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Operational Excellence Lead — Cemented Carbide Production Unit

Do you thrive on turning operational frameworks into real results on the shop floor? In this role, improvement is not a side activity – it is what you do every day, side by side with production.

Why Sandvik Coromant?

Here, operational excellence is about execution, not presentations. You step into a role with real influence where your work directly impacts cost, quality, and output. Joining us, you get to:

• Lead change where it matters most – inside daily operations
• Build capability and ownership across the Production Unit (PU)
• Translate global frameworks into measurable local impact.

About your job
As Operational Excellence Lead, you are a hands-on change driver in the Cemented Carbide Production Unit in Gimo. You translate the Production System into daily ways of working and deliver tangible improvements in efficiency, quality, and output. You work side by side with production, driving execution with strong local ownership. Acting as an extension of the Production Unit Director, you ensure that global operational excellence priorities are turned into real performance improvements in daily improvements. This is an execution role, focused on delivering measurable results close to production. You report to the Production Unit Director.

Job responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous development of our production system in daily operations
• Drive loss elimination across the value stream using structured Lean methods (value stream mapping, flow analysis, waste reduction, and standardized work).
• Own and drive the Production Unit’s performance improvement roadmap with clear follow-up and transparency.
• Identify and prioritize improvement initiatives based on operational insight, data and performance gaps.
• Ensure that digital tools and shop-floor performance management are used to drive decisions and improvements.
• Deliver measurable results in cost, quality, and output.

Location

The location for this position is Gimo, working close to operations.

Your profile
You bring solid experience from operational improvement in a manufacturing environment and enjoy working where change happens – in daily operations. You focus on results and know how to get there by combining structure, presence and engagement.

Your background includes:

• Strong hands-on experience in Lean, such as value stream mapping, standard work, flow, and loss elimination.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable operational improvements.
• Practical experience with automation deployment or shop floor digitalization.
• Experience working across functions and organizational levels
• Fluency in English and Swedish

You are pragmatic, driven, and comfortable taking ownership. By building trust on the shop floor and working closely with leaders, you create momentum and make improvement stick. You combine discipline with curiosity and understand that sustainable results come from people who are engaged and capable.

Curious about Sandvik Coromant in Gimo?

Sandvik Coromant in Gimo is a great place to work, just a short trip from cities like Uppsala, Stockholm and Gävle. Our production site is awarded for its high grade of automation, digitalization and sustainability. We’re also a market-leading manufacturer of products for metal cutting, and in Gimo, we employ around 1200 brilliant minds. Development is in our DNA and we’re proud to create solutions that truly shape the future of manufacturing.

We believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and background leads to a better environment for our employees, our business, and our customers. Meet some of your future colleagues at our career page or visit our website, LinkedIn or Facebook page to get to know us further. We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Contact information
Are you curious to know more about this position? Please contact Sofia Gustafsson, recruiting manager, at +46 (0)70-340 46 18

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Union contacts

• Roger Jansson, Unionen, +46 (0)173-844 31
• Henrik Eriksson, Akademikerföreningen, +46 (0)70-304 88 29
• Peter Olsson-Andrée, Ledarna, +46 (0)70-222 48 55

Recruitment Specialist: Lotta Amnebjer Nordqvist

How to apply

This recruitment has an ongoing selection process, please send your application as soon as possible, and no later than 21 juni, 2026. Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail. Job ID: R0098217.

We aim for an open and fair recruitment process and use different tools to ensure objective assessment. Later in the process, you may be invited to complete a personality and logic test.

To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at hrservices.sweden@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.

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