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Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.\nTo achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!\nBritish American Tobacco Sweden has an exciting opportunity for a TO & HEX Area Manager in Malmö\nThe Area Manager ensures a safe, compliant, and high performing operation by embedding BAT’s Health, Safety, and Environmental standards into all daily work and maintaining full adherence to the Global Operating Model and Swedish regulations. This role provides strong operational leadership through IWS, RTT, and Daily Management Systems to secure stable production, equipment reliability, and consistent product quality. The manager drives loss elimination, supports NPI activities, and ensures effective Daily Direction Setting (DDS) along with his own qualification in different roles.\nThe Area Manager is accountable for ensuring the team has the right capabilities and resources in place. The role's responsibilities include recruitment, setting salaries, signing employment agreements, and leading all rehabilitation processes for personnel. As a people leader, the manager builds engaged, high performing teams through clear communication, accountability, continuous development, and a strong culture of inclusivity and change readiness.\nWork model: On-site (factory/manufacturing environment)\nWorking hours: 08:00 - 16:30, Monday to Friday\nShifts: No shift work required\nYour key responsibilities will include:\nHealth, Safety & Compliance:Champion BAT’s Health, Safety, and Environmental culture by embedding it into procedures and work instructions. Ensure compliance within the team and maintain a safe, risk-conscious working environment to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards.\nEnsure full compliance with BAT’s Global Operating Model and Swedish labor laws and regulations.\nDeploy and sustain all the quality compliance rules and governance in shop floor.\n\n Operational Leadership:Guide teams to achieve the Compelling Business Need (CBN) and Site Master Plan through meticulous application of RTT and Integrated Work System (IWS) tools.\nResponsible for deploying different DMS, pillar activities and people qualifications in the departments.\nFull accountability to lead and set the 24-hour direction for the line(s) during the Daily Direction Setting (DDS) to deliver the business results and ensure the follow-up actions are completed.\nEnsure that the quality trigger daily management system and standards are in place and used to guarantee the product quality, integrity, and full traceability, define targets and monitor the result of quality indicators as well as lead the follow-up actions to deliver high-quality product.\nOwner of DMS (Daily Management System) within Integrated Work System: Incident Elimination, Quality Trigger, Clean Inspect and Lubricated and Defect Handling.\n\nPeople Leadership:Build and Develop High-Performing Teams, ensure appropriate skills and proficiencies.\nStrengthen Employee Engagement and Well-Being. Initiate, coordinate and follow up on rehabilitation processes to support a safe and sustainable return to work.\nDrive accountability and performance management, develop a culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, lead through change, manage the team through uncertainties and make them feel safe.\nResponsible for all employee lifecycle activities and processes in compliance with BAT standards and people administration in HR Information Systems.\n\nSCOPE OF AUTHORITY:Approve and implement financial, HR, and other business critical decisions aligned with BAT policies and governance standards.\nDecision-making authority over budget and implementation of new process and improvements, as well as people management for the team.\nAuthority to: take disciplinary actions for team members acting in a noncompliant way, make decisions and take actions within rehabilitation discussions, initiate hiring for empty positions and make hiring decisions in collaboration with Line manager and HR.\n\nComply and implement activities in accordance with the rules of laws and regulations relating to environmental protection, safety at work and fire protection, and internal EHS or Sustainability standards and procedures. \nWhat are we looking for?\nUniversity degree + experience from leading Production and People in Manufacturing industry.\nDeep knowledge within IWS or similar tools and subject areas. As well as familiarity with structured problem tools, such as, IPS, UPS and 6W2H\nDocumented proven ability to navigate complex environments and demonstrated leadership in the area of safety and quality and continuous improvement.\nFluent in spoken and written Swedish as well as English\nClear understanding of budget process, resource management, CapEx management.\nEffective coaching and interpersonal skills\nAnalytical capabilities, to analyze data, identify gaps and use insights for problem solving.\nImportant Leadership Capabilities in this role: ability to empower & inspire teams and lead people (directly and indirectly) to achieve a common goal and to act as representative of the company, making decisions, manage conflicts and run tough conversations.\n\nWhat we offer you?\nWe offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)\nOur range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives\nYour journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement - it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.\nYou'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills\nWe prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes\nWHY JOIN BAT?\nWe’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute - certified in offering excellent employee conditions.\nCollaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.\nWe see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).\nCome bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.\nIf you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. 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