Material & Technology Engineer - Wood Veneer
Ikea Of Sweden AB / Maskiningenjörsjobb / Älmhult
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hela Sverige IKEA Range & Supply has the responsibility to develop, design, produce and supply IKEA stores with home furnishing solutions available to the many people. Each year IKEA Range & Supply introduces 2,000 new products in the IKEA stores. The total range is almost 10,000 products.
We now have a fantastic opportunity for a Material & Technology Engineer to join the Category Area Flatline. We are looking for you who are a senior technician with expert knowledge in wood veneer. If you are the right person for this position, we can offer you an assignment in a global organisation with great development potential, where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is "to create a better everyday life for the many people"!
Category Area - Flatline
The introduction of the flatpack revolutionized our logistics efficiency. At IKEA, innovation arises from teamwork. It involves a lot of people from different competency areas working together on our suppliers' factory floor. This was especially true during the process that led to easy assembly with the patented wedge dowel, resulting in shorter assembly time. EKET and PLATSA are among the first easy assembly products.
In Category Area Flatline, we work with foil furniture, veneer furniture and pigment lacquered furniture applied on different board materials. This includes LACK, the most sold table in the world as well as other iconic products such as BILLY and HEMNES. As strong enablers for future competitive advantage, we have been focusing on developing new materials and technologies to improve durability, light weight, humidity stability and sustainability.
About the job
As a Material & Technology Engineer within the Category Area Flatline, 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 secure category specific knowledge of Materials and Technologies and clarify and maintain current IKEA standards to ensure IKEA's competitive advantage.
About the assignment
• 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 and technical platforms;
• 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;
• 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 knowledge sharing and lead material specific trainings;
• Secure usage of standards when possible and/or standardization of existing and proven materials.
Varaktighet, arbetstid
Regular Regular
Publiceringsdatum2018-09-03ErsättningFurther details about terms and conditions will be covered in employment contract.
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-10-03
Klicka på denna länk för att göra din ansökanKontaktJohanna Hansson
FöretagIKEA of Sweden AB
AdressIKEA of Sweden AB
Box 630
34334 Älmhult
KontorsadressTulpanvägen 8
Jobbnummer 4325528
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