Production Manager Powder Sandviken - Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing (AM), is a small, dynamic and fast-growing division within our otherwise big and stable Sandvik world. Here, you get the chance to develop and take on new challenges that come with working with new technology in an entrepreneurial organization – with the perks of being part of a large, global engineering group.
We’re a world-leading producer of metal powders for demanding applications such as additive manufacturing – offering the widest range of powder alloys around and can even customize materials – and we help our customers all the way from idea to finished components, marketed under the globally renowned Osprey® brand. We’re now looking for an innovative, driven and dedicated Production Manager to lead our state-of-the-art and highly automized production facilities in Sandviken, Sweden. Do you want to continue accelerating the industrialization of additive manufacturing with us? Keep reading!
What about your job?
In this role, you take the overall responsibility for the Manufacturing Group and associated operational functions at our powder production unit in Sandviken, Sweden. This includes employees, machines and methods within three teams – engineering, manufacturing and technical development. You ensure that safety, quality, production volume, staffing, and on-time delivery goals are met and within budget. Furthermore, you lead and distribute work in the production area, where you oversee all machinery and equipment as well as ensuring compliance with legal and financial guidelines.
Key areas within your scope are:
Ensuring personal and team safety by promoting a “Safety First” culture.
Management of staff through effective performance management, recruitment training and development and employee engagement.
Production planning to maximize plant utilization and ensure cost effective production.
Driving continuous improvement, development and implementation of new manufacturing excellence initiatives to ensure that cost-effective, high-quality products are manufactured.
Breakdown maintenance on all process equipment and services.
Sourcing of raw material and consumables.
Supporting Business Case development for Capex investments
Budget development, expense tracking and cost saving initiatives.

Naturally, you have the EHS (Environment Health & Safety) responsibility for your function, and you drive systematic procedures concerning your team, ensuring matters such as competence development and stable workforce planning.
You’re a member of the function’s management team and report to the Product Unit Manager Powder at the Additive Manufacturing Division in Sandviken. This role is based in Sandviken.
Your profile
Ideally, your background combines leadership experience with knowledge of production and the related processes. It’s important to understand production finance, basic management accounting and it’s beneficial if you have specific knowledge within metal powder production, as well as experience of scaling up production in a growing business. Proficient knowledge in Swedish and English is important as you work both locally and in close collaboration with a large number of colleagues based in the United Kingdom, as well as customers around the globe.
We value your personality, characterized by being target driven and self-motivated with good interpersonal skills and leadership qualities – you easily communicate with stakeholders both high and low in an organization, you’re good at creating buy-in, empowering accountability, delegation and at having tougher conversations on what’s needed to be done to succeed. An entrepreneurial mindset, combined with being structured and driven to move things forward are other key traits to thrive in this role. The ability to switch between a strategic and hands-on approach is also very valuable, as we’re a small and rapidly growing business.
Our culture
Our role is clear – through every action, every day, we make the shift and advance the world through engineering. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we have a unique opportunity in our new facilities to nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career options. Are you intrigued? Visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further.
Application
Send your application no later than April 23, 2023. Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career (Job ID: R0052394).
As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.
Contact information
For further information about this position, please contact:
Martin Mueller, recruiting manager, +46 (0)70 320 67 73
Union contacts - Sweden
Thomas Lilja, Unionen, +46 (0)26 266 659
Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen +46 (0)26-26 65 74
Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)26 261 984
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact HR Services, +46 (0)26 261 444.
Recruitment Specialist
Therese Rutqvist