As close to bullseye as it gets

In 2008 Magnus Johansson and his colleagues at Nordiska Kardan manufactured 5,500 cardan shafts a week. After a stock market crash production was down to 60 shafts a week, and the staff painted lines to have something to do.

When Magnus Johansson shortly after became unemployed, 29 years old, he knew for the first time in his life what he wanted to become. But the road there was winding, and would take 13 years.

A dream of the future can be a strong driving force, Magnus believes.

"When you start an education you fantasise about the future and how it will turn out. I am exactly where I dreamed of being when I started the education. Calculation engineer at POJI is as close to bullseye as it can get for me," says Magnus, smiling with his whole body.

Had to interrupt his studies

A burning interest in technology and machines meant he applied to study mechanical engineering at Karlstad University in 2009. But after a year he had to stop due to health problems in the family.

Nine years' study break was enough

After a study break of nine years he felt it was now or never.

"If you're going to have some form of career and become good at something it takes a number of years. I couldn't wait any longer and decided it was now or never."

Had to start from scratch

Magnus jumped back into the education, even though he had to start all over again from scratch. Studied and raised a daughter during the weeks. Financed his studies with weekend work at Zampart.

Wants to grow as a person and professionally

It was an endless slog that now pays off as he does his first week at POJI. And the expectations for his new life are high.

"First I want to learn the basics of the profession. Then the goal is to grow within my discipline and help the company and colleagues to develop. I want to grow both as a person and professionally, and it feels like we have great opportunities for that here at POJI," says Magnus.

Wants to understand problems

He has always been interested in problem-solving and is curious about how things work. Machines in particular.

When Magnus bought a 3D printer it wasn't long before he had unscrewed it down to atoms and completely rebuilt the machine.

"I want to understand how it works and see if I can use it to do something useful. Sure I see a professional value in being able to make prototypes, but I think I'm mostly interested in the process itself. How it works and whether it can be tweaked," he laughs.

Tweaking is the default mode

Tweaking and streamlining seem to be the default mode for Magnus. As an operator at Zampart he always tried to find ways to make work steps a little faster.

"Many people are at work to be able to go home, and put as little mental effort in as possible while they're there. But I couldn't stop filing down my routines and streamlining tasks," says Magnus.

Welcome to POJI, Magnus! We think you'll be a perfect fit in our operation!