Production Engineer for Team Tejbrant in Hultsfred

Eterni Sweden AB · Vollzeit

Västervik, Schweden

As a production engineer at Team Tejbrant, you will have a central role in developing the production of the future. As a production engineer at Team Tejbrant, you will have a central role in developing the production of the future. You work at the intersection of production, engineering, procurement, and IT with the mission to create efficient, clear, and sustainable production processes. The role combines production engineering, Lean, process development, and digitalization. By analyzing production flows, developing work methods, and ensuring that the company's digital systems support operational processes, you contribute directly to increased productivity, quality, and delivery performance. You work closely with both production staff and other functions within the company and have great opportunities to influence how Team Tejbrant's production develops. WORK RESPONSIBILITIES In this role, you are responsible for driving and coordinating continuous improvement work within production in Hultsfred. You analyze production flows to identify bottlenecks, efficiency opportunities, and work steps that can be simplified or improved. A central part of the role is also to develop the company's processes and digital work methods, and to ensure that the ERP system supports operational processes efficiently. Your main work responsibilities include: Drive and coordinate improvement work and Kaizen activities, and work with Lean methods such as 5S, value stream mapping, standardized work, and visual management. Analyze production and material flows, production planning, capacity, and lead times to identify improvement opportunities. Map, document, and develop production and operational processes, and create clear and standardized work methods, work instructions, and process descriptions. Identify interfaces between different functions and improve information flow throughout the operation – from sales and orders through planning, procurement, inventory, and production to delivery. Serve as the operation's contact person and requirements owner in the development of the ERP system, and develop and standardize work methods in the system. Ensure quality in master data, parameters, and system structures, and identify manual work steps that can be simplified, automated, or digitalized. Drive smaller system and improvement projects and act as a link between the operation, internal IT resources, and external system vendors. Develop relevant KPIs and develop data-driven monitoring of, for example, productivity, capacity, lead times, and delivery accuracy. PERSONAL QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone with a technical educational background, preferably as an engineering graduate in production, logistics, industrial economics, or equivalent. Alternatively, you have built up equivalent competence through several years of work in manufacturing industry. You have experience with production engineering, process development, or continuous improvement work, and a good understanding of Lean principles and how they are applied in practice. To succeed in this role, you also need good system understanding and experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing operation. You do not need to be a system developer, but you understand the connection between operational processes, information flows, and system support, and can serve as a clear requirements owner to IT and external system vendors. Experience with digitalization, automation, MES, WMS, BI tools, or development of KPI and monitoring systems is a merit. As a person, you are analytical, structured, and solution-oriented. At the same time, you are comfortable working close to operations and have a genuine interest in how technology, systems, and people together can create an efficient production. You have the ability to move from analysis and data to the factory floor, understand everyday challenges, and work with employees to implement ideas into working solutions. You are communicative and pedagogical and find it easy to build trust at different levels in the organization. You enjoy driving change, taking initiative, and are motivated by seeing concrete results from your work. ABOUT THE POSITION The position of production engineer is located at Team Tejbrant's facility in Hultsfred, where administration, production, warehouse, and design are all under the same roof. You report directly to the site manager and have great opportunities to initiate and drive improvement and development activities. The role is central to Team Tejbrant's continued development as part of Lehtovuori Group and in the work of creating a modern, efficient, and scalable production. Here you are offered a role with short decision paths, great personal responsibility, and the opportunity to make a real impact. You will work both strategically and operatively and help develop structures, processes, and digital work methods that will characterize the operation for a long time to come. OTHER INFORMATION Location: Hultsfred Extent: Full-time Start: By arrangement Employment type: Permanent position We look forward to receiving your application. Selection is made on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible. For questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact the responsible recruitment consultant Marcus Royson by email, [email protected], or by phone 0709-354044.