Production Manager

Production Manager
Responsibilities:
Lead, motivate, and develop the team to maximize their potential. Provide training, succession planning, and performance monitoring to ensure a highly skilled workforce aligned with company goals.
Develop and implement annual operating plans and budgets, optimize plant productivity, manage resources efficiently, and coordinate with stakeholders to meet business objectives and customer expectations.
Oversee process design, review PFDs, P&IDs, and mass/energy balances, participate in hazard analysis, and ensure compliance with industry standards for operational efficiency and safety.
Identify opportunities for process improvements, assess and integrate new technologies, implement quality management systems, and optimize plant efficiency with cost-effective solutions.
Collaborate with the Maintenance Department to develop strategies minimizing plant downtime while ensuring smooth and sustainable operations.
Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, manage budgets and procurement processes to optimize cost control, and maintain continuous plant operations.



Qualifications:
A bachelor's or master's degree in engineering with strong knowledge of DRI plant operations, metallurgy, thermodynamics, kinetics, and fluid dynamics.
Extensive leadership experience in high-demand industrial environments, preferably in HBI/HDRI production, greenfield projects, startups, or commissioning.
Strong understanding of process optimization, ISO systems (9001/14001/45001), and industry regulations to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.
Keen analytical abilities, excellent problem-solving capabilities, and exemplary technical writing skills to support decision-making and documentation.
Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with fluency in English; basic Swedish is an advantage.