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About the Swedish Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalvården)

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service is growing – we are building new facilities, renovating, and expanding, and we are now looking for more employees. Our primary goal is to reduce recidivism – to break the vicious cycle. If we succeed, society will become safer and more secure for everyone. We are the agency responsible for prisons, probation services, remand prisons, and client transport.

Viskan Prison is a closed facility that began receiving inmates in March 2025. The largest professional group is correctional officers, but healthcare professionals, administrative staff, educators, production managers, and others also work here. Inmates are engaged in education, various treatment programs, or industrial production. Viskan Prison is most easily accessed by car, and staff parking is available.

Job Description

We are now looking for a Production Manager with a focus on sheet metal and welding!

As a Production Manager, you have direct contact with our clients in the prison's production unit.

In your daily contact with the inmates, your work involves contributing to the clients' learning as well as helping them reflect on their situation.

As a Production Manager with us, you participate in all aspects of the employment activities, while also having your own specialty area where you deepen your expertise. You are responsible for supervising and leading the clients in daily operations. The work involves planning, distributing, and following up on tasks, while you also participate in production yourself. You are responsible for the entire process, from idea to finished product, with a continuous focus on quality. You also contribute to developing routines, collaborate closely with other production managers and professional groups, and are a key part of the clients' learning, development, and social training.

As a Production Manager, you are part of the security work, which means you may, for example, perform body searches (frisking). The role does not involve personnel responsibility, but you are responsible for the daily leadership of the inmates.

This position is a fixed-term appointment due to an employee's leave of absence. The fixed-term period is from 2026-10-01 to 2027-09-30. There may be an opportunity for extension.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is secure, stable, and self-aware. You find it easy to collaborate with others and have well-founded and clear values. In stressful situations, you remain calm, stable, and controlled. You have the ability to make correct assessments and prioritizations. You communicate clearly and have a good understanding of how people acquire knowledge, adapting your communication style to the recipient's prerequisites. You must also have a physical condition that allows you to act physically if the situation requires it.

To thrive and succeed in this role, it is important that you share the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's fundamental values regarding a humanitarian view of humanity, respect for the individual, and the belief that humans are capable of development. You are also aware of and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect yourself and others. Furthermore, you are expected to contribute through your attitude to ensuring that everyone is treated equally. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in production work within the manufacturing of sheet metal and metal products
• Experience in welding technology
• Good ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• Completed upper secondary education or alternative education combined with work experience that the Swedish Prison and Probation Service deems relevant

The following are also meritorious:

• Good understanding of sheet metal processing and manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of MIG/MAG and/or TIG welding
• Experience with CAD/CAM programs for both 2D and 3D design for laser cutting of sheet metal
• Experience working with press brakes and bending, preferably supplemented with experience of CNC-controlled press brakes
• Education within the industrial technology program, engineering program, or equivalent
• Work experience within the correctional service or similar operations.
• Ability to lead and distribute work in a production-oriented environment

Interviews are expected to be conducted on Thursday and Friday of week 31.

Apply today! Apply via the link here

Other Information

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has chosen to remove the cover letter and replaced it with selection questions relevant to the position. Answers to the selection questions and the CV form the basis for whether you are qualified to proceed in the process.

To be considered for employment within the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, you must meet high demands regarding suitability, judgment, security and confidentiality awareness, and adherence to current laws. This means you uphold democratic values and the state values that apply to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's operations.

Some positions are classified for security clearance, and a security investigation with register check will be conducted before a decision on employment is made. For some security-cleared positions, Swedish citizenship is required. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service welcomes applicants with different backgrounds and experiences. Read more about security investigations here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/sakerhetsprovning-vid-rekrytering/)

The position may involve war-time placement at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Read more about war-time placement here: https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/ (https://www.kriminalvarden.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekryteringsprocessen/krigsplacering/)

Individual salary setting applies.

Probationary employment may be applied.

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service strives for a balanced gender distribution and increased diversity.

To submit your application, click the application link in the advertisement. Questions about how to apply and upload your CV should be directed directly to Varbi. Questions about specific jobs are answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of recruitment advertisements. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service has procured agreements.