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Take a leading role in our production team and work in a modern production environment in Karlskrona

Are you looking for an opportunity to inspire, motivate, and lead a team? In this role, you will have the chance to contribute to a company that plays a central role in society's green transition. Our production is growing, and we now need to expand our team of production managers.

Develop, motivate, and engage

As a Production Manager at NKT, it is your leadership skills that will take center stage. You lead a team of Operators working with the lead extrusion of the cable. You work together in a team of Production Managers, Technicians, Operators, and several support functions. You ensure that our resources in the form of people, machines, and materials are used in the best possible way. You will lead a team where the applied working time is a 5-shift system, meaning production continues even when you are not on site.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and are responsible for, among other things:

• Setting, clarifying, following up on, and developing departmental goals within the operations
• Recruitment and development of personnel
• Rational utilization of resources: people, machines, and materials
• Investment & overhead budget
• Setting, clarifying, following up on, and implementing departmental goals within the operations

Inspiring and engaged leader

To function well and thrive in the role of Production Manager, you need previous experience in personnel management as well as the ability to engage and motivate employees. You are skilled at handling challenges with a solution-oriented approach in a varied work environment and have a good ability to give feedback with sensitivity to different individuals. As a leader, you are clear about goals and expectations and see development as the most important path to results. You have an interest in technology and enjoy contributing to conversations and discussions.

In addition to the above, you have experience leading personnel, worked with SAM (Systematic Work Environment Management), and have a genuine interest in quality and improvement work.

Your CV should also include the following:

• Upper secondary education with a focus on technology or equivalent
• Experience in personnel management within manufacturing industry
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, experience with SAP is an advantage
• Fluent in Swedish and English, both spoken and written

Working at NKT

We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better workplace. We are committed to promoting a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds and with different viewpoints can thrive and be inspired to perform at their best. You will have exciting opportunities to develop your own career and attractive benefits.

Read more about our offer and listen to some voices from NKT Connectors here!

Contact and Application

We review applications on an ongoing basis, but we recommend that you submit your application by July 31st. Extracts from the criminal record register, alcohol and drug tests, as well as personality and capacity tests may be included in our recruitment process.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact the hiring manager Andreas Christenson, [email protected] or the responsible recruiter Agnes Carlsson, [email protected]. Please note that due to GDPR, we cannot accept applications via e-mail.

Please note that response times may be longer than usual during the summer.

Union Representatives

Sveriges Ingenjörer – Christian Fisch, +46 455 56 380
Unionen – Joakim Wikström, +46 734 070 243
Ledarna – Roger Jönsson, +46 455 55 911

We look forward to receiving your application!

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