Technical & Quality Manager

📢 Take the Lead in Technical Excellence & Quality

Do you want to shape how we manufacture, safeguard quality, and drive technical excellence at one of Orica’s most critical sites? Are you ready to step into a site‑wide leadership role where your expertise truly matters? This is an opportunity for you who want to take the next step in your career and make a lasting impact.

✨ About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.  Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world.

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

🌍 About the role

As a Technical & Quality Manager, you own technical governance and quality performance across the Gyttorp site, with clear accountability for how our manufacturing processes are designed, executed, and strengthened to meet both today’s and tomorrow’s demands.

You will be a key member of the Gyttorp Site Leadership Team, partnering closely with operations, safety, and global technology stakeholders to strengthen safe, compliant, and sustainable site performance.

✅ What you will be doing

• Own and strengthen technical governance across manufacturing, including standards, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Act as technical authority for process changes and Management of Change (MOC) impacting manufacturing technology.
• Lead quality assurance and the site Quality Management System, covering audits, supplier quality, and customer complaints.
• Support risk assessments and hazard studies, ensuring key controls and technical barriers are effective and up to date.
• Drive continuous improvement by reducing cost of poor quality, scrap, rework, and technical downtime.
• Lead, coach, and develop quality and technical resources, building long term site capability.
• Be the technical bridge between Gyttorp, regional stakeholders, and global technology teams. 

👩‍🎓Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or a relevant science discipline.
• Solid experience from chemical or explosive manufacturing, with strong process understanding.
• Confidence in leading complex technical investigations and cross functional problem solving.
• Experience working with quality systems (ISO 9001), audits, corrective actions, and suppliers.
• A leadership style built on trust, collaboration, and integrity.
• Curiosity, courage, and motivation to continuously learn and improve.

💰 What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

🤝 We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.

Employment type: Regular employment, full time

Start date: According to agreement

Location: Gyttorp

Application: Last day to apply is the 10th of May but we encourage you to send in your application as soon as possible. Internal candidates apply through SuccessFactors.