Production Manager – Operational Leadership and Continuous Improvement Focus

StudentConsulting Sweden AB (publ) · Full-time

Olai Kyrkogata 38, Norrköping, Sweden

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic environment? Do you have experience from warehouse, production, or logistics and are driven by creating structure, developing people, and improving operations? Then this could be for you! StudentConsulting is now seeking an operational production manager for one of our clients in Norrköping. Here you will take on a central role in daily operations with responsibility for coordinating production, supporting team leaders, and ensuring that the right resources are in the right place at the right time. About the Position As a production manager, you have overall responsibility for coordinating and creating structure in daily production. The operations are characterized by a fast pace where conditions can change rapidly throughout the workday. This requires you to be able to reprioritize, allocate resources, and find solutions when reality doesn't quite follow the plan. You lead the operations through team leaders and become important support for them in their daily work. Your task is to create clarity about what needs to be done, prioritize between different needs, and provide team leaders with the right conditions to in turn lead and motivate floor staff. The role is primarily coordinating and leadership-focused, but you need to be unpretentious and prepared to be operational yourself when the situation requires it. You therefore need to understand how a warehouse or production environment works in practice and appreciate the combination of people, planning, and problem-solving. Our client is furthermore in an exciting phase of change and development. This is therefore an opportunity for you if you enjoy working in an environment where everything is not always pre-packaged and where you can contribute your own structure, initiative, and solutions. Your Main Responsibilities In this role, you will among other things: Coordinate and follow up on daily production Ensure that personnel and resources are used where they are needed most Continuously prioritize and reallocate resources based on production needs Lead, coach, and support team leaders in their daily work Create structure, clarity, and progress in operations Handle and solve problems that arise during the workday Be an important communication link between different parts of production Follow up that work progresses according to plan and take action on deviations Provide operational support in the facility when needed WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR Who Are We Seeking? We believe you have previous experience from warehouse, production warehouse, logistics, or similar operational activities and thereby have an understanding of how flows, staffing, and prioritizations affect daily production. However, you don't need many years of experience as a production manager. For this role, your personality, interpersonal skills, and ability to lead others will weigh at least as heavily as the number of years on your CV. As a person, you are confident and clear and dare to stand your ground when the situation requires it. At the same time, you have a good sense for people and understand that different individuals may need different types of support, communication, and motivation. When something unexpected happens, you are the person who keeps calm and maintains perspective, prioritizes what needs to be done, and ensures that operations move forward. We also believe that you: Are communicative and clear in your leadership Have an easy time building trust and good relationships Enjoy making decisions and prioritizing at a fast pace Are solution-oriented, flexible, and action-oriented Have the ability to both set demands and create engagement Are unpretentious and can switch between a comprehensive and operational perspective If you have previous experience leading or coaching people from, for example, working life, association work, or sports, we see that as a merit. What matters most is that you have the ability to bring people with you and create good conditions for others to succeed. About the Employment The position is a temporary assignment of approximately 1.5 years where you will be employed as a consultant at StudentConsulting and work on assignment for our client. Start is as soon as possible, but for us and our client, finding the right person is more important than filling the role quickly. Scope: Full-time Employment Type: Temporary assignment/consulting position via StudentConsulting, approximately 1.5 years Location: Norrköping Start: Immediate or by arrangement – we are happy to wait for the right person Does this sound like your next step? We welcome your application! Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis.