We are looking for a maintenance engineer or maintenance technician in electrical/automation
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Civil engineer, operation and maintenance, electric power
Work model On location
Application due date 1 October 2024
Are you the one?

Job Posting End Date / last application date:

2024-09-30


Are you ready for the next step in your career? We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Technician for the Northern Ore Processing Coal Sinter Plant.

The most important job of the future

We want to lead the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future. And just as we want to change the world, we want to develop everyone who is with us on the journey, personally and professionally. Do you want to help shape the future of the world's mining and minerals industry?

LKAB processing Kiruna

Kiruna Ore Processing's mission is to process the ore from mine to finished product. The main parts of the process are screening, enrichment and pelletizing. The department consists of eight sections, four of which are part of the main process and the other four are support sections in quality, technology and process development, material processes and Water and Dams. Read more about us here: https://www.lkab.com/sv/om-lkab/fran-gruva-till-hamn/foradla/.

Your role
You will be working with maintenance development and problem solving in our Kulsinterverk KK2 and KK3. The work includes both remedial methods and preventive/strategic maintenance. The key is to constantly improve, develop and streamline the section's areas and facilities to reduce the length of disruptions and the number of disruptions caused by automation problems.

The tasks essentially consist of:

  • Leading and planning the strategic development of maintenance in automation.
  • Building networks with external and internal competences.
  • To participate and plan the budget and monitor the long-term investment needs and prepare future investments.
  • Leading and participating in improvement teams.
  • To continuously identify, analyze data and solve problems in the field of automation.
  • Act as technical support for maintenance teams in other sections
  • Cooperating with the automation teams in other sections
  • To be responsible for developing maintenance plans for the automation area
  • Prioritizing and coordinating maintenance activities at an overall level.
  • The work involves close cooperation within the automation group, PC, planning, systems and the automation technicians.
  • The ability to work in teams should feel both natural and important to you.

This is what you bring
We are looking for a structured and ambitious employee who is both analytical and solution-oriented. You should be someone who is driven to find effective solutions to problems and who is constantly seeking new knowledge. We value your ability to work in teams and build good relationships, both internally and externally. You will be assigned a mentor to support you in your new role.

A college or university degree in automation, systems and control engineering, or equivalent experience, for example in programming, electricity/automation, process control or IT with a focus on programming, is an advantage for the position. Knowledge of process control systems, experience in automation and previous work with LKAB processes is also advantageous.

For the service is required:

  • Passed high school grades in electricity

  • B-driving license

  • Good knowledge of Swedish, both in speech and writing

What you get

  • Motivation program that rewards success
  • Health care and study support as well as access to the art association, leisure association, mountain huts and family activities
  • Enhanced parental allowance of up to 90% of your regular salary for up to six months (after one year of employment)
  • Help with support in case of illness or questions about work environment, health, wellness and rehabilitation
  • Protective and terminal glasses and reimbursement for dental care
  • Possibility to apply for scholarships both for you and your children
  • Opportunity to join our pension insurance program with preferential rates

Other
Working hours: Daytime.
Scope: Full-time.
Start: According to agreement.
Location: Kiruna.

A warm welcome with your application! Recruitment is ongoing so please apply as soon as possible.

For more information about the service contact: Group Manager Andreas Lehto, 070 235 54 81.


Trade union

contacts:
Kiruna/Svappavaara
Sakari Alanko, Unionen, 0980-725 08
Ingegerd Kyrö, Ledarna, 0980-710 50
Peter Johansson, Akademikerföreningen, 0980-718

About LKAB

LKAB is an international mining and minerals group with northern Sweden as its base and the whole world as its workplace. We lead the way towards carbon-free production and we do it together - in an open, warm and safe work environment with technology and development in focus. We welcome challenges, innovative ideas and initiative, always with equality and diversity in focus.

Do you work at LKAB today but are interested in a new role?

Then we would like you to submit your application via our internal career page. Log in to your Workday account and go to "Jobs Hub", where you can search for all available jobs and send your application.

Prior to recruitment, LKAB has considered recruitment channels and marketing. We kindly but firmly decline all contact from media marketers, recruitment sites and the like.