Production Engineer Västerås

Northvolt is looking for experienced production engineers to join our manufacturing team in Västerås.

With sustainability at heart we are ready to play an important part from the very start in building the largest scale European battery factories. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to a carbon free society.

The production engineer will be the expert for his/her process at Northvolt Labs. He/she will drive projects and define actions with the purpose to increase efficiency in production. The production engineer will use his/her specific problem solving techniques to minimise downtime and ensure process stability.

We are building and expanding - therefore you will be participating in the implementation of new equipment and play an important role about all manufacturing related issues.

Whilst learning one of the most advanced technologies, you will be working intimately with the operations team developing training material, training staff in lean manufacturing principles and methods, instructing on standard operating procedures and work instructions.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Analyse and evaluate production processes to maximise productivity of processes, machinery and workers (reducing downtime, lowering cost and ensuring safety)
- Initiate and drive problem solving workshops by using methods like DoE, 5W and 8D
- Understand and reduce process variation by using tools like SPC
- Develop data driven approaches to analyse process performance
- Enable new product introductions for your assigned process
- Support in the development and modification of FMEAs and Control Plans
- Create and modify standard operation procedures and work instructions
- Develop and train direct labour
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Participate in and drive projects for new equipment

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Participate in and run meetings with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholder



Who are you?

- You hold a Bachelor or Masters degree of Science in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience from industries like paper & pulp, chemical, refinery, plastics, food, pharmaceutical, semiconductors, automotive or batteries.
- Process engineering skills with the capability to identify critical process parameters (data analysis, root cause analysis etc.)
- Experience in initiating and leading continuous imrovement projects in a production factory
- Profound knowledge in one of the following processes (Mixing, Coating, Drying, Pressing, Slitting, Welding, Material Handling, Visual inspection & Testing procedures)
- Experiences in project management and/or auditing are highly valued

Personal characteristics:

- Highly organized, result driven and proactive
- Excellent communicators at all levels of organization who know how to involve colleagues in problem solving and to work closely with direct labour for developing optimal solutions
- Strong teamplayers who care about others especially when their deliveries are more critical
- Eye for detail to find the root cause for a problem and passionate to find new approaches
- Eager to improve himself/herself and adapt quickly to new situations

Is the above aligned with your career path, personality traits and are you passionate to contribute to this incredible mission?

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

Full time employment, fixed salary.

Planned starting date is latest June.

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re 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're also hiring for our two gigafactories: Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden, and Northvolt Zwei in Salzgitter, Germany. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.