Vacant job

Do you want to work close to production and optimize cutting and pressing processes? We are looking for a curious Production Technician who is driven by improvement work, technical challenges, and collaboration in a modern industrial environment.

About the role

Do you want to work close to production and help optimize cutting and pressing processes? We are currently looking for a Production Technician for a fixed-term assignment via Academic Work until December 2026. The role involves close collaboration with production, R&D, and the technical team, where you will drive improvement initiatives, analyze processes, and develop our pressing and cutting lines. Here, you will play a key role in ensuring quality, efficiency, and continuous development in a modern industrial setting.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the performance of cutting tools and optimize pressing and cutting lines
• Create and update cutting and pressing programs, and participate in test runs
• Drive and follow up on improvement work in production
• Support tool maintenance and production with technical queries
• Contribute to production technology projects and product launches
• Develop technical solutions, instructions, and documentation
• Collaborate with R&D, internal technical functions, and external suppliers
• Support and train production staff in daily operations
• Drive and implement improvement suggestions from the production floor

We are looking for someone who

• Has good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Has a technical education or equivalent experience
• Has a good understanding of manufacturing processes, preferably within sheet metal processing (cutting and pressing)
• Has experience working with tools (tooling)
• Has a good understanding of process improvement and continuous improvement
• Can perform data analysis and work with monitoring of process parameters
• Has the ability to create technical documentation and instructions
• Has knowledge of quality assurance and quality work
• Has an understanding of production technology and industrial process flows
• Is curious and analytical, and thrives in a role where technology, data, and production meet
• Has strong collaboration skills and thrives in cross-functional teams (production, R&D, technology)

It is an advantage if you have

• Experience with programming in an industrial environment
• Experience from production technology projects or product launches
• Experience with Lean or similar improvement methodologies
• Experience with pressing and cutting processes in industry
• Experience in supporting or training operators

To succeed in the role, you have the following personal qualities:

• Goal-oriented
• Social
• Organized
• Responsible
• Intellectually curious

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's preference is that all questions regarding the role are directed to Academic Work.

We apply rolling selection and will remove the advertisement when a sufficient number of candidates have reached the final stage of the recruitment process. A CV is required when applying. We do not use cover letters as a selection method, so one is not needed. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the role, as well as to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.