Group Manager for Quality Service

Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag · plný úvazek

Gällivare, Švédsko

Do you want to lead the development of future quality work within LKAB? We are now seeking a Group Manager who wants to combine leadership, development, and quality assurance in a role with significant influence over the company's future. The Sustainable Transition Starts with Us We face our greatest challenge to date – ensuring that Sweden and Europe have what it takes to transition. So 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 Quality Service Södra is a section within Malmberget ore processing and operates world-class laboratories. The section provides cutting-edge expertise in sampling and analysis and operates from mine to harbor, delivering high-quality and business-critical analysis results through customized solutions to all of LKAB's operations. We consist of approximately 70 dedicated employees working at six different workplaces: Physical Laboratory, Operations Laboratory, Chemical Laboratory, Metallurgical Laboratory, Quality Technical Support, and a maintenance group. Together we ensure that we maintain the highest standards! Your Role As Group Manager for Quality Technical Support, you will have a key role in leading and developing quality work within Quality Service. The operation is responsible for ensuring high quality in sampling, analysis, and monitoring of process and product quality, which is crucial for product quality, production control, environmental permits, and regulatory compliance within LKAB. You will manage a team consisting of quality engineers, laboratory engineers, development engineers, and technicians, while working closely with internal customers and operations across the entire organization. In this role, you will, among other things: Lead and develop operations within Quality Technical Support Be responsible for work environment, personnel, finances, and operational follow-up Drive and coordinate quality and development initiatives within the section Ensure quality assurance of business-critical analyses and methods Be responsible for analysis and technology development as well as implementation of new working methods Develop expertise within the operation and create conditions for employee development As a member of the management group for Quality Service, you will also contribute to the development of the entire section. The role offers significant opportunities to influence working methods, processes, and future development within an area that is central to LKAB's operations. What You Bring We are looking for a leader who combines a strategic perspective with strong commitment to people and business development. You have the ability to analyze complex issues, make well-founded decisions, and communicate clearly with different audiences. At the same time, you motivate and engage your employees through a coaching and inclusive leadership style. You are driven by continuous improvement, see opportunities in change, and thrive in a role where you can develop both the operation and people. Requirements for the Position: Post-secondary education, preferably engineering education, or equivalent knowledge acquired through extensive experience in qualified quality work in industry Experience in leadership, work management, or coordination Good knowledge of Swedish and English, spoken and written B-class driving license Meritorious for the Position: Experience from the mining industry Good knowledge of LKAB's processes Experience with Process Explorer Experience with Power BI What You Get in This Position: Be part of developing a new and strategically important management role Opportunity to influence future working methods, methods, and analyses within Quality Service Work in an operation that is central to LKAB's production and quality assurance Join a management group and collaborate broadly within the organization Good opportunities for personal and professional development We welcome your application! We strive for a fair and objective recruitment process. Therefore, we usually do not request personal 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 please 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: Gällivare Scope: Full-time, daytime Contact: For more information about the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting Section Manager Lina Nordmark, [email protected], +46 70 319 53 13. Union Contacts Malmberget/Luleå: Unionen Södra Katarina Paganus, 0970-762 98 SACO-klubben Södra – Annika Taavoniku, 0970-795 32 Ledarna Södra – Johanna Dahlin, 010-144 50 16 LKAB is an international mining and mineral company with northern Sweden as its base and the whole world as its workplace. We lead the way toward carbon-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.