Expression of Interest - Sewing Operator at Saab Barracuda in Gamleby
About Saab
Saab is a global defense and security company active in air, land, and naval defense, civil security, and commercial aviation technology. Saab AB had over 24,000 employees at the beginning of 2025, of which approximately 17,000 were working in Sweden. Technically, they are leaders in many areas, and one-fifth of their revenue goes to research and development.
Saab is also a company of opportunities. A company where diversity is seen as an asset and where you as an employee receive significant responsibility and good development opportunities. But also a company that respects each person's need for a life outside of work.
The Barracuda business unit develops, manufactures, and markets products and services within multispectral signature adaptation. Barracuda offers a wide range of customized products for increased survivability in the form of mobile, static, and personal camouflage. The customer base spans the entire world, with headquarters located in Gamleby, which is also the work location for this position.
Learn more about our customer's operations: https://www.saab.com/products/land/camouflage-systems
Your Tasks
As a sewing operator, you will work in production where you and your colleagues manufacture customized products for increased survivability in the form of mobile, static, and personal camouflage. Your main tasks will involve sewing these products, with the sewing machine being your primary work tool. You will also work with other production-related tasks and perform simple quality inspections.
The shift patterns are 2-shift.
Your Background/Your Qualities
For this position, it is an advantage if you have previous experience in the manufacturing industry. It will be meritorious if you possess knowledge in areas such as sewing and blueprint reading. Sewing experience we are looking for can come from previous work and/or practical knowledge related to sewing different types of garments or products with accuracy and skill.
Extensive sewing experience can also mean being able to solve common problems that may arise during the sewing process and being able to adapt to different challenges to produce high-quality end products. Experience in work management is meritorious.
In this role, it is important that you have the ability to communicate effectively in both Swedish and English, both orally and in writing. This is a quality of utmost importance for successfully performing the tasks. We are looking for someone with a high school diploma and a Class B driver's license. It is meritorious and desirable if you have also completed forklift and overhead crane training.
We place great importance on your personal qualities for this position and see that you as a person have the ability to take initiative, are responsible, and quality-conscious. You are a quick learner and team player who understands the importance of how your own performance and attitude affect the entire group.
The position requires that you are approved according to applicable security requirements in place at any given time. For positions where Saab has security clearance requirements, certain citizenship may be required in some cases.
Application Process
This position means that you will be employed by Skill as a consultant but will spend your working days with our customer Saab Barracuda in Gamleby.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the responsible recruiter: Alexander Galas - [email protected].
If you become a relevant candidate, we will contact you. We welcome your application!
Vanlig anställning
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