Production Technical Project Manager at Fredriksons Verkstads AB

Fredriksons Verkstads AB is a modern manufacturing industry specializing in working with stainless steel and aluminum. Our customers cover several business areas with high demands for quality, delivery precision, and cost-effective solutions. We have an annual turnover of approx. 550 MSEK and employ over 280 people. Our headquarters are located in Vadstena, and we also have operations in Suzhou, China. Read more at www.fredriksons.se (http://www.fredriksons.se).

1 position(s).

Job Description

Do you want to lead industrialization from concept to mass production while driving projects and improvements in production? Fredriksons Verkstads AB is now looking for an experienced Production Technical Project Manager who wants to take on a key role responsible for industrialization and production technical development.

In this role, you are responsible for taking the customer's products from idea to efficient, stable, and cost-optimized production. You lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams and ensure progress, quality, and results. The role also involves identifying and driving initiatives within automation and digitalization to develop future production. You work closely with production, customers, and other functions, taking responsibility for technical decisions, prioritizations, and contributing a strategic production technical perspective.

Your main responsibilities:

Industrialization & Production Technology

• Lead industrialization projects for new customer products from concept to full-scale production
• Act as team leader for an industrialization team (production technicians, programmers, and production personnel)
• Participate in DFM work (Design for Manufacturing) together with the customer
• Provide close technical support to production during startup and ongoing manufacturing
• Troubleshoot, prioritize, and coordinate solutions to manufacturing-related problems
• Optimize working methods, flows, and manufacturing steps
• Initiate and implement tools, fixtures, and automation solutions to streamline production

Improvement Work and Follow-up

• Work data-driven to increase efficiency, capacity, and quality
• Initiate and drive improvement initiatives
• Ensure production economic optimization and cost control
• Responsible for documenting, updating, and quality assuring projects and processes

With us, you will have a central and business-critical role in a modern industrial environment with short decision-making paths and high technical competence. You work close to production and are involved in driving both the implementation and development of our manufacturing processes. We offer a varied role with great responsibility and good opportunities for personal development.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience
• Several years of experience in production technology, preparation, or a similar role in manufacturing industry
• Documented experience in leading industrialization projects
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, flows, and production economics
• Experience working with technical documentation and drawings
• Experience with automation or working with automated manufacturing processes
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong technical competence and is driven by development and improvement
• Is analytical, solution-oriented, and has good prioritization skills
• Is structured and confident in leading work in complex environments
• Is communicative and has an easy time collaborating and creating engagement in teams

You naturally share our values: Participation, Long-term perspective, and Development.

We welcome your application!

Employment type: Permanent position.

Since 2006, Fredriksons Verkstad AB has been part of the XANO Group. XANO develops, acquires, and operates niche technology companies that offer manufacturing and development services for industrial products and automation equipment. The operations are divided into three business units, and the group is represented in the Nordic countries, Estonia, the Netherlands, Poland, China, and the USA. The group's net turnover amounts to approx. 3.2 billion SEK and the number of employees is approx. 1,400. XANO's B-shares have been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1988, www.xano.se (http://www.xano.se)