Automation Technician/Industrial Electrician

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Do you want a varied workday where you can use both your technical knowledge and problem-solving skills? We are now looking for an automation technician/industrial electrician who wants to work broadly with electrical and automation systems in a role with significant responsibility and close collaboration with colleagues. Would you like an insight into what life is like for our employees in Svappavaara, click the link below: Svappavaara – LKAB The Sustainable Transition Starts With Us We face our greatest challenge yet – to ensure that Sweden and Europe have what it takes to transition. So that we can live the life we want, now and tomorrow. Just as we want to improve the future, we want to develop everyone who is on the journey with us, personally and professionally. Do you want to be part of laying the foundation for the life we live and that builds the world around us? Your Role As an automation technician, you are an important support function for the entire operation in Svappavaara. You work broadly with electrical, automation, and instrumentation issues, and have a varied workday with both planned and urgent tasks. Examples of work tasks: Electrical installations and troubleshooting throughout Svappavaara – from simple tasks like light bulb replacements to connecting machines, instruments, and control systems Preventive and emergency maintenance as well as advanced troubleshooting and repairs of electrical, automation, and instrumentation equipment within LKAB's industrial area in Svappavaara Participation in new installations, dismantling, inspection rounds (TK2 and TK3), and smaller projects Point of contact for urgent electrical matters and participation in the automation on-call list Work with high-voltage equipment and responsibility for 6 kV cables in the open-pit mine The work takes place in several different facilities with varying technology, which means your workdays will look different. You work both indoors and outdoors with a broad mix of tasks, often together with colleagues. Together, you contribute to developing working methods and technology with a focus on safety, efficiency, and improvements that make a difference. What You Bring We are looking for someone who is solution-oriented and enjoys taking on new challenges. You find it easy to collaborate, communicate clearly, and are receptive in contact with both colleagues and other functions in the organization. You take responsibility for your work and have the ability to think ahead even when problems are unexpected. The role requires you to be flexible and comfortable switching between different work tasks and contact points. To succeed in the role, we see that you have: • Upper secondary school electrical education or equivalent • Class B driving license (for manual transmission) • Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written • Experience with hardware (meritorious) We warmly welcome your application! We strive for a fair and objective recruitment process. Therefore, we usually do not ask for a cover letter. Instead, we ask you to answer questions related to the specific position you are applying for. Your answers help us understand your competence and experience, so take time to answer as clearly and thoroughly as possible. We will soon be entering vacation season and want to inform you that the recruitment process will take a summer break. The final application deadline for this position is August 23, and we will start the selection process immediately after this date. Thank you for your interest, we look forward to reading your application and wish you a wonderful summer! Start: By agreement. Location: Svappavaara Scope: Full-time (shift work) Contact: For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Therese Fjellborg, [email protected], or 070-607 32 70 or recruiting manager Håkan Svalqvist, 070-342 16 69 or [email protected]. Union contact: IF Metall 135:an (Svappavaara), Peter Nordström [email protected] LKAB is an international mining and minerals company with northern Sweden as its base and the whole world as its workplace. We lead the way toward carbon dioxide-free production and we do it together – in an open, warm, and safe work environment with technology and development in focus. We welcome challenges, innovative ideas, and initiative, always with equality and diversity in focus.Do you want a varied workday where you can use both your technical knowledge and problem-solving skills? We are now looking for an automation technician/industrial electrician who wants to work broadly with electrical and automation systems in a role with significant responsibility and close collaboration with colleagues. Would you like an insight into what life is like for our employees in Svappavaara, click the link below: Svappavaara – LKAB The Sustainable Transition Starts With Us We face our greatest challenge yet – to ensure that Sweden and Europe have what it takes to transition.…

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active

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Svappavaara

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65.67714, 20.992867copyopen in

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Published

3. 7. 2026

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23. 7. 2026

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