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Reliability Engineer at Outokumpu in Avesta

Do you want to strengthen operational reliability in a world-leading industrial operation and contribute to a more sustainable future? We are now looking for a Reliability Engineer for our cold rolling mill who wants to play a key role in strengthening operational reliability, maintaining and managing facilities long-term, and contributing to stable, safe, and efficient production.

About the role

As a Reliability Engineer here, you will have an important role in improving the functional safety of our facilities. You will work both strategically and operationally to identify risks, analyze data, and implement improvements.

You are our local expert in Asset Management, maintenance processes, and operational reliability, contributing valuable perspectives to questions regarding investments and prioritization. The role involves close collaboration with several functions within the business, where you use your competence to optimize availability and reduce production losses.

Your main responsibilities

• Add lifecycle and reliability perspectives to issues concerning long-term investment needs, technical changes, and prioritization.
• Identify, analyze, and manage risks related to functional safety and equipment reliability.
• Provide expert support within Asset Management, maintenance processes, and operational reliability, and contribute to competence development within the organization.
• Analyze production losses and cost-driving equipment to find root causes and drive improvement measures.
• Participate in requirement setting, procurement, and follow-up for new investments and installations.
• Develop and optimize maintenance strategies, criticality classifications, and equipment structures for increased operational reliability.
• Contribute to the development of condition-based and data-driven maintenance, for example through monitoring systems and data analysis.
• Work systematically with analysis methods and improvement tools, for example within Six Sigma.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have a strong technical interest and are driven by improving working methods and strengthening operational reliability in production.

We believe you have:

• A minimum 3-year university degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Power, or a similar technical field.
• Experience working in maintenance, operational reliability, or Asset Management.
• Good system and computer skills, preferably with experience in maintenance systems.
• Ability to analyze data and drive improvement work.
• Good knowledge of reading drawings.

It is meritorious if you have a background as a mechanical engineer or a corresponding technical profile.

To succeed in the role, we see that you:

• Enjoy working with many contact points and collaborate effectively in teams.
• Are proactive and drive issues forward with a structured approach.
• Have an analytical and quality-conscious attitude.
• Are communicative and confident in leading discussions and taking a coordinating role in groups.
• Have a strong commitment to safety, operational reliability, quality, and continuous improvements.

We offer

At Outokumpu, you will work in a global industrial group at the forefront of sustainable stainless steel. Here you have the opportunity to make a real impact, develop in your role, and contribute to a more sustainable industry.

In this role, we offer a salary between 39,000 - 49,000 SEK/month , based on factors such as education, experience, competence, and geographic location. Please contact the responsible Talent Acquisition Partner for more information.

Application

Send your application no later than 2026-08-16 via our career site. Selection is ongoing and the position may be filled before the application deadline. Please note that the holiday period may cause some delay in feedback. Interviews are planned to start during week 35.

Contact

For questions, please contact:

• Emma Nyberg, Asset Manager – [email protected]
• Josefine Frisendahl, Talent Acquisition Partner – [email protected]

Union representatives:

• Unionen: Patrik Sundell, 073-0496322
• Sveriges Ingenjörer: Gunnar Lindstrand, 070–0881957
• Ledarna: Patrik Norberg, 070-0881206