Job DescriptionFacility ManagerThe Facility Manager will be at the heart of what makes NOVO Energy tick. This is a key position where you will be responsible over all facility maintenance activities for our brand new factory in Torslanda. Come make a difference together with us!We are building a state-of-the-art Gigafactory that will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe. We are now looking for a Facility Manager to join our Facility & EPC team!Volvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world's greenest lithium-ion battery.Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.What you will doAs a Facility Manager at Novo, you will play a critical role in developing and executing maintenance strategies for our facility area, ensuring reliability, cost-effectiveness, and safety. You will join the team during design and construction installations with responsibilities of providing inputs from Facility Maintenance perspective to influence design decisions. You will manage the Site Logisgic, Facility Commissioning and Facility Engineering team for proper handover of areas and utility systems. You will be responsible for implementing and enforcing health and safety policies, recruiting and developing a world-class maintenance team, and setting strategies for internal maintenance and outsourcing. Additionally, you will oversee preventive and reactive maintenance, control facility activities, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.Your responsibilitie s will include:Manage Facility Engineers, Commissioning, and Site Logistic responsibilities during the design and construction installation phase.Develop and implement processes for proper transition of areas and utility/process systems from the construction team to facility operationsReview and advise on the CMMS system and take lead in the development and implementation of such systemProvide proper inputs into the material handling requirements from a Facility Maintenance standpoint.Develop and execute maintenance strategies for facility maintenance, focusing on availability and cost-effectiveness.Supervise all facilities staff and external contractors, ensuring high-quality work and adherence to safety standards.Create and execute plans for preventive and reactive maintenance to ensure optimal facility operation.Review utilities consumption and strive to minimise operating costs.Skills & RequirementsThe person we are looking for is driven, caring and structured. You thrive by leading others and work towards common goals. You are used to a high paced work environment and got good time management skills. Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humour.We believe that you have:BSc or MSc in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent University degree with good understanding of basic financial principlesProven leadership in large manufacturing organizations (50+ people)Minimum 6 years' of experience of similar role with management and manufacturingAn example driven management of the shop floor. Resolute 5SCapacity to move from strategic level to problem solving leaderSolid understanding of budgeting and statistical data analysisWork with great peopleShintaroSenior Director of Advanced Materials"I was attracted to NOVO Energy and Sweden, after having seen the impressive growth of the European electric vehicle market where Northvolt's work on sustainable batteries is already well-known."SamanMechanical Engineering Manager"Our mission to produce the world's greenest battery spoke to me. I feel I'm doing something to help the world towards sustainability. This is what drives my colleagues and gives us a shared purpose."AnetaSenior Construction Manager"To me, it's exciting being part of this from the beginning and put down the cornerstone for a project of this size and scope. A once-in-a-lifetime experience and too fun of a challenge not to take on."CarinaSenior Technical Project Manager"I firmly believe that batteries are the future. We're in an interesting time in history where everything we take for granted about cars will change. It's exciting being part of this technological leap"NikolajConstruction Field Supervisor"To build a factory producing the world's greenest battery, accelerating the transition toward a sustainable future is why I want to be part of this. I feel lucky and proud helping it become reality."Great Place to WorkInternational EnvironmentLeading Edge TechnologyPurposeFlexible working hoursHybrid workCollective agreementAbout the companyVolvo Cars is one of the most well-known and respected car brands in the world. Northvolt is a leading supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems, dedicated to delivering the world's greenest lithium-ion battery. Together, we have formed a joint venture, NOVO Energy, to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars.Our Gigafactory in Gothenburg will be one of the largest cell production facilities in Europe, with a potential annual cell production capacity of up to 50 gigawatt hours (GWh) - thereby enabling a supply of batteries for approximately half a million Volvo and Polestar cars per year. Our state-of-the-art R&D facility will gather leading expertise from all over the world, to create the next generation battery cells.You can read more about this joint venture in these press releases, and .2022R&D facility established2023Start of construction of Gigafactory in Gothenburg2024Volvo Cars will source 15 GWh of battery cells per year from Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå202550% of Volvo Cars' global sales will be fully electric2026Production start of Gigafactory in Gothenburg2030Volvo Cars will offer only pure electric cars
