Job ID: REF17699C

Date posted: 06/11/2024

IKEA Industry 

As the in-house manufacturing operations of IKEA, our role is to provide a unique advantage to IKEA as a global leader in home furnishings. With over 30 production units across 18 sites in 7 countries - Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Sweden, Lithuania, China, and Hungary - we have a team of around 15,000 coworkers worldwide. The IKEA culture and values shape everything we do. Not only do the IKEA values bring us together, they also help us to do business successfully.

IKEA Industry furniture production goes back to 1991 when the company Swedwood was established with the purpose of ensuring IKEA continuous supply of furniture. Back then, it was a lot about creating the right capacities in the right location. Over time, as the world and the market change, the role for IKEA Industry has developed to the current wished position.  

Our wished position is to deliver outstanding customer value in material, manufacturing and distribution where we offer a unique advantage for IKEA as a world leader in home furnishing. We are in the lead and in tune with time. We contribute to the value chain in all customer meeting points through our forward-thinking industrial know-how, ability to innovate and entrepreneurial co-workers. We are the good example in all aspects of business, people and sustainability.

IKEA Industry is organized in 5 Manufacturing Areas.

IKEA Industry Resko is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, approximately 90 km from Szczecin. Established in 1994, it is one of the largest plants producing solid pine glue boards. These boards are used to craft beautiful wooden furniture, such as the HEMNES and IDANAS collections, at our Goleniów factory.

Are you ready to take part in IKEA’s three P’s: People & Planet Positive?

Our factory is all about making a positive impact, and you as a Sustainability Manager will be responsible for making sure, that such big topics as people and planet are well taken care of.

Caring for people and planet is one of the values that we strongly care for as we want to be a force for positive change. We have the possibility to make a significant and lasting impact — today and for the generations to come, and you can help us with that.

If topics that include environment, health and safety are important to you, and you want to take responsibility of:

• Taking care of People and Planet as well as other IKEA values

• Maintaining a safe workplace culture

• Team management

• Supervision of legal and corporate requirements in the subordinate areas, and recommending actions that will improve safety level in our factory 

• Development of Health and Safety strategies 

• Standardization and supervision of EHS processes

• Preparation and supervision of documentation in the EHS area, considering both - legal requirements and  IKEA standards

• Working with others to help solve the challenges with both a growth and purpose-driven mind-set

• Cooperation with supervisory authorities and external organizations

• Preparation and analysis of reports, statistics in the EHS and fire protection field

• Performing audits (including IWAY) and review of work conditions in the Health and Safety area

• Empowering and engaging all co-workers in creating a new IKEA with sustainability at the core  by working together

... and you meet our requirements: 

• Degree in Health and Safety

• Expertise in legislation in terms of EHS

• Min. 3 years of experience in management in Health and Safety at manufacturing factory

• Practical understanding of legislation in the EHS area

• Proficiency in English and Polish that enables communication and working in an international environment.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate safety instructions and regulations to co-workers at all levels

• Leadership qualities to inspire and boost a culture of safety within the organization

• Conflict-resolution abilities to handle objections or concerns regarding health and safety measures

• Team-management skills

• Time and priority management skills

• Experience in development of EHS systems

• Driver’s license

You will report to Site Manager and you will be EHS for the unit.
You will cooperate closely with two other neighbour IKEA Industry unit around.

This is a full-time permanent position located in the IKEA Industry Resko. 

If you have questions about the position, please contact the recruiter:

dominika.antoszuk@inter.ikea.com