Manager Mother Plant

Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a manager of the mother plant team. In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in developing a new generation of large-scale European battery factories. Northvolt will play an important role in the transformation to a carbon-free society, and this is your opportunity to take part in leading those efforts and help drive us to success.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the development and implementation of the scope and processes of the Mother Plant in collaboration with key stakeholders from operations (Operational Excellence, Production, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, etc.), design teams (Factory Design and Expansion), key client teams and academia.
• Lead the execution of key process within the Mother Plant, including:
• Facilitate operational target setting and operational model updates in collaboration with the Industrial engineers, including targets on Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), head count targets per process station, ramp-up curves, etc.
• Gather operational requirements for new factories from the operations teams, including floorspace need per functions, people flow, commissioning requirements, etc.
• Act as the representative for Ett operations in discussion on new design solution addressing the operational requirements.
• Manage design review process and approve new design solutions to ensure alignment with operational needs.
• Feed lessons learned across operational targets and operational requirements to the upcoming factories.
• Ensure the right functions and expertise is provided as part of input to the blueprint and construction team at the right time
• Together with the Director of Operational Excellence (your manager), and the rest of the management team of Operational excellence, develop the strategy and targets for the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in a Manufacturing (7+ years), preferably within Industrial engineering, Operational excellence, Greenfield projects, Factory design or Management
• Previous involvement in the Battery or Automotive industry is desirable.
• Adeptness in effectively managing cross-functional teams and managing senior stakeholders.
• Strong drive and go-getter attitude to achieve ambitious goals and drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills to ensure effective information handling and decision-making.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced and entrepreneurial environment

Apply with CV in English or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.

Planned starting date is ASAP.