance the data collection strategy while simultaneously working with the information available.
The Production Engineer is responsible for optimizing the performance of the lines. They will work with a cross-functional team. They will lead the root cause analysis of equipment based top losses and minor stops. They will analyze the loss data and pull in the groups needed to tackle the losses.
This role will allow you to enhance/increase your current understanding of the equipment and process and utilize it to create a path to a zero-loss concept to optimize the line and maintain quality performance.
The Production Engineer role requires a strong capability to lead root cause analysis, ability to collaborate with multiple different teams and personalities, time management skills, engineering and design capability of smaller scope projects, data analysis skills, organizational and problem solving skills.
Key Responsibilites
Review loss data and identify top losses
Deep root cause analysis of top losses
Project launch to eliminate top losses
Documentation review to ensure proper documentation package is available post-commissioning
Collaborate with Process Engineering to create handover requirements
Facilitate a smooth transition between commissioning phase and ramp up/production phase

The person we are looking for is a team player, highly motivated, curious, and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start) and see the tangible results of your work.
Our organization requires and values great self-discipline, a sense of ownership and natural talent to make things happen.
Requirement,Qualifications/Education/Experience
BSc or MSc degree in mechanical or chemical engineering
3+ years of relevant work experience within design and engineering related fields
Familiar with QA troubleshooting tools
Successful track record of leading process improvement projects in a production factory
Experience from scaling production in a fast-growing environment ideally in the Battery, Food, Pharma, Paper & Pulp, Semiconductor, Electrochemical or similar industry
Curious, technically educated, and preferably with a strong business background problem solving background
Experience and interest in design and commissioning
Detailed root cause analysis skills
Familiar with OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) metric



Specific Skills/Abilities
Highly organized and result-driven
Extremely detail oriented
Proactive and goes beyond expectations
Exceptionally good negotiation and problem-solving skills
Has a "can-do" attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit
Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
Ability to work in a high profile and often high-pressure international environment
Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humour
Passionate & purpose-driven
Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus