Lediga jobb som Civilingenjörsyrken inom kemi och kemiteknik i Älmhult

Company Description
IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. A big mission which requires people with big passion. Come join us in this journey and let’s make the world better together!
Are you curious and passionate about contributing to the development of supply chain and people? Do you get energy from influencing, interacting, and working together with stakeholders to deliver great business results?
If so, come and join us!
Welcome to Category Area Wood, the home of four wood related categories. With about 300 co-workers and 200 suppliers across the world, we create a strong wood supply chain for more sustainable and affordable IKEA products for the many.
Wood is an essential material and important part of the IKEA heritage. We can proudly say that around 60% of our sales in IKEA are connected to wood-based products. In Category Area Wood, we procure and source wood-based articles that our many customers enjoy amongst which are iconic IKEA families such as BILLY, PAX, IVAR, KALLAX, POÄNG and our kitchen ranges. Our culture is entrepreneurial and based on trust. We have the space to lead, explore and learn. Are you ready to be part of a journey towards affordable sustainability for our customers?
Job Description
About the job
As Material & Technology Engineer Surface treatment, you will be a key contributor, initiating and leading material & technology development and improvement of existing materials and technologies in order to improve performance, durability, cost effectiveness and sustainability of products.
You will bring your material and process knowledge into the product development process, supporting “right from the beginning” with best overall solution in terms of cost , performance. You will secure category specific knowledge of Materials and Technologies and clarify and maintain current IKEA standards to ensure IKEA’s competitive advantage.
Your main responsibilities in surface treatment will be to:
Together with the Product Development teams (POD-teams) secure an effective utilization and implementation of new materials and technologies in the product development process to achieve better quality and lower cost
Initiate and lead material & technology development/improvement projects
Continuously search for and be updated on developments in the assigned specialist area (internal and external) and share to relevant stakeholders
Participate in Material & Innovation development projects for new materials & technologies in alignment with the range and business needs
Be the speaking partner to purchasing teams and Home Furnishing Businesses to identify & use production and material potentials in the product development, with know-how in construction, material, production, sustainability effects and technical platforms
Sustain and communicate specifications and standards for relevant materials as well as support in developing new test methods in cooperation with Test Lab, Product Requirement and Compliance (PR&C) and relevant industry partners
Secure usage of standards when possible and/or standardization of existing and proven materials
Secure knowledge sharing and lead material specific trainings

Qualifications
Have university degree or documented relevant experience from relevant profession role(s),
Solid knowledge and experience of surface treatment processes and material characteristics,
you have the ability to combine long and short-term view in a complex environment and deliver excellent results.
You enjoy working with supplier development utilizing and sharing your material and production technology knowledge and experience.
You have project leadership experience, and you influence others through cooperation and networking and have a strong drive, combining analytical approach with being business minded.
Passion for fact based sustainability transformation

Additional information
We are looking forward to your application! Please submit both your CV and motivational letter in English by 9th October 2024
If you have any questions about the role please contact the Hiring Manager Niklas Johansson at +46 (0)73-232 16 62.
If you have questions about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact People & Culture Recruiter Femina Karlsson at [email protected] Visa mindre

IKEA has decided to take a leadership position to create new value chains in the future polymers arena together with our partners, and, we are looking for a Material and Innovation Developer for Polymers to join the team!
With our engagement throughout the  value chain, you will lead development projects  for new materials and innovations, assessing different partnership models and creating the foundation for an outstanding IKEA range. For us this means fulfilling all aspects of IKEA Democratic Design; quality, function, form, affordability and sustainability.

As a Material & Innovation Developer you will, together with a diverse and experienced team, explore and create solutions based on the variety of polymers used in the IKEA range.

You will be responsible for:
- Identify, initiate, and lead material innovation projects for Material & Innovation within Polymers area
- Identify, evaluate, develop different partnership models and potential new value chains of relevance for different applications like rigid plastic, synthetic fibers, adhesives used in the variety of IKEA home furnishing products
- Develop and maintain extensive network of innovation partners ranging from start-up to established global companies 
- Develop and execute on a deployment roadmap in collaboration with relevant partners and stakeholders 
- Secure that all necessary agreements are in place together with legal counsel, support in negotiations and initiate patent application processes together with the 
patent team
This is a place where you can focus on doing what you love. There are no dress codes or closed offices. No day is ever the same. All ideas are welcome. Everyone tries to pitch in when needed, and failures are seen as a way of learning. When you enter our building, we want you to feel that you can inspire billions of people all over the world. 

Are you ready to make the world a little better, together? We want to hear from you

We look forward to receiving your application in English latest 2nd of December 2021. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Alice Garbocci at [email protected] If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Recruiter, Marie Sandman on +46 768545309
Please submit your application in English, CV and letter of motivation, online via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters no later than 30th November 2021.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact hiring manager Minh Nguyen Hoang at [email protected]. Regarding recruitment process, please contact Aivita Grockyte at [email protected]

IKEA of Sweden is a vibrant culture where ideas are heard, where there is opportunity to learn new skills and where the goal always is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”. We give down-to-earth, straightforward people the possibility to grow, both as individuals and in their professional roles.

Älmhult has excellent commuting possibilities with hourly trains to Malmö, Lund and Växjö, and an IKEA shuttle bus running back and forth to Helsingborg two times a day. Visa mindre

The role of IKEA Components within IKEA is to develop and supply IKEA with customer friendly component solutions for better products – and better homes. Our role is to take the responsibility for selected components and raw-material, which means develop, purchase and supply to IKEA suppliers. IKEA Components also have the assignment to provide After Sales service of components to the end customers. Our business is global and employs 1400 people based mainly in Sweden, Slovakia and China.

Why to join our team in Category Assembly & Accessories?
Do you have a solid base in manufacturing and quality improvement methodologies within the plastics industry? Would you like a position where you will have a great impact on the way IKEA is working together with our suppliers? A position where you will lead the work of securing high quality of our products to millions of customers each year?

Then this might be a chance for you! 

The Production Engineer is part of the business team and work towards the suppliers to develop and secure the running range, production process, handling of quality deviations and secure compliance to all IKEA requirements.

If you are the right person for this position, we can offer you an assignment in a global organisation with a great possibility to build and create something new, where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is “to create a better everyday life for the many people”!  

As a Production Engineer you lead the engineering and quality agenda with the overall goal to improve the customer satisfaction. Amongst others you:
•    are responsible for quality assurance and follow up
•    are responsible for continuously improving the supplier's production processes (reduction in scrap rate, defects, efficiency gains, OEE etc)
•    perform product audits and production risk assessments 
•    lead the running range towards the suppliers and secure the supply chain is robust with an effective quality management system, right quality and full compliance to IKEA requirements at all time 

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Business Development Manager Mei Hong Svensson +46 766 190 258. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Christina Appelqvist +46 76 611 34 08.

We are looking forward to receiving your application at the latest 25 of April 2021 Visa mindre

Can you really reach out to and influence the whole world, while working in a tranquil idyll in the south of Sweden? In Älmhult, Sweden you can. Älmhult is home to IKEA of Sweden. Here the IKEA range is developed and made available to stores and customers all over the world. It is also in Älmhult where we explore the future to create ideas and innovations for a better everyday life at home for the many people.

Throughout its 70 year history IKEA always had entrepreneurship and development at the core of its DNA. Through Range and Product Innovation IKEA is setting up for the next 70. With the task to capture the opportunities of a changing world, Range and Product Innovation explores 2030 and beyond. We are here to generate and nurture ideas and innovative solutions for the life at home, relevant for the many people.
We are curious, eager to step into the unknown and co-create across borders. We are here to collaborate and challenge known truths in a world of ideas and technology.

With the IKEA vision as a starting point, and without limitations to products, we focus on creating capabilities and solutions that are relevant in the life at home today and tomorrow. Care to join us?

Right now we are looking for a Material & Innovation (M&I) Developer Bio-polymers within the Material and Innovation team. You will lead development projects of new materials & innovations, creating the foundation for an outstanding IKEA range. For us this means fulfilling all aspects of IKEA Democratic Design; meaning quality, function, form, affordability and sustainability.
The position reports to Material and Innovation Development Leader Polymers

IKEA has a clear material direction, and when it comes to plastics, by 2030 only recycled and renewable materials should exist in our plastic applications. We have already made an announcement that we will move away from virgin fossil based raw materials and will embrace circularity example being using our own packaging to make new products. We have also developed partnerships with different Value chain partners to get the renewable plastics starting with injection moulding applications.

In terms of the technology focus and biomass focus we cover from fermentation (bio technology route) to cracking to catalysis. The rationale being to understand which biomass is suitable for which technology to get the most optimal yield and hence lowest possible cost. The very essence of the IKEA vision is “better everyday life for the many people” and hence cost is and will be a driving factor going forward.

As a Material Developer Bio Polymers you will lead and be part of a transformation, not only for IKEA but also for the industry as such. The responsibility and mandate which comes with it is to lead the process for ideation & exploration till developing new materials and technologies till the point that they can be integrated into the normal product development process.
You will take the new bio materials through the material testing and validation phase along with research institutes we work with, product verification with the innovation suppliers that we have identified and support the capacity build up phase with your knowledge and capabilities that you develop while developing new materials and technologies.

You will also be responsible for:
- Based on IKEA directions and knowledge about life at home, market situation and competitors on the IKEA markets, identify, initiate and lead end to end material innovation projects within the Polymers area;
- Test and validate the new materials as well as ensure product verification;
- Secure that all necessary agreements are in place together with legal counsel and support in negotiations and initiate patent application processes together with the patent team;
- Support development of IKEA material strategies in terms of material & innovation objectives and goals. Visa mindre