Production Engineer, Protein Category in IKEA Food (Food Manufacturing)

Location: Älmhult, Sweden; travel to supplier sites is part of the assignment

Company

Develops and provides food for hirify.global restaurants, bistros, Swedish Food Markets, and co-worker restaurants across more than 50 markets.

What you will do

• Lead the engineering and quality agenda for the protein category to improve customer satisfaction.
• Act as the main contact for suppliers and collaborate with business teams to develop and secure production processes.
• Manage quality deviations and ensure compliance with all hirify.global requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement from a production perspective and support supplier development.
• Conduct product audits and production risk assessments at supplier sites.

Requirements

• Background in food engineering, quality, and production development, preferably with an engineering education.
• 2–5 years of experience in the food industry.
• Expertise in quality assurance and follow-up.
• Experience with product audits and production risk assessments at supplier sites.
• Experience in supplier development, lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma.
• Fluent English and strong communication skills for a global working context.
• Ability to build business relationships, develop trust and partnerships, prioritize work, make decisions, solve problems holistically, and deliver high-quality results on time.
• Willingness to travel as part of the assignment.

Culture & Benefits

• Temporary full-time position for 12 months.
• Work in a dynamic global organization focused on values, competence, potential, and diversity.
• Opportunity to develop food products and production practices together with suppliers and co-workers.
• Priority consideration is given first to impacted Inter hirify.global Group co-workers and, for this recruitment, to impacted hirify.global Core Business Supply co-workers who meet the competence requirements.

Hiring process

• Submit the application in English by 17 November 2026; applications are reviewed and interviews conducted continuously.