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This position reports to: Operations Manager.

We are now looking for a Production Manager who wants to take overall responsibility for a production department and work closely with both people and technology.

Your Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll have overall responsibility for a production department, which includes staff, the work environment, quality, and delivery.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Personnel management for production staff, including staffing, motivation, and performance reviews
• Work environment responsibility (physical and psychosocial work environment)
• Quality responsibility for the department’s deliveries and work processes
• Ensuring that production meets established goals and key performance indicators
• Financial responsibility and responsibility for the department’s continuous development
• Recruitment, onboarding, and handling of personnel matters
• Close collaboration with technical support, maintenance, and other support resources

The role is dynamic and varied, with both operational and strategic elements. You’ll handle everything from personnel-related issues to technical and production-related challenges and drive continuous improvement in day-to-day operations. The focus of the role is on leadership rather than technical expertise. The ability to engage, motivate, and develop people is crucial, as is the ability to be clear and set high standards when necessary. An interest in technology and production is important, but success in this role is primarily built on confident, inspiring, and hands-on leadership.

Your background:

• At least 5 years of experience leading people, for example as a manager, team leader, or project manager
• Experience in industrial operations, preferably in production
• Relevant technical education is a plus
• Experience with or a solid understanding of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Ability to work in a structured manner in an environment with many concurrent tasks
• Swedish and English, both spoken and written

To succeed in this role, you need to be a driven and engaged leader who thrives on working through others. You collaborate easily with technical teams and have a genuine interest in production and improvement initiatives. You are clear, set high standards, and are motivating; you foster engagement by inspiring and following up. The role requires a strong ability to shift focus between different issues and to be actively involved in the business—this is not a role where you work alone.

More about us:

ABB Smart Power provides power distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing facilities, critical infrastructure, and commercial buildings. The division’s technical team works closely with industry partners to deliver advanced solutions that support rapid growth, the energy transition, and sustainability goals.

The division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor-starting applications, and safety devices such as circuit breakers and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced, energy-efficient UPS solutions. The division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable and easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

Hiring Manager: Viktoria Sakar, +46 73 060 90 55, is happy to answer any questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Linda Nyman, +46 70 233 30 88, Unionen: Johan Lundström, +46 73 077 03 66, Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +46 706 32 85 47. Talent Partner: Medina Jakupovic, +46 72 464 46 98, is happy to answer questions about the recruitment process.

We look forward to receiving your application in PDF format. The application deadline is November 8. Screening and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis, which means the position may be filled before the application deadline. We kindly ask that staffing or recruitment agencies, as well as vendors offering additional advertising services, refrain from contacting us directly.

Building a cleaner and smarter future requires all kinds of people: the curious, the brave, and the creative. That’s why we welcome people from all backgrounds and with all kinds of experience.

Are you ready to make a difference?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about how our solutions are making an impact around the world.