Jobb som matchar production manager i Malmö

Just outside Malmö you find a leading paint company with a focus on innovation and sustainability. One of the Nordic region's largest sites where we develop, manufacture, market and sell paint for indoor and outdoor environments for consumers, customers and industry. The business mainly consists of two companies. Akzo Nobel Industrial Coatings, a leader in the sale and manufacture of paints and coatings for industrial surface treatment for wood products such as windows, doors, floors, and furniture. Some of the customers are IKEA, Montana, Inwido and Tarkett. The other company Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, varnishes, putty and wood protection products to professional painters and consumers. The portfolio includes the well-known brands Nordsjö, Sadolin and Cuprinol. At the site, 560 proud employees work to meet our customers' needs for high-quality products and services.

Are you experienced in project management and passionate about paint? Can you bring a positive attitude and an ambitious mindset to lead and influence by continuous improvement? Would you like to be part of a site that plays a key role in shaping AkzoNobel's future? We are now looking for our Senior Production Project Manager to AkzoNobel’s site just outside Malmö.

What can AkzoNobel offer you?

At AkzoNobel you are met by a warm and welcoming atmosphere. We work together with a focus on innovation and sustainability, to be the leader in our industry. Diversity enriches our workplaces and we work actively together with our employees to make them thrive and develop. We work strategically to become a better employer. This has resulted in that we have been appointed one of Sweden's Karriärföretag and received Top Employer certification 2025. We offer you an international working environment where you take on rewarding and challenging tasks that broaden your horizon and develop you in your role. You will work with competent and like-minded colleagues who share your attitude and enthusiasm.

What will you do?

In the role as Senior Production Project Manager you will support and supervise projects for machine/equipment within manufacture & Industrial Excellence. You will further review and identify risks of site and then develop capitalized projects to resolve potential issues. Manage projects on behalf of Site Operations and delivers project studies, pre-projects and capital project at quality, in time and within budget.

You will be responsible for applying AkzoNobel policies, guidelines, processes, methodologies, working methods and systems for ensuring that the requirements of the HSE&S Procedure are complied.

Your tasks are:

• To perform and oversee project management including scope development, safety reviews, equipment specifications, field supervision of construction, cost control, commissioning, and project closure.
• Ensure that site maintenance operations are planned in accordance with timing, quality, and costs objectives.
• Together with Site Management Team develop and manages the Site Master Plan & Industrial Excellence projects and convert ideas into technical solutions as well as capex proposals.
• Secure reliability and availability of installation of capex projects through establishing appropriate preventive maintenance and inspection plans that satisfy regulatory and business needs.
• Conduct feasability of production routes and bottle necks.
• Collaborate on managing product transfer such as insourcing/outsourcing of volumes to the site. New Product Introduction Procedures (Stage Gate Process) when technical solutions are needed.
• Performs and oversees project management and engineering of capital and expense projects including scope development, safety reviews, equipment specifications, field supervision of construction, cost control, commissioning, and project closure.
• Is familiar and complies with all the applicable corporate as well as HSE and Product Safety standards.
• Transfer knowledge from Engineering team to production

This is a permanent position starting as soon as possible. You will report directly to the Production Manager on site.

Who are you?

To be successful in this position we believe that you have customer awareness and focus. You are a good team player with networking skills and the ability to communicate on all levels in the organization. You can drive change and improvements with high engagement in the organization and can prioritise multiple tasks. We believe you enjoy working in high pace in a changing environment.
We also see that you have following qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in project management & process safety within manufacturing preferably as a Production Manager
• Familiarity with the AkzoNobel policies, guidelines, processes, methodologies, working methods and systems
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or continuous improvement, six sigma backgrounds will be the plus.
• Preferably a college degree or higher.
• Experience conducting hazard studies
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Your application

At AkzoNobel we are very committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best selves. We strive to embrace diversity, tolerance and respect. Our recruitment process plays a major role in this journey as it lays the foundation for a diverse work environment. In our organization, all qualified applicants are treated from an equal perspective regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability.

For further information about the role, please contact, Ingrid Gajmark, Production Manager, ingrid.gajmark@akzonobel.com

For further information about the recruitment process, please contact, Samuel Johannesson, Nordics Talent Acquisition Partner, samuel.johannesson@akzonobel.com