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Company Presentation

At Alfa Laval, we always go the extra mile to meet the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to create success for our customers, people, and the planet. This can only be achieved through dedicated and curious individuals. Curiosity is the spark behind good ideas. Good ideas generate progress. Alfa Laval in Ronneby, with approximately 420 employees, is one of Alfa Laval's four global factories where copper-brazed and stainless steel heat exchangers are manufactured. These are used in applications such as heat pumps, air conditioning, district heating systems, wind power/solar energy plants, and similar fields where our customers are market leaders. The products contribute directly to more efficient energy utilization and have a positive impact on the environment. Alfa Laval in Ronneby is in a very expansive phase, and we need to strengthen our team with new employees.

We create a better everyday life for people. We love what we do and we are good at it. Do you want to join us and contribute to a more sustainable future through technical inventions?

Job Responsibilities and Areas of Responsibility

Do you want to lead the development of tomorrow's automation solutions in a business where technology, digitalization, and production are high on the agenda?

As Automation Manager, you will have a key role in Alfa Laval's continued development. You are responsible for setting the strategic direction for the automation area while acting as a senior technical resource and leader for a team of automation engineers. The role combines long-term development with operational support for the business and involves close collaboration with production, maintenance, IT/OT, production technology, and external partners. As a member of the technical management group, you are also expected to contribute leadership and business support across departmental boundaries. You act as a natural backup to other technical managers and contribute to strong collaboration where the management group supports each other in daily operations.

You will contribute to strengthening the factory's competitiveness through the development of automation solutions linked to digitalization, Industry 4.0, AI-supported quality solutions, and connected production environments. An important part of the assignment is to ensure that automation contributes to increased availability, improved quality, and higher productivity in the business.

Examples of tasks

• Develop and implement a long-term roadmap and strategy for the automation area.
• Lead, coach, and develop the team of automation engineers, creating clear guidelines, structure, prioritization, and working methods.
• Support the business in complex troubleshooting and act as a technical sounding board within automation.
• Drive improvement, investment, and digitalization initiatives, and coordinate external suppliers and automation partners.
• Work towards increased operational security through root cause analysis, reduced production stoppages, and improved availability in machines and plants.
• Collaborate closely with production, maintenance, production technology, IT/OT, and international interfaces within Alfa Laval.

The role involves strategic and leadership responsibility, but also offers the opportunity to participate personally in technical automation projects and development initiatives when needed. For those who wish to combine leadership with continued technical presence, the role offers an attractive balance between people, business, and technology.

Your Profile

This is a role for you who thrive between technology, people, and business development. You have a strong technical foundation in industrial automation and feel confident making technical decisions while being motivated by developing both employees and working methods. To succeed, you need to be able to create direction and engagement in a competent and independent group without micromanaging. You thrive in a coaching leadership role where you build trust, develop people, and contribute to strong collaboration, both within your own group and together with other leaders in the business.

The role requires that you have

• An engineering degree or other relevant technical education.
• At least 5 years of experience in industrial automation within manufacturing industry.
• Several years of experience in digitalization within industrial operations.
• Experience in technical leadership or management.
• Knowledge of PLC systems.
• Fluent English in speech and writing.

If you also have experience in strategic development work, investment calculations, and business cases, as well as knowledge in AI, machine learning, and SCADA/HMI system platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell, and Beckhoff, we consider this advantageous.

As part of Alfa Laval's work for a safe and healthy workplace, alcohol and drug testing is applied upon hiring.

Apply today!

If you fit the profile above, do not hesitate to apply today!

Remember to motivate as thoroughly as possible why you are suitable for this position and to update your details in your CV.

Apply for the position by clicking apply and register in our database, to follow the guidelines applicable for GDPR. For questions regarding the position or the recruitment process, please contact the responsible recruitment team:

Marie Johansson can be reached at 0700-911403 or [email protected]. Lisa Engborg can be reached at 070-234 47 45 or [email protected].

Alfa Laval's representative:

Per-Anders Olsson can be reached at 0730-607610 or [email protected].

Union representatives:

Ulf Johansson, Unionen 0733-975607. Agnieszka Olofsson, Akademikerna 0761-324377.

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