Industrial Electrician at Knauf Sweden in Åhus

Do you want to work in a modern and growing industrial environment where technological development, sustainability, and long-term investments are in focus? At Knauf Sweden in Åhus, you will become an important part of the maintenance department and work in a stable, family-owned group that invests heavily in the future.

A significant part of the development taking place in the factory is done with high climate and sustainability goals, and here you will truly have the opportunity to contribute to the industry's climate journey.

At Knauf, you will be part of an organization with a clear commitment to creating a culture of teamwork, trust, and freedom under responsibility. Here, we value employees who take responsibility and have an influence on how we create the best workplace for everyone. Your personal and professional development is prioritized, and there is room for you to develop your career ambitions, whether in the long term within the Swedish organization or in one of our other Knauf companies internationally.

Your Responsibilities

As an industrial electrician at Knauf, you will be part of a dedicated and close-knit team that works closely with both production and factory development. Your daily work is varied and technically challenging, and you will actively contribute to driving the factory forward. You will, among other things:

• Perform troubleshooting and work with both preventive and corrective maintenance in the facility
• Follow and register work orders in the company's maintenance system
• Drive and initiate improvement work with a focus on safety, availability, and efficiency
• Participate in technical projects and new investments where you contribute to installations, cabinet constructions, and minor cabling
• Be involved in analyzing operational disturbances and root cause analysis
• Collaborate closely with mechanics, operators, and factory development to create a reliable and sustainable production

The work is conducted during the day. On-call duty occurs according to schedule.

Your Profile

We are looking for someone with a background in electricity and knowledge in automation - preferably with a high school education or equivalent. You have experience in electrical maintenance and are used to working in an industrial environment where technology, safety, and process understanding are important parts of everyday life.

We would like you to have:

• Experience in troubleshooting and working with industrial equipment
• Knowledge or interest in PLC and control systems
• The ability to work systematically, plan your time, and maintain a good safety mindset
• Curiosity about how processes are interconnected and an interest in understanding the whole
• A willingness to contribute to good collaboration and a positive work environment
• Very good computer skills and experience using digital work tools

As a person, you are solution-oriented, responsible, and confident in working independently when the situation requires it. You thrive in a role with many contact points and are happy to contribute ideas and suggestions for improvement.

Other Information

• Location: Åhus
• Start: By agreement
• Duration: Permanent
• Working hours: Daytime
• On-call duty included according to a rolling schedule

In this recruitment, Knauf Sweden collaborates with Maxkompetens. For questions, please contact Recruitment Consultant Simon Jeppsson at 076-555 83 81, [email protected]. Applications are received via our website www.maxkompetens.se. We welcome your documents as soon as possible as we will be working with a rolling selection, but with the final application date on January 12, 2026. Applications via email are not accepted due to GDPR.

About the Customer

The Knauf group is a global company and one of the world's leading manufacturers of building materials. Knauf has production facilities in more than 300 locations worldwide, with a total of approximately 43,000 employees. Knauf primarily manufactures gypsum products, lime and cement products, and thermal insulation materials that are marketed and distributed worldwide. Knauf Sweden has its headquarters and manufacturing of gypsum-based building boards in Åhus. Knauf Sweden also manufactures steel profiles in Sävsjö and has sales offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Umeå. We are a total of about 140 employees.