Kalmar is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services.
We're making every move count
Are you a forward-thinking engineer with a passion for driving innovation in maintenance programs? Kalmar, a global leader in providing cargo handling solutions, is searching for a Maintenance Design Engineer to shape the future of maintenance & services excellence for our cutting-edge products: reachstackers, heavy forklifts, horizontal and terminal tractors.
The position is based in Tampere, Finland
The Maintenance Design Engineer will lead efforts to continuously enhance maintenance programs for all Kalmar products and drive innovation by leveraging insights from field data, component suppliers, and engineers. Further efforts include: creating safer, more efficient maintenance practices that align with Kalmar's strategy and developing and implementing predictive maintenance models across divisions while managing design-to-service initiatives as a project manager in New Product Development (NPD) projects.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Develop & Enhance Maintenance Programs: Ensure programs align with machine usage, field insights, and company targets
- Improve Documentation: Create and maintain manuals (maintenance, workshop, etc.) that enable safe and efficient practices
- Lead Cross-Functional Strategies: Drive the design-to-service strategy and ensure all stakeholders are aligned
- Champion Safety & Efficiency: Systematically improve maintenance safety, both in machine design and documentation
- Promote Continuous Improvement: Standardize maintenance practices with a focus on quality, efficiency, and data-driven insights.
What you'll need to succeed
Education:
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
Experience:
- Hands-on expertise in maintenance work and safety improvement for heavy machinery
- Proven experience in service operations business and contract development
- Strong knowledge of automotive technical systems
- Project management experience with a continuous improvement mindset.
Skills & Competencies
- Service-minded, structured, and action-oriented approach
- Ability to extract insights from large datasets for decision-making
- Skilled communicator with excellent presentation and documentation abilities
- Cross-functional team leadership and stakeholder management
- Commercial understanding of service businesses
- Proficient in QEHS principles and English (written and verbal).
What we offer
- Opportunities to grow your career in a global environment with extensive professional development. Our culture promotes continuous learning and development, supported by our internal platform, LEARN, offering hundreds of online courses on various topics
- We prioritise work-life balance, providing flexible working hours and a hybrid work model tailored to meet both your needs and those of your team
- A fixed monthly salary, determined by your experience and skills, along with a performance-based bonus system
- Benefits like a mobile phone, and Edenred lunch and well-being benefit, which can also be used for commuting or health services. We offer comprehensive healthcare through Mehiläinen, supplemented by our health insurance fund for additional well-being coverage
- A place where you can make a real impact with long-term career prospects and meaningful opportunities. As a proud member of the UN Global Compact initiative, Kalmar is committed to sustainable and ethical business practices. Visit our website to learn more about why Kalmar is a great place to work and meet our people.
Interested to join?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application until 31.01.2025.
For further information, please contact Service Solution Design Manager, Karl Sohlberg, [email protected], +46 72 2174868.
Let's build a safer, smarter, and more sustainable future together.
Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki: KALMAR) offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,200 people. In 2023, the company's sales on a carve-out basis totalled approximately EUR 2.0 billion.
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