Continuous Improvement Leader​

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Continuous Improvement Leader to join us in our mission to contribute to a greener future. The role is a part of our excellent Upstream team based in Skellefteå. By joining us, you will be a key player in establishing up Improvement team and contribute to building one of the first large scale European battery factories.

About the job

The Continuous Improvement Leader will drive a continuous improvement mindset and build capability to embed CI methodologies and tools across all levels of the production organization using a hand on, partnering & coaching approach. The Continuous Improvement Leader will be accountable for shaping the department approach to continuous improvement through the Northvolt Production systems framework, tools and methodologies.

The incumbent should be highly analytical and experienced with project coordination, using their problem-solving skills to foresee obstacles and provide information to support decisions. The role will also be required to be a coach to operation team, builds a healthy environment to have open communication to support daily improvements within production.

The role will participate in the development and training of Northvolt Production Systems and related methodologies and standards. The role will be in charge of coaching, deploying and driving Lean principles, methods and standards in the manufacturing environment as well as the support practices. And also developing and executing the Production System and Lean implementation Roadmap with department and site management.

In general, you have a deep understanding of Lean principles in the manufacturing environment and can observe value stream waste and drive Lean methodologies for waste removal.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Owner of the CI process; 5S, Visual management, Performance management, RCA, Task planner, Value stream mapping, Process confirmation & Gemba.
• Set CI standards and annual CI Plan; ensure all activities within production follows Lean & CI methodologies and ways of working such as shop floor improvements with 5S, Process control improvements with Visual management, KPI improvements with performance management
• Evaluates production loss data and generates specific reports (such as Pareto’s) that identify production performance improvement opportunities to be pursued by other work processes.
• Facilitative coaching of RCAs.
• Responsible for implementation and continuous improvement of 5S in all manufacturing areas and processes.
• Implement & train people on lean principles in shop floor
• Participate in or lead the development of Northvolt Production System and implement in CAM Labs Manufacturing
• Improve Lean Six Sigma knowledge to lead detailed improvement activities with DMAIC methodology

Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development. For us it’s important to look at your skills and potential, please refrain form including your picture and age with your application to help us with this.

Apply with CV in english or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.

We believe that you have

• A Bachelor of Science in Industrial engineering, engineering or similar
• Specific Lean training
• More than 3 years experience in manufacturing
• More than 1 years experience in Lean teams, or similar
• Six sigma education, Brown Belt preferred
• Experience with production systems
• Curious, technically educated and with a strong business background
• Must have worked in multi-cultural environment
• Experience and interest in manufacturing industry is a plus
• Experiences in 5S, SMED, Standard work, VSM, Takt, etc.

Specific Skills/Abilities

• Excellent in setting up and leading training
• Excellent in leading processes like problem solving
• Excellent coaching skills
• Highly organized and result-driven
• Excellent English written and oral skills, Swedish is a plus
• Excellent in Lean philosophies and related methodologies

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.