Are you a Foodie?
Great, then you might be the one we are looking for. We are all passionate food lovers that develop and provide delicious, desirable, safe, healthy and sustainable food for the many people around the world. No doubt food matters to people and the planet and to the IKEA business. Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry.

We are on an existing journey where we, over the next years, will continue to strengthen the core of what we do developing food that is good for people and the planet. Everyday we dare to challenge ourselves and living our values and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success. 
One part of this journey is to move to Älmhult, to IKEA of Sweden, where the total customer offer is being developed. With the move, we want to work closer to our IKEA colleagues across the value chain and how we meet our customers every day. For example, did you know that more than 520 million guests enjoyed our food last year?

Älmhult – the heart of IKEA
This is where our culture and values were shaped and still develop. It is a melting pot of many different nationalities and cultures. Beside the IKEA Museum, IKEA Hotell, the IKEA store and many other places to learn and meet, there is Aktivitetshuset, which is a meeting place and spare time facility with lots of possibilities for IKEA co-workers and their families. If you choose to commute to Älmhult, this is not a problem because the office is a stone's throw from the train station, and the shuttle buses to Helsingborg leave right outside IKEA of Sweden

As Product Lifecycle Engineer, PLE, you support the engineering team with administration, documentation and verification activities. You will help to secure that supportive product information is up-to-date and according to IKEA documentation guidelines and standards. 

As PLE you will:

• Be a member of our highly efficient BA Food Engineering team
• Collect and file relevant, certification documents, analysis certificates and other documents from our suppliers and external partners
• Support BA food and country organizations in collecting, archiving and sending requested documents 
• Contribute to projects related to Food Engineering
• Administrate the quality mailbox as a direct point of contact towards the engineering function

To succeed in this role we see that you have a passion for keeping things in order and it is a plus if you have studied Food Science or Food Technology.

The position fits a newly graduated university student very well, it is a good entry level position for a future career in our department and in the company, regardless of what the next step in your career might be.

We see that you are a committed and self-driven person with a strong will to influence and make a difference.

You work in a structured way and take the lead in planning and executing your own work.

You can keep focused while working with low complexity repetitive tasks and get energy from getting things done.

Does this sound like your next challenge? We are curious to get to know you so warm welcome with your application – CV and letter of motivation-in English-no later than 2023-03-26. Please note that we will review applications as they come through so do not delay, send in your application today!

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Product Engineering Manager, Food Katharina Hesselman Björnek at [email protected].