Process Operation Manager Recycling

We are looking for a driven Process Operation Manager to join us in our mission to contribute to build the world’s greenest battery. The role is a part of our passionate Revolt Ett team based in Skellefteå. By joining us, you will be part of building the first in-house full recycling flow in the world. Recovery and effective recycling of end-of-life batteries is key to closing the loop on batteries and to achieve a minimal carbon footprint.

About the job
The need to recycle batteries is increasing and the construction of Europe's largest recycling facility for batteries in Skellefteå is ongoing and will start its production process to separate out valuable metals for reuse in battery production during 2023. The goal is to source 50% of the raw materials needed for cell production from recycling by 2030 and therefore more recycling facilities are planned at site. So, forget about everything you thought you knew about working in the industry, this is going to be completely different!

The Process Operation Manager will be in charge of building a competent and dependable process operational team from scratch, capable to scale Northvolt Revolt’s production in Skellefteå. We expect that you have a long experience in the field and have been driving large, innovative and challenging chemical plants with high demands on safety, purity and yield. You must ensure excellent working processes for Revolt Ett, the first Giga scale Lithium-ion recycling plant. You will work closely with the R&D and process engineering team to enable a safe and smooth process operation. You will report to the Revolt Ett Operations Manager. The process operation team will be key to commission and start the first shift of recycling in Skellefteå.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Contribute to the development and implementation of manufacturing procedures. Allocate labour and capital resources to maximize productivity. Ensure that work is performed in accordance with Northvolt’s Code of Conduct, applicable legislation, and policies as well as the management system routines and standards.
- Analyse production data to identify problems and recommend solutions (for example changes to procedures, workflow, or equipment) that will improve performance.
- Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making so that the technology strategy is aligned with the long-term vision, mission, and objectives of the organisation.
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Lead, direct, evaluate, and develop professional engineering staff to ensure the quality, validity, and credibility of the organisation's activities.

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Develop and maintain technical expertise in the process engineering organisation; evaluate new technologies and advise the organisation on appropriate investments.


About the team
You will be a vital member of the Revolt Ett site management team in Skellefteå and will be focusing on create a NMC sulphate product of battery grade from recycled battery products. You will receive support from many knowledgeable colleagues throughout Northvolt's organisation and will work closely with R&D and the Industrialisation team. We expect your team to be experts in the hydrometallurgical processes as well as solution discharge and crushing and sorting. You and your team must also have foresight and prepare for the future expansion.

The person we are looking for is driven and highly 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 humor.

Northvolt is an equal opportunity employer. We're a diverse group of individuals, united by a common mission, who recognise that while our actions as individuals have a role to play in driving Northvolt towards its goals, we always seek to move forward as a team. We offer you an open and welcoming atmosphere where we win as a team – and fail as a team. Northvolt is growing at the speed of light and we are a strong believer in internal career development.

Apply with CV in english or your complete LinkedIn profile.

Full time employment, fixed salary.
Planned starting date is asap.
We believe that you have :

- A degree in chemistry/chemical or mechanical engineering/material science, MSc or similar
- Proven Leadership and 5+ years of working experience from relevant industry
- Experience of scaling processes in a fast-growing environment, ideally in the metal, recycling or mineral processing
- Worked in multi-cultural environment
- Good problem-solving skills, understanding the importance of keeping set schedules.

Bonus points for:

- Fluency in other languages (Japanese, Swedish, Chinese, French)
- Well organized and result-driven with a strong business background
- Used to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management.


Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely.

To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history.

Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our gigafactory Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.