R&D Manager – Materials Testing & Digitalization

At Materials Testing & Digitalization – part of our Verification & Prototyping department at Sandvik Coromant – we’re looking for a result focused and collaborative leader to join our team of brilliant and helpful R&D engineers and technicians.

With us, you get the opportunity to make a mark in a global organization and influencing state-of-the-art technology development and leading business results.

What we do?

Within the Offer Management and R&D organization at Sandvik Coromant we’re responsible for knowledge, solutions, customer centric product data and product development, along with introduction and maintenance of a strong offer portfolio. We’re specialists in developing state of the art metal cutting tools and our work spans from understanding customer and market needs, to developing our future offering with its enabling technologies as well as facilitating and supporting execution of our product and industry segment strategies throughout the product life cycle.

About your job

In this position, you manage R&D activities with the aim of solving problems and improving and generating new products, components, equipment, systems and processes – all in line with our department strategy. Here, you act in a modern R&D lab where we perform materials testing and work with advanced microscopes to perform hardness measurements, quality testing of our products and rig testing. You lead and plan this work, and answer questions from our product developers – as part of your team also provide support in the testing of our new products, for example with analysis tools, software and hardware installations in CNC machines and testing equipment. Additionally, you ensure that the daily operational work runs smoothly, and with your expertise, you’re also our go to person when we need to transform information into usable data.

You lead a team of R&D engineers and technicians where you ensure continuous improvement and act as a true role model with a strong focus on EHS and zero harm to our people. You constantly strive to exceed customer expectations and set clear directions with ambitious objectives that are translated into actions. Your true passion in the area generates engagement and enables your team to always strive towards more efficient solutions.

The location for this position is Sandviken.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a relevant university degree or the equivalent experience gained from a working career connected to the role. You have leadership experience where you’ve managed a laboratory as well as digitalization of processes to improve efficiency and data driven development in testing and prototype manufacturing. For this role, you also need a valid work permit in Sweden. Acting in a truly global environment calls for excellent communication skills in English. Knowledge in Swedish is a plus.

Your personality is our common key to success – and with confidence in your knowledge and leadership you make decisions even in the face of uncertainty. You bring strong managerial capabilities and are truly inspired by developing a diverse team. With your excellent networking and communication skills you easily build strong and trusting relationships with people you encounter. At the end of the day, you stay curious, seek feedback and take responsibility for your own development and always act with integrity.

Our culture

Innovation is in our DNA and we’re proud to shape the future of manufacturing in close collaboration with our customers and partners. Our leaders and employees are committed to our core values – the soul of our company – visit our website to learn more. We believe in an inclusive, equal and open-minded culture, and we nurture our diversities to form a solid foundation for achieving great results. Add fair and rewarding benefits, as well as many different career opportunities in an inspiring global environment.

Contact information

Are you curious to know more about this position? Please contact:

Anna Pettersen, recruitment specialist, anna.pettersen@sandvik.com

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Union contacts

• Robert Brandt, Unionen, +46 (0)70-261 36 19
• Göran Norell, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-616 43 78
• Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-222 48 55

Hiring Manager

Johan Gullander

How to apply

Send your application no later than May 5th, 2024. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0065566.

As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins after the application deadline.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please contact HR Services at hrservices.nordic@sandvik.com.

Sandvik Coromant is part of the global industrial engineering group Sandvik and is at the forefront of developing manufacturing tools and machining solutions, with knowledge that drives the industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and in the next industrial era. Collaborations with educational institutions, extensive investment in research and development and strong customer partnership ensure the development of machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing. Sandvik Coromant owns over 1700 patents worldwide, employs around 8000 staff and is represented in more than 150 countries.