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Höganäs

Global ceramic and metal powders supplier

Production Leader - Sponge/Packing & Mixing

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/31/26
No salary listed
Mid
Höganäs, Sweden
In PersonShift work is required.
Manufacturing & Production Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • Experience in manufacturing, production, or industrial operations, with a good understanding of production processes; steel-industry experience is an advantage.
  • Technical upper-secondary education is required; higher education is meritorious.
  • Good technical understanding combined with a practical approach and the ability to apply theory in practice.
  • Experience and/or strong interest in leading, coaching, and developing employees.
  • Good understanding of occupational health and safety, quality, and operational excellence principles.
  • Experience driving productivity improvements and continuous-improvement work.
  • Ability to plan, prioritize, and solve problems.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to engage stakeholders at different organizational levels.
  • A proactive, results-oriented approach focused on creating sustainable improvements.
  • Good spoken and written Swedish and English.
  • A category B driver's license is required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and coach a team of production and maintenance operators, ensuring safe and efficient daily operations.
  • Develop employees through coaching, feedback, training, and competence-development initiatives.
  • Create a performance-oriented, accountable, and inclusive work environment where different perspectives are encouraged and employees are respected, valued, and enabled to perform at their best.
  • Ensure effective communication of information among colleagues and teams.
  • Ensure appropriate staffing to meet operational needs.
  • Ensure a safe work environment in accordance with company guidelines, legal requirements, and applicable safety standards.
  • Promote and maintain a strong safety culture within the production area.
  • Ensure compliance with established processes, procedures, work instructions, and operational standards.
  • Report risk observations, incidents, and accidents; initiate investigations in MIA; and follow up to ensure corrective improvements are implemented.
  • Issue work permits in accordance with applicable legislation and operational safety requirements.
  • Take immediate action to address safety risks and minimize production disruptions.
  • Plan, prioritize, and coordinate production activities to ensure an efficient production flow.
  • Achieve production targets for volume, quality, productivity, efficiency, and delivery precision.
  • Monitor production results, identify deviations, and initiate corrective and preventive actions.
  • Maintain stable operations while driving improvements in performance and efficiency.
  • Drive improvement initiatives to strengthen safety, quality, productivity, and cost efficiency.
  • Ensure and continuously develop 5S standards within the production area.
  • Collaborate with other functions to identify and implement sustainable process improvements.
  • Request, coordinate, and prioritize maintenance work to ensure safe and reliable production.
  • Stop production processes in response to safety risks, unsafe working conditions, or quality deviations.
  • Initiate corrective actions needed to maintain safe and efficient operations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in the steel industry.
  • Higher education.

About the company

Höganäs AB supplies advanced ceramic and metal powders worldwide to support a range of manufacturing processes. Its powders work in pressing and sintering, brazing, surface coating, additive manufacturing, and other metallurgical and chemical techniques, blending into customers' production lines with customization when needed. The company differentiates itself through a long history dating back to 1797, a global footprint across 15 countries with about 2,300 employees, and ownership by Lindéngruppen and FAM that provides scale and stability. Its goal is to drive positive change through material innovation, helping customers make their manufacturing processes more efficient, durable, and sustainable.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Höganäs, Sweden

Founded

1797

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What believers are saying

  • re-Astaloy 85 Mo launched June 2025 with a 14% lower product carbon footprint.
  • PowdrIQ opened in 2025, widening Höganäs' university recruiting and innovation funnel.
  • 2025 reporting says Höganäs began commercializing near-zero and net-zero offerings.

What critics are saying

  • The 2024 Alvier PM-Technology closure in Switzerland cut 29 jobs and signals pruning.
  • Qingpu relocation in 2026 risks production disruptions, qualification delays, and customer churn.
  • If SEALER qualification slips past 2027, the Blykalla partnership generates no commercial revenue.

What makes Höganäs unique

  • Höganäs pairs powder metallurgy leadership with verified sustainability claims, not marketing fluff.
  • The June 2025 re-portfolio ties products to ISO 14067-style carbon-footprint evidence.
  • The January 2025 Blykalla partnership targets corrosion-resistant alloys for SEALER reactor components.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Profit Sharing
  • Meal Benefits
  • Commuter Benefits

Company News

APMI International
Oct 16th, 2025
PowdrIQ International Challenge for Students

PowdrIQ international challenge for students. Höganäs AB has launched PowdrIQ, an international challenge for university students to explore innovative applications for metal powders. Open to undergraduates, master's, and PhD students, the challenge invites participants to identify new uses for metal powders in three key areas: sustainability, performance and efficiency, and market needs. An internal committee will evaluate submissions based on innovation, feasibility, sustainability impact, and industry relevance. Winners will receive cash prizes of €5,000, €2,500, and €1,000, with the first-place winner also earning a study trip to a Höganäs site. The PowdrIQ University Challenge is open to students from around the world, aiming to inspire fresh ideas and drive positive change in various sectors.

Höganäs AB
Jun 16th, 2025
Höganäs launches re-Astaloy 85 Mo as first product in new sustainability-focused portfolio

Höganäs launches re-Astaloy 85 Mo as first product in new sustainability-focused portfolio.

Höganäs AB
Mar 13th, 2025
Höganäs acquires new atomizing technology for spherical powders

Metasphere Technology, founded in 2009, atomizes metals to metal powder in a new and ground-breaking reactor, where plasma and centrifugal forces play vital roles. The technology allows melting and atomizing of different sorts of metals, for instance titanium, and many other materials at very high temperatures.

Tech.eu
Jan 28th, 2025
Blykalla And Höganäs Partner To Advance Blykalla’S Sealer Technology

Swedish nuclear tech startup Blykalla is entering a strategic partnership with Swedish manufacturer Höganäs to develop specialized materials and manufacturing processes for Blykalla's small modular reactor (SMR), called the Swedish Advanced Lead-cooled Reactor. Höganäs is the world leader in the market for chemical and metal powders.The partnership spans three key areas: industrialization, qualification, and commercialization. Its main purpose is the production of advanced corrosion-resistant materials needed to ensure the performance and durability of metal components in the SMR.Höganäs will produce corrosion-resistant alloys for cladding critical SEALER components, in particular tubular products. These efforts will involve optimizing laboratory-tested alloys for intended powder application processes, scaling them to industrial production, and meeting the stringent performance and safety standards required for liquid lead environments.“This collaboration with Höganäs is an essential step in securing a strong and resilient value chain for SEALER technology,” said Jacob Stedman, CEO of Blykalla. “With their leading expertise in material development and manufacturing, and their process know-how of metal powder applications, we have found a world-class partner in our alloy development. Blykalla and Höganäs will also work together to ensure the scalability and qualification of these materials for SMR deployment

PM Review
Apr 22nd, 2024
Höganäs awarded Partner of the Year for its supply of thermal spray powders to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Sweden's Höganäs AB has received a Partner of the Year award from the GTCC Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), a leading global industrial group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.