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Manufacturing engineer project manager

Manufacturing engineer project manager (REQ_01623) Karlskrona, Sweden

We are building a world-class shipyard and are looking for a Manufacturing engineer project manager with persistence, high energy and great communication skills. This is a job for you who like to motivate change and drive development and have result and teamwork top of mind! Interested in working with the new generation of submarines and surface ships? Then this is a great opportunity to join a skilled team with a central and very important role in our industrialization team. 
 

Your role

We are growing and looking for a Manufacturing engineer project manager with knowledge and experience of manufacturing engineering from manufacturing industry in welding, machining and assembly. You will lead and participate in improvement work, method and manufacturing flow development to increase the quality and efficiency in our production. You will work with continuous manufacturing engineering work and have a driving role in the development of the company's production. You report to Head of Section Production Engineering.

 

Main tasks:

  • Lead projects with a focus on quality, finances and schedule.
  • Analyze, develop and streamline our production flows.
  • Implement new working methods according to lean principle.
     

Your profile

We are looking for you with some years of experience from a similar role, however you might be in your beginning of your career and see this as an important step to develop further. We would like you to have previous experience in working with new development, continuous improvements and method development of production system and equipment. We are looking for you who are persistent and find ways forward to achieve results. You must have the ability to deliver according to set requirements, both technically and financially, according to schedule. As a person you are structured, analytical, goal focused and a motivator. You find it fun and inspiring to work and drive major changes and change processes where you put people and technology in center. You should be able to work independently and also be able to lead others and we believe that you as a project manager engage and inspire your colleagues with clear goals and contribute to a motivating working climate. We work in cross-functional teams with plenty of stakeholders why you need to enjoy this kind of environment.
 

Required skills:

  • Successful experience and skills from leading projects in manufacturing engineering.
  • Master of Science in technology with at least one bachelor's degree in Manufacturing /Production engineering or equal.
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Swedish.
  • Good knowledge in Office programs.
  • Driving license
     

Desired skills:

  • Experience and knowledge from heavy industry, welding, machining and assembly.
  • Experience of working with production with submarines and surface ships.
  • Knowledge and experience of lean production, 6σ and/or WCM.
  • Knowledge and experience working with MPS/ERM.
     

What you will be a part of

You will be part of the Industrialization team that has a significant impact of the manufacturing process in the production organization. The group you will join consists of specialists in ship manufacturing and production development.  Here you get to be a part of a growing and developing organization with experienced shipbuilders and highly skilled personnel. You get to work in a production facility that is upgraded with modern facilities, machinery and systems now “stepping up” for world class manufacturing. 

Kockums, a business area within Saab, represents world-class excellence in the naval segment – both above and below surface. We design, build and maintain submarines and naval vessels based on advanced stealth technology. Do you want to be part of building a successful team? Welcome with your application today!

Business area Kockums
Inside our leading naval factory 

Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement. Your application may be in Swedish or English. This position require that you will be approved in a security screening in accordance with the Swedish Protective Security Act. 

Contact persons; Per Wahlsten, recruiting manager +46 734 34 17 03 or Charlotta Lundblad, HR Specialist Recruitment +46 734 34 12 74.

If you aspire to help create and innovate whilst developing yourself in a challenging team setting, Saab may well have the perfect conditions for you to grow. We pride ourselves on a nurturing environment, where everyone is different yet we share the same goal – to help protect people.