Vacant job

Do you want to lead and develop maintenance in a socially important food production at Lantmännen Cerealia in Järna?

Lantmännen Cerealia in Järna is now looking for a Technical and Maintenance Manager who wants to take overall responsibility for the facility's technical operations in a food production business with high demands on stability, quality, and safety. The role is central to the continued development of the facility and involves creating structure and long-term sustainability, with a working method clearly focused on preventive maintenance. You will step into an organization where the culture is characterized by proactivity, holistic thinking, and openness. The assignment spans both operational responsibility and long-term development and is carried out in close collaboration with engaged colleagues. Here you will have the opportunity to take overall responsibility and make a real difference over time. We warmly welcome your application!

Your employment offer

At Lantmännen Cerealia, you will be part of a values-driven organization with a long-term perspective on both business and people. Decisions are made with a holistic view and with the ambition to build sustainable solutions for the business, society, and the future.

As a Technical and Maintenance Manager, you will have the opportunity to further develop an important technical function in a stable business with strong future prospects. You will work closely with both production and management and be given the space to establish structure, prioritize correctly, and create predictability over time.

You have a clear mandate to prioritize long-term sustainable technical solutions together with production and management.

Your tasks

As a Technical and Maintenance Manager, you have overall responsibility for the facility's technical function and maintenance work at the site in Järna.

Your assignment includes, among other things:

• leading and developing maintenance strategies and preventive working methods
• driving the transition from reactive to planned and long-term maintenance
• responsibility for the maintenance budget and technical investment priorities
• monitoring technical availability and relevant key performance indicators
• leading and supporting maintenance leaders and specialists
• collaborating closely with production, planning, purchasing, and external partners
• ensuring that maintenance work is conducted in a structured manner with support from systems and follow-up

The role combines operational presence with long-term responsibility for technology, structure, and development.

Worth knowing

You report to the Site Manager and are part of the site's management team. You have personnel responsibility for a maintenance leader and several specialist roles, with overall responsibility for maintenance operations at the site.

The role operates in a technically complex production environment with high demands on operational reliability and stable production.

The position is a permanent full-time employment that begins with a six-month probationary period. As part of the recruitment process, a background check will also be conducted. Start date according to agreement.

Our expectations

We are looking for someone with experience in leading technical operations within the manufacturing industry and who is confident in the role of manager, including responsibility for other managers. You have worked on building or further developing maintenance strategies and a more preventive working method, and have a good understanding of how technology, maintenance, and production interact over time.

You have documented experience in technical development and improvement work in an industrial environment and have participated in or led technical investment projects. Experience with structured working methods, such as TPM or equivalent, is an advantage.

Experience working in maintenance systems is a natural part of the role. Experience with MaintMaster is a plus.

As a leader, you are confident, clear, and coaching. You create engagement through presence, dialogue, and follow-up while leading the business through change with structure, clarity, and collaboration.

Experience from the food industry or other regulated activities is an advantage. An academic education, preferably a Master's degree in engineering with a focus on process industry, production, or similar, is desirable but can be replaced by relevant work experience. You communicate fluently in Swedish and have good knowledge of English.

Interested?

The recruitment is conducted in collaboration with TNG Tech – specialists in data-driven and unbiased technical and engineering recruitment, as well as staffing and interim solutions. We look forward to receiving your application with a CV or LinkedIn profile, and without a cover letter, in our simple application form. Please note that we cannot accept applications via email, but you are always welcome to email the recruiter with questions. After submitting your application, we will anonymize your personal data and ask you to complete a couple of recruitment tests before we make an initial assessment. You will of course receive more information about each step when the time comes, and as soon as you have submitted your application, you can follow it in real-time via our website. Please note that we conduct ongoing selection, and the position may therefore be filled before the application deadline. Warm welcome!