Product Engineer

Do you have a solid base in Food manufacturing and product development methodologies? Would you like a position where you work in a truly international environment? Then this might be a chance for you!

Category Area Food in Älmhult, Sweden is now looking for a new Product Engineer to join the team. 

In the Category Area Food, we lead the global purchasing agenda, material direction, responsible sourcing, and food safety and quality compliance agenda for the entire food range in IKEA. With over 170 colleagues located globally across Europe, North America, Asia, and other regions, we work closely with our supplier partners.

Protein and Plant Based Categories are part of Category Area Food, which works alongside both internal and external partners to offer the food served at all IKEA Restaurants, Bistros, and Swedish Food Markets.

You will join Plant Based Category and report to the Business Development Manager (BDM). The Product Engineer is responsible for leading the development and implementation of new products, the moves of products from one supplier to another one and the improvement of existing products based on quality performance and customer expectations, in close collaboration with our colleagues in Range & Supply. You will secure scalability for further implementation at other suppliers in time and full compliance with IKEA Food Requirements. Your responsibilities will include overseeing both food products and their packaging and actively participating in the raw material agenda and food innovation agenda.

• You can have the confidence and freedom to do things your own way, including organizing your time. Your well-being is our priority. A variety of rewarding work awaits you, which you will be able to combine alongside your hobbies or family.

• Use opportunities for learning and growth working with suppliers! You will be able to travel to look at various manufacturing companies, and understand new and different technologies, people and cultures.

• Everybody is seen as a talent. In regular informal talks with your manager, you can explore your development and career opportunities. We will support you on the way by internal and external trainings. We embrace making mistakes and learning from them.

This position requires a candidate who has the ability to establish and uphold business relationships, excellent communication skills, a strong team player, empathetic, and capable of respecting values while being persistent. The candidate should possess the skill of prioritization and being capable of adapting to changes easily and taking responsibility when necessary.

• A background in Food engineering, quality and product/production development
• Experience in Food engineering and Food industry
• Preferably having an engineering education and at least 2-5 years of working experience
• Preferred knowledge of product development tools and process
• Good communicative skills and speak fluent English
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to build relationships
• Good project management skills
• Proactive approach

The job location for this position is in Älmhult, Sweden. Travelling is a part of the assignment since our engineers work closely with our suppliers. The selection process is ongoing, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible in English, no later than the 15th of April.

Please note that we don’t accept application through email.

If you have questions about the position, please contact hiring manager Diogo Sêco at [email protected]. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact People & Culture Sarah Assem at [email protected]