People & Culture Specialist (specjalista /-ka ds. zasobów ludzkich)

IKEA Industry IKEA Industry, part of the Inter IKEA Group, is the world’s largest producer of wooden furniture and is an integrated part of the IKEA value chain. As IKEA’s own furniture manufacturer our role is to offer a unique advantage for IKEA as a world leader in home furnishing. IKEA Industry has 32 production units, across 16 sites in 7 countries: Poland, Slovakia, Portugal, Sweden, Lithuania, China and Hungary. Our operations include forestry, sawmills, boards, component and furniture production. 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. At IKEA Industry Orla, we specialize in producing modern ultra-thin HDF boards. Our site features a CTS department, where boards are precisely cut to specific dimensions, as well as sawmill operations dedicated to the production of planks.

At IKEA, our culture and values empower us to take bold risks and embrace mistakes as learning opportunities. We prioritize innovation, speed, and adaptability, always with a focus on maintaining low costs to drive creativity. By working together, we will make IKEA an exceptional workplace characterized by a swift, efficient, and straightforward organization. We view diversity as a strength and celebrate the uniqueness each team member brings. You can play a key role in achieving this vision.

Your Role

As a People and Culture Specialist, you will act as a business partner for the front line leaders and employees, collaborating with them on people-related activities. Together with the rest of P&C team, you will make efforts to ensure that people strategies are effectively implemented at a local level, creating a work environment where IKEA values and culture are a living reality.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate processes that are an essential part of IKEA People Strategy.
  • Recruitment – there’s couple of recruitment process that usually takes place at the same time, both internally and externally. You will be helping hiring managers to find best candidates for operators, maintenance technicians,  specialists and leaders to secure the right competence in the unit
  • Onboarding – no matter if a newcomer is joining us, or someone is simply changing the role, onboarding is key to have a smooth start in new environment. And you will be the one who can make this process happen in the most efficient way
  • Talent and development – you will be responsible for shaping and reshaping talent and development programs based on long-term strategy and development plans that are built for our coworkers
  • Engagement - helping to engagement conduct the survey, work with data showing results and support team leaders in addressing challenges and opportunities through right actions – you are the one who will be crucial to make it happen.

• Project management – implementing, transforming, delivering… sometimes it’s a bit more complex activity that requires some Gantt chart, work coordination and stakeholders’ management.
• Reporting and analytics – not a lot people love reporting, yet it’s an essential part of the process when you want to make sure we’re on track with our KPIs. At the same time, if you are able to spot opportunities while taking a look at the results, we will be more than happy to meet you!
• Contributing to making IKEA an equal, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

About You

We believe that you are a true role model for IKEA values and have a passion for developing both organization and people. To be successful in this role, you should have certain skills and experience in at least some of the areas below:

• Experience in HR operating in manufacturing environment
• Proven track record in recruitment and/or talent & development
• Practical knowledge of work regulations to ensure compliance with labor laws
• Fluent Polish and English in speech and writing (both languages are a MUST HAVE in this role because of Polish-speaking employees in the factory and English-speaking P&C colleagues from different countries
• Excellent communication skills and ability to cooperate with diverse teams at different levels of organization

Your passion for creating engaging coworker experiences is essential. Additionally, we value your strong desire to find new opportunities, make things happen, and foster togetherness, belonging, and trust across the unit.
 

Come join us and contribute to the IKEA journey where we thrive together while strengthening our brand and growing the business!

You will report to the People and Culture Manager
This is a full-time, permanent position based in the IKEA Industry plant in Orla.

Do you see yourself in this role? Great! We look forward to receiving your application in English latest on November 25th, 2025