Engineering Manager

Job Scope 

Why does the role exist? High level purpose of function. 

The Engineering Manager ensures the reliability of assets, continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, and deployment of automation solutions to support operational excellence, safety, and sustainability. Oversee a team of manufacturing engineers and automation engineers. Oversee the planning, development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, processes and operations for existing products in a manner that meets company standards and ensures minimum equipment downtime.  

Key Responsibilities 

Overall areas of responsibilities and activities 

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to) 

• Ownership of the development and implementation of the plant’s engineering and maintenance strategy aligned with production and business objectives.  

• Recruit, lead and mentor a cross-functional team of engineers and technicians.   

• Drive a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.  

• Responsible for developing the “4Ms” within the area – Manning, Machine, Method and Materials.  

• Plan work, assign tasks appropriately and appraise results.  

• Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members . 

• Monitor KPIs such as MTTR and OEE; defining targets inline with the business plan.  

• Assign resources to optimize production processes to improve throughput, yield, and quality to meet customer demand and business plan.   

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring issues.  

• Manage spare parts strategy and contribute to the development of maintenance budget and ensure compliance.  

• Use data driven approaches to increase cost efficiency, organization efficiency and overall performance using, but not limited to, lean methodologies.  

• Support industrialization of new products and technologies.  

• Collaborate with IT teams on smart factory initiatives.  

• Ensure cybersecurity and compliance in automation systems.  

• Implement, manage, and enforce health and safety policies and procedures.  

• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and industry-specific requirements (eg  PPAP, IATF).  

• Maintain technical documentation, including but not limited to work instructions, technical agreements, maintenance plans and risk assessments.  

• Complete supplementary tasks as seen fit by management to effectively utilize time and resource for the benefit of the business.  

• This role requires regular presence on the production floor. 

Requirements 

Educational background and previous experience  for the role 

Qualifications and Experience 

• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent).  

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role in engineering and maintenance, preferably in high-volume manufacturing (battery, automotive, electronics, chemicals, or similar).  

• Proven leadership experience managing technical teams in manufacturing organizations . 

• Experience in the modern Operations Management principles: Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, TPM.  

• Experienced in continuous improvement and root cause analysis.  

Specific skills & Knowledge  

• Ability to document technical problems concisely.  

• Excellent problem-solving, communication and project management skills.  

• Excellent English skills, both written and oral, are essential. Basic Swedish and other language skills are a plus. You should have good communication skills and be able to work in close collaboration with colleagues from many different teams.  

• Ability to work within varying environments including clean-rooms and dry-rooms, while wearing appropriate PPE.  

• Comfortable operating in high-profile, international, and high-pressure environments.