Open+ Deployment Lead

Swedish Match; Kungälvs kommun; On-site; SEK 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Swedish Match is seeking a Continuous Improvement professional to deploy and sustain OPEN+ systems in our manufacturing environment. You will coach leaders and teams to strengthen ownership and performance, facilitate capability-building activities, and support loss elimination processes across functions.

The role focuses on using data insights to drive improvements, collaborating with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Technical Services to deliver sustainable results in a smoke-free future.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, supply chain, or continuous improvement environments.
• Proven experience leading or supporting change and improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use performance data and insights to drive actions and business results.
• Experience coaching individuals, facilitating workshops, and developing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels.
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and sustain OPEN+ systems, standards, and methodologies across the factory.
• Coach leaders and operational teams to strengthen ownership, accountability, and performance.
• Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and capability-building activities.
• Support Daily Direction Setting, Autonomous Maintenance, Problem Solving, and Loss Elimination processes.
• Analyze performance data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Technical Services teams on improvement initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Change management

Analytical skills

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Swedish/English fluency

Facilitation of workshops

Job description

We’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’ve transformed our business and are building our future on one clear purpose—to deliver a smoke-free future.

OPEN+ is PMI's integrated operating system and continuous improvement framework. It combines leadership, capability building, daily management, problem solving, and operational excellence into one common way of working. Through OPEN+, we develop our people, improve our processes, and create a culture where everyone contributes to eliminating losses and delivering sustainable business results.

Impact You'll Own

• Increase organizational capability by coaching leaders and teams to successfully adopt and sustain OPEN+ ways of working
• Improve factory performance through structured loss analysis and targeted improvement initiatives that reduce operational losses
• Strengthen accountability and ownership across line structures through effective deployment of OPEN+ systems and standards
• Accelerate the Zero Loss journey by embedding Daily Direction Setting, Autonomous Maintenance, and problem-solving capabilities

What You'll Do

• Deploy and sustain OPEN+ systems, standards, and methodologies across the factory
• Coach leaders and operational teams to strengthen ownership, accountability, and performance
• Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and capability-building activities
• Support Daily Direction Setting, Autonomous Maintenance, Problem Solving, and Loss Elimination processes
• Analyze performance data and identify opportunities for improvement
• Partner with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Technical Services teams on improvement initiatives

Skills & Capabilities

Must-Have

• Experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, supply chain, or continuous improvement environments
• Proven experience leading or supporting change and improvement initiatives
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
• Ability to use performance data and insights to drive actions and business results
• Experience coaching individuals, facilitating workshops, and developing teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels
• Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Operational Excellence, Six Sigma, Integrated Work Systems (IWS), World Class Manufacturing (WCM), or similar frameworks
• Experience working with continuous improvement operating systems such as OPEN+

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a comprehensive rewards package including collective bargaining agreement, health insurance, occupational pension, 30 vacation days a year, a generous sport allowance and beneficial parental leave to name a few.

You will also have the opportunity to grow your career in a global organization, contribute to meaningful transformation, and be part of a team working towards a smoke-free future.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences make us stronger. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to creating a workplace where every individual feels welcomed, respected, valued, and empowered to reach their full potential.

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