Senior Process Engineer, Technical Products & Feed, Karlshamn

AAK Sweden AB · Full-time

Västra Kajen, Karlshamn, Sweden

Our purpose, Making Better Happen™, describes our commitment to continuous improvement. AAK specializes in plant-based oils as value-adding ingredients in a range of popular consumer products. We make these products tastier, healthier, and more sustainable. With our oils, we can improve the sensory properties of products—for example, by making premium chocolate smoother, plant-based burgers juicier, or low-fat pastry crispier. By replacing ingredients with AAK's plant-based alternatives, our customers can also optimize and streamline their production. With value-adding oils and fats, we help our customers succeed better. Customer-collaborative product development and an understanding of what "better" means for each individual customer are at the heart of our business. With our flexible production facilities and extensive expertise, we deliver our value-adding products to a range of industries, including chocolate and confectionery, bakery, dairy, plant-based foods, specialty nutrition, foodservice, and personal care. Our 3,900 employees work closely with our customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 innovation centers, and support from over 20 production facilities. AAK, headquartered in Malmö, is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and has strived for continuous improvement for 150 years. Our facility in Karlshamn is a multi-plant. Here all of the company's business areas are represented. Swedish-grown rapeseed is an important raw material, while a wide range of vegetable fats are shipped directly to the Karlshamn factory from growing regions in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The Nordic region is an important home market, while specialty products are exported from Karlshamn worldwide. About the Position As a senior process engineer, you will play a central role in developing smarter, safer, and more sustainable production solutions at one of AAK's key facilities. The role has a clear focus on chemical engineering, energy, and industrial processes, with an emphasis on optimizing process flows, resource use, energy performance, and technical solutions in a complex production environment. You will contribute technical expertise and work closely with production, engineering, maintenance, quality, environment, and market teams to identify development opportunities and drive improvements with clear business impact. Responsibilities include process and production development, energy efficiency improvements, capacity work, and technical investigations for expansion, conversion, and new construction projects. You will drive projects from idea and analysis through implementation and follow-up, develop technical and financial decision-making materials, and contribute to sustainable, safe, and future-proof solutions. This position is based in Karlshamn and you will report to the Production Manager for Technical Products & Feed. This is a permanent position. About You We are looking for someone who wants to use your technical expertise to create real development in an advanced and socially important industry. You hold a degree as a civilingenjör (MSc), högskoleingenjör (BSc), or have other relevant technical education, ideally in chemical engineering, energy engineering, process engineering, mechanical engineering, automation, industrial engineering, or equivalent. You have several years of experience from process industry, energy-intensive production, manufacturing, or other technically complex operations, and are familiar with working on improvements, technical investigations, projects, and change management. Experience with process optimization, energy efficiency improvements, capacity analyses, heat recovery, or other technical initiatives in energy and process areas is a plus. To thrive in this role, you are analytical, solution-oriented, and structured, with the ability to see both details and the big picture. You can translate analysis into concrete actions, drive issues forward, and create results together with others. You are fluent in both Swedish and English, in both speech and writing. We place great importance on personal fit. What We Offer With us, you will get a developing and meaningful assignment in an organization where initiative, innovation, improvements, and teamwork are central to everyday work. You will have the opportunity to influence both today's operations and tomorrow's production solutions, while becoming part of a company with strong industrial expertise, international reach, and a clear focus on sustainable development. Contact and Application If you would like to know more about this position, please contact Jan Holmberg, TPF Production Manager, via email [email protected]. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Karl Lindqvist, HR Business Partner, via email [email protected]. Apply with your CV and cover letter by September 25, 2026. We conduct continuous screening of candidates, which means the position may be filled before the final application deadline. Please note that applications are not accepted via email. We have made our selection of channels for this recruitment and kindly ask that you do not contact us through sales representatives, recruitment agencies, or staffing companies.