Production Planner

Why apply for this role?
"You should join our team if you want to work in a bunch of happy and positive colleagues, where we have fun at work. Where we on a daily basis have exciting challenges and varying tasks. You will be an important part of a large machinery, where we also create relationships with contacts in many areas. The team spirit is strong, and we help each other to find solutions and get forward all the time." Cristel Colussi, Production planner


Since our colleague moves on within the company we are looking for a Production planner to work with production, upgrades and maintenance of submarines and surface ships.


Your role

You will be a part of complex forecasting, planning and monitoring of production. This include developing and setting processes and working methods within production planning, in the interfaces with project planning and supply chain and also the production line functions.

Main tasks:

* Create and manage production plans to get high efficiency in production.
* Follow up and optimize and adjust production plans.
* Coordinate with project management, production management, material supply and logistics.
* Analyze and define potential future bottlenecks in machine equipment and human resources.
* Develop and improve methods for production planning and logistics.


You report to Section Manager for Production Planning and Logistics, Business Area Kockums.



Your profile

We are looking for you with a structured analytical mind and a systematic approach. A success factor in this role is to be clear, forward and communicative and being able to find solutions based on a holistic approach. Further on, you need to be able to plan and coordinate in the context of many stakeholders and variables at the same time. The role includes many contact areas why it´s important that you enjoy social contacts and quickly create trust among the people around you. Resilience and a pedagogical mind will also come in handy.


Required skills:

* We would like you to have a university/YH/KY degree in production planning or equivalent and/or a few years successful work experience from above mentioned tasks.
* Excellent communication skills in Swedish and English.

Desired skills:

* Successful work experience from a similar role.
* Knowledge and experience working with MPS/ERM and MS office.
* Knowledge and experience of lean production, 6σ and/or WCM.
* Experience of working with production preferably from larger industrial companies.


This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.


What you will be a part of

You will be part of the Production planning and logistic section that has a significant coordination and controlling role in the production organization. The dynamic team you will join consists primarily of specialists in production planning, logistics and production development and is based in Karlskrona. As a Production planner at Kockums, you get to be a part of a growing and developing organization with experienced shipbuilders and highly skilled personnel. You get to work in a production facility that is upgraded with modern facilities, machinery and systems now "stepping up" for world class manufacturing. Do you want to be part of building a successful team? Welcome with your application today!



Business Area Kockums
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Would you like to know more about the Saab-life and the benefits of joining us? Read our People Philosophy. We know diversity makes us better! As we work for an even gender distribution, we are happy to see female applicants for this position. Sometimes you have to work hard and put in an extra gear, but at Saab we also promote work life balance!


If you are interested in what benefits you can take part of as an employee at Saab in Sweden, you can read more about them here. Last application date is 5th of April, however kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement. Your application may be in Swedish or English.

Questions about the job? Don´t hesitate to contact;

Peter Henrysson, recruiting manager +46 734 34 16 05
or Charlotta Lundblad, HR Specialist Recruitment +46 734 34 12 74.

If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal - to help protect people.