"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to driving prosperity and shaping the future landscape through sustainable transport, mobility, and infrastructure solutions. During 15 intense and exciting months, our Operations Graduate Program will give you a holistic view of our operational and logistic activities, including both the local and global perspective. You will have a permanent position from day one, with a manager and mentor to support you. You will experience several local and international on the job-rotations and work on business-critical projects developing your competencies for tomorrow. You will take a deep dive into some specific areas of our business such as manufacturing, health and safety, quality, and continuous improvements, while also learning about the end-to-end supply chain, aftermarket parts and our remanufacturing operations. In addition, you will gather with other program participants to take part in trainings and events designed to help you grow into your future career at the Volvo Group. We offer the opportunity for you to be part of our digital transformation, applying new technologies to connect and automate our processes. Together we work with AI, data science, machine learning, circular systems, virtual manufacturing and more, to build our full electric or autonomous products. Our Organization Umeå Plant is one of the Volvo Groups largest plants. With over 1700 employees, we are one of Northern Sweden’s largest industries. We produce cabs for Volvo Trucks, with everything from stamping sheet metal to welding and painting complete cabs. Our facility is one of the world’s most modern with advanced technology and competent employees. This is us, your new team The quality team is responsible for managing process- and project quality, currently consisting of four quality engineers. The team is a support function focusing on developing overall quality management of the site, as well as supporting the production organization with methods and tools. We value an open and proactive mindset with a strong focus on collaboration and continuous improvement. Do you want to be a part of our transformation? Umeå Plant has great potential to be in the forefront. Join us on our journey where you can make a difference! Main activities and responsibilities: In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the future of quality management at our factory. Your mission is to elevate our standards by developing world-class quality systems and benchmarking best practices from other Volvo sites. You will implement sustainable solutions for quality assurance and control that create a real impact on performance and customer satisfaction. Beyond systems, you will inspire a culture of continuous growth, using proven methodologies like Kaizen, focused improvements, and advanced root cause analysis to solve obstacles and unlock potential. Collaboration is at the heart of this position — you will work closely with quality teams across multiple sites and partner with the production organization in Umeå to ensure excellence in every step of the process. Who are you? We believe that you have a background in operations management, industrial engineering, quality management, or a related field. You have an insightful mindset and the ability to identify strategic priorities as well as paying attention to detail in your daily work. Your communication skills are strong, both written and verbal, in Swedish and English. We would like you to have knowledge and technical skills in areas such as data analysis, process mapping, and statistical methods. To succeed in this role, we believe that you have an interest in quality management, including tools and methodologies such as Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma. As a person, you have an open-minded and proactive mindset and a willingness to seek, initiate and facilitate improvement activities. You need to be resilient in problem-solving and be able to work and collaborate in diverse teams. Required knowledge/experience:

MSc or BSc in operations management, industrial engineering, quality management, or equivalent
Knowledge in data and statistical analysis
Knowledge in Quality management tools
Maximum two years of previous full-time working experience, prior to or after graduation. Work during studies is not included.
In this truly global program, communication will be in English, hence you need to be fluent in both speaking and writing in Swedish & English.
Valid work or study permit for Sweden if not a citizen.

Curious, and have some questions? Manager: Erika Wikberg, +46 72 862 70 27, erika.wikberg@volvo.com HRBP: Fredrik Brinck, +46 72 862 79 67, fredrik.brinck@volvo.com Kindly note that due to GDPR, we will not accept applications via mail. Please use our career site. We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Operations Graduate Program 2026 - Quality Management Specialist