Job Kiruna, Sweden

Process Inspector - Refining Plant

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Employer
LUOSSAVAARA-KIIRUNAVAARA AKTIEBOLAG
Employment type
Permanent
Experience required
Yes

Do you want to be part of the journey to create a preventive inspection system to ensure operations and prevent breakdowns at our refining plants? We are recruiting Process Inspectors/Technicians for a newly established workplace! The sustainable transition starts with us We are facing our greatest challenge yet – ensuring 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 with us on this journey, both 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? About the operation Kiruna Ore Refining's mission is to refine ore from the mine into finished product. The main parts of the process are drying, concentration, and pelletizing. The department consists of eight sections in total, four of which are part of the main process and the remaining four are support sections for quality, technical and process development, material processes, and maintenance. Learn more about us at the refining plant here: lkab.com/sv/om-lkab/fran-gruva-till-hamn/foradla/ Your role As a Process Inspector/Technician, you will become part of the refining plant's maintenance organization in Kiruna. Together with three colleagues, you will be responsible for conducting inspection checks and contributing to preventive and efficient maintenance of our production resources. Your work is crucial to ensuring high availability, operational reliability, and quality in our facilities with the aim of preventing major costly breakdowns. Together with colleagues in operations and maintenance, you work towards LKAB's strategic goals, governing documents, and standards – always with safety, environment, and quality in focus. Your main responsibilities Monitor and document errors and deviations in production or processes and follow up on them to ensure that necessary measures are taken. Identify production-disrupting objects. Analyze, document, and report results in maintenance and risk reporting systems (IFS and Synergi). Propose and drive preventive measures to improve processes and facility safety in our refining plants. Participate in troubleshooting, risk analyses, and planning for when actions should be performed. Participate in meetings related to deviations, maintenance, and improvement work. Act as inspector during our shutdowns when we perform preventive maintenance and during breakdowns. Contribute to the development of work procedures, documentation, and occupational health and safety work in accordance with LKAB's management system. Vibration measurements in collaboration with subcontractors. What you bring To thrive in the role, you are structured and have a strong ability to coach other people. You are a good listener and participate actively in meetings and express your opinions and actions. You have a genuine interest in learning and developing by actively seeking new knowledge and seeing new perspectives. You act proactively to solve problems and create improvements together with other colleagues. For the position, we require: · Approved upper secondary school grades · Very good knowledge of Swedish · B driving license · Experience from the process industry Meritorious: · Experience from work at refining plants · Experience of maintenance work · Knowledge of maintenance systems, IFS and Synergi · Hot work certificate We warmly welcome your application! We strive for a fair and objective recruitment process. Therefore, we usually do not request cover letters. 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. Applications are processed on an ongoing basis, so do not delay your application. Start: By agreement. Location: Kiruna Scope: Full-time, daytime. Contact: For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact the recruiting Production Manager Anton Ekepil, email: [email protected] phone: 070 687 18 56 Union contacts Kiruna/Svappavaara: Sakari Alanko, Unionen, 0980-725 08 Ledarna Norra, [email protected] Peter Johansson, Akademikerföreningen, 0980-718 79 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 towards carbon dioxide-free production and we do it together – in an open, warm, and safe working environment with technology and development in focus. We welcome challenges, innovative ideas, and initiative, always with equality and diversity in focus.

Profession
Underhållsplanerare
Salary type
Fixed monthly, weekly or hourly pay
Open positions
1
Employer Workplace
LKAB
Region
Norrbottens län
Occupation Field
Yrken med teknisk inriktning
Postcode
98186
Duration
Ongoing
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
Working Hours
Full-time
Driving License
Yes
City
Kiruna
GPS
67.8454507, 20.2623241
Published
12. 8. 2026
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