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About the Job

About the Company

Kalmar Motor specializes in developing and manufacturing aircraft tow tractors for the global aviation industry. The product range includes both conventional tow-bar and tow-bar-less (TBL) tractors, capable of handling everything from regional aircraft to "wide bodies". Kalmar Motor is considered a market leader in electric and hybrid technology, driving the industry towards a more sustainable future. Founded in 1969, the company today consists of an organization of approximately 115 employees with a high degree of entrepreneurship and team spirit. Kalmar Motor is part of Vestergaard Company's global organization, with over 400 employees and companies worldwide. Kalmar Motor develops products under the philosophy of "Creative Simplicity," resulting in lower operating costs, benefiting both our customers and the environment. Read more about us: www.kalmarmotor.com

Job Description

Do you want to lead and develop a growing production where technology, quality, and people are at the center? Kalmar Motor is now looking for an engaged and driven Production Manager who wants to contribute to our continued growth journey. Apply today! As a Production Manager here, you are responsible for leading and coordinating production to ensure we meet our goals regarding quality, delivery, and efficiency. You have personnel responsibility for a team of approximately 30 employees and work closely with three team leaders whom you support and develop in their leadership roles. At the same time, you are an important part of our production management group and collaborate closely with our other production manager. Together, you create structure, drive improvements, and build an efficient and well-functioning production. The role is characterized by close collaboration with both team leaders and employees, where you are present in the operations and contribute to creating engagement, involvement, and a strong team spirit. You are responsible for ensuring that production follows the plan with high quality, while simultaneously driving improvement work and developing working methods that strengthen both efficiency and stability over time. Kalmar Motor is in a strong growth phase where the need for structure, clarity, and efficient processes is central. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build on this – creating conditions for a more predictable and scalable production while we grow. We are therefore looking for a mature, confident, and experienced leader with a coaching and present leadership style. You have the ability to inspire and engage, create curiosity, and motivate people to contribute – both to the team's development and to the company's continued journey forward. You thrive in a role where you combine structure and clarity with a genuine interest in people, and where you build trust through collaboration and communication. The position is located in Kalmar, with working hours between 07:00–16:00, Monday to Friday. You report to the Production Director.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are an experienced and confident leader with a stable and mature approach to leadership. You have several years of experience in production management within the manufacturing industry, preferably from the automotive sector, along with a relevant technical education or equivalent work experience. You thrive in a role close to operations where collaboration with colleagues, team leaders, and employees is a natural part of everyday life. With an inclusive and listening leadership style, you create involvement and build trust, while being clear when necessary. You have experience in change management and are accustomed to getting others involved in development work. You work actively with Lean or similar improvement initiatives and are driven by developing processes, working methods, and flows to create an efficient and stable production. You maintain calm and structure even in pressured situations and have a coaching approach that engages and develops your surroundings. Furthermore, you are structured and administratively secure, with experience of business systems and Microsoft Office. Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written, is required.

Does this sound interesting?

Our partner in this recruitment is the recruitment company NearYou. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact recruitment consultant Terése S Carlstedt by phone at 0734-666 884 or by email at [email protected]. However, during weeks 28 and 29, I may be difficult to reach; I will answer your call/email as soon as I have the opportunity. Submit your application via NearYou's website, www.nearyou.se, no later than Sunday, August 9, 2026. The recruitment process begins in week 33. In light of the new data protection regulation GDPR, we ask you to exclude the last four digits of your personal identity number as well as any reference contacts in your application/CV. We do not accept applications via email. We look forward to receiving your application!

About NearYou

We are NearYou. We have gone from being just another company to becoming a societal actor. With us as a partner and employer, we promise to give more of what we are best at. We are best at being close, human, and a counterweight to stress, people over statistics, and overly impersonal digitalization. We are with you, a handshake, a promise. We want to give what we believe a broken labor market needs. For you as a candidate, this means an actor who supports you regardless of where you are or want to be in your career. We want to be the security in a fast-paced world. We support, challenge, and ask how you are doing. Completely naturally, we think. Read more about us: www.nearyou.se