Production Manager

At Rock Tools, part of the Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions business area, we’re now looking for a driven and outgoing Production Manager to the production area Tophammer Short, where we produce drill bits, shank adapters and components. This is an excellent opportunity for an inclusive leader to build attractive skills and experience while being part of an exciting transformation!
What’s ahead?
Among other things, we’re currently in the middle of our SMART program, with the goal of creating world-class operations within our division through a seamless flow of information by implementing SAP 4/Hana in our operations. This will transform how we run our operations around the world and set the scene for efficient value creation in the future.
Your mission
In this position, you plan, direct, and monitor all production activities within your unit to maximize the use of resources and meet established production specifications and schedules. By analyzing production, maintenance, and delivery performance, you and our team identify problems and recommend solutions that will improve performance. You lead a team of flow managers and also have a direct reporting technology and planning manager as well as an Operational Excellence developer. In our mission, safety is number one, and we always find ways to develop our already strong safety culture.
Also included in your mission is to:
Embrace digital and process development and be a strong change advocate during our SMART transformation.
Develop and implement manufacturing schedules and procedures through a team of production planners.
Allocate labor and capital resources to maximize productivity.
Analyze, understand and improve quality performance in cooperation with the Quality department.
Liaise with Product Line managers to understand their product needs.
Develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating product needs into existing manufacturing activities.
Liaise with the maintenance department to effectively plan, prioritize, and manage production line maintenance and downtime to minimize disruptions to manufacturing schedules.
Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a team of first line managers who are responsible for various production activities such as turning, milling, drilling, button pressing, shot peening, grinding and packaging.

The location for this position is in Sandviken.
Your character
We’re looking for an experienced manager, preferably with experience in production – a confident leader who can identify improvements in processes and structures. It’s beneficial to have a degree within engineering, previous experience of leading other leaders, as well as knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma. As we act in a global environment, you need excellent communication skills in English and Swedish, both verbally and written.
We place a great value on your personal qualities, which are characterized by great leadership skills where you lead by example and inspire your team and the organization to keep developing. With your excellent communication skills, you’re able to build and maintain relationships based on trust and transparency. You’re curious and entrepreneurial with an innovative mindset, helping you adapt to changes, facilitate transformation, and drive change.
Our culture
At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.
Application
Send your application no later than October 20, 2023. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0059522).
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Martin Näslund Lundell, recruiting manager, +46 (0)26-26 51 30
Union contacts - Sweden
Per Hedman, Unionen, +46 (0)26-26 50 14
Rickard Andreasson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)26-26 51 83
Linda Adamsson, Ledarna, +46 (0) 026-26 16 01

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services at hrservices.nordic@sandvik.com.
Recruitment Specialist
Heidi Pynnönen
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2022, sales were approximately 57 billion SEK with about 16,200 employees.