HR Manager with Focus on Work Environment and Operations Support

Trelleborgs Hamn Aktiebolag · Full-time

Travemundeallén 12 Västra Kajen, Trelleborg, Sweden

HR Manager with Focus on Work Environment and Operations Support Would you like a broad role where you work closely with the operations and contribute to developing both the organization and our ways of working? We are seeking an experienced HR generalist who combines strategic perspective with a practical and solution-oriented approach. About the Role As HR Manager, you will have overall responsibility for driving, coordinating, and further developing Trelleborgs Hamn's HR work. You will work closely with management and department heads, providing support on both long-term matters and situations that require immediate attention. The role encompasses the entire HR field, where work environment, labor law, union negotiations, management support, and workforce planning are important areas. You will help create clear and shared ways of working and integrate the HR perspective into the organization's development. Your Assignment In this role, you will, among other things: support department heads in personnel, labor law, and change management matters prepare, conduct, and follow up on union negotiations coordinate workforce planning, recruitment, and onboarding develop and monitor HR processes, procedures, and key metrics drive and anchor work environment efforts with a focus on systematic work environment management (SAM) and organizational and social work environment (OSA) work preventively and conduct investigations cooperate with the safety organization and employee representatives support the organization in change and development work. We are Looking for You if You You are an experienced HR generalist who thrives with broad responsibility and can switch between strategic issues and operational needs. You work independently and systematically, take initiative, and drive matters through to implementation. The role has many contact points and requires that you can build trust with department heads, employees, safety representatives, and union representatives. You are confident and professional even when the pace is high or the issues are complex. You also have good analytical ability and can explain complicated matters clearly and pedagogically. Qualifications We are looking for someone who has: relevant university or college education, for example in human resources management, behavioral science, or law, or alternatively other education and experience that we consider equivalent several years of experience with independent and qualified work in a broad HR field good knowledge of labor law and experience supporting department heads in personnel matters experience with union negotiations and work in a collectively bargained organization experience with systematic work environment management (SAM) and organizational and social work environment (OSA) very good ability to express yourself in Swedish and good ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing Class B driver's license. It is advantageous if you have worked in an operational, labor-intensive, or safety-critical organization and have experience practically driving work environment issues and developing HR processes. Personal Qualities To succeed in this role, we believe you are: responsible and self-driven structured and solution-oriented communicative and relationship-building confident and clear with good judgment flexible and comfortable in an organization where circumstances sometimes change rapidly. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. About the Position The position is a full-time employment based in Trelleborg, where work is primarily conducted on-site. You will report to the Vice President. The role has no personnel management responsibility, but involves significant individual responsibility and a clear mandate within the HR field. Start date is by agreement. We Offer With us, you become part of a growing company—a modern port with high ambitions in sustainability, innovation, and efficiency. You will have a broad and developing role with considerable scope for action and good opportunities to influence how our HR work develops going forward. Application Send your application with CV and cover letter by September 30, 2026, to [email protected]. Please write HR Manager in the subject line. Selection takes place on an ongoing basis, so do not delay in submitting your application. Questions? Contact Peter Carlsson, Vice President, at 0709-36 97 03 or [email protected] for more information about the position. Welcome to Trelleborgs Hamn—where the transports of the future meet today's needs! Trelleborgs Hamn AB is Scandinavia's largest RoRo port for rolling traffic and handles a significant portion of Sweden's exports and imports. Ferry connections operate to and from Rostock, Travemünde, Świnoujście, and Klaipėda from Trelleborgs Hamn—24 hours a day, year-round. During 2025, the port handled 11.7 million tons of cargo, distributed across 1.2 million units, and approximately 1.6 million passengers passed through the port. Trelleborgs Hamn AB is owned by Trelleborg Municipality and is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and investment in the port facilities. The company had revenues of 315 million kronor in 2025 and has approximately 129 employees.