Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Who you are:

We are looking Team Leader of Project System Engineering for our Business Unit Heat & Gas Systems (BU HGS) Qingdao Marine site. As a Team Leader, you are working in our Engineering & Supply organization, and you are part of Project System Engineering team. Your work is to lead Project System Engineering team in Qingdao which is working in order execution of capital sales and service projects. Your team is working with boilers, burners, heaters, gas combustion units, exhaust gas cleaning products and related system components. Project System Engineering team will ensure that system design and components fit to project specific requirements before handing over to customer, manufacturing and purchasing. You are reporting locally to E&S Site Manager, and you have operational dotted line to Project System Engineering Team Manager in E&S. You and your team are closely working with E&S colleagues in Europe and project teams & Alfa Laval’s sales companies & customers in Northeast Asia and our factory in Qingdao.

• To lead, overlook and motivate the team on day-to-day basis to meet operational targets and performance development goals.
• Be responsible for (aligned with functional managers in E&S) planning, approvals, capacity management and competence management of teams.
• You have applicable technical education (M.Sc./B.Sc.)
• Experience of leading people. You have been working before as a people’s manager
• Experience with process engineering, marine or manufacturing industry

About the job:

• Drive and motivate for a high customer centric culture.
• Drive and live the Alfa Laval business principle, people engagement programs and our culture.
• Drive and motivate a high-performance culture via targets and performance programs
• Drive and motivate a high continues improvement culture especially towards ways of working.
• Contribute to development to ways of working and implementation/change management of same.
• Drive a high process focus and secure we comply to operational processes.
• Secure high compliancy to policies and guidelines as well as health & safety.
• Support, coach and empower team to manage day-to-day challenges.
• Co-Drive and motivate for people development via Performance development programs.
• Contribute to development of strategical goals and execution of them. Build trust with customers and stakeholder.

• Contribute to efficiency and cost optimization in BU HGS

What you know:

Background & Experience

• Marine or similar international industry
• Min. 2-3 years of experience with team leading/managing.
• You have experience working with the ERP system.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Change Management
• Coaching
• Cross cultural understanding
• Microsoft and similar applications
• Financial acumen (Reporting and budget/cost management)
• Experience with P&ID and process systems

Behavior

• Be proactive and show drive and action.
• Be open-minded, seek collaboration and build relationships with stakeholders.
• Be solution oriented and flexible.
• Be a team player.
• Be a role model in living the company values

Managerial:

• Lead, overlook and motivate the team on a day-to-day basis.
• Drive team performance to meet targets and KPI.
• Planning, approvals, capacity management and competence management of teams (aligned with functional managers)
• Develop and continuously improve operational process and SOPs.
• Compliancy to policies and guidelines as well as health & safety.

We offer you a diverse and challenging job in an international company. Your location will be in Qingdao, China. You are working daily with your local colleagues in Qingdao and international colleagues worldwide.

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.