Manager, Tissue Engineering

Are you ready for the next step in your career to build our new engineering team?

Valmet offers unique solutions for reducing environmental impacts in board and paper production through a combination of process technologies, services and automation solutions. Board, Paper and Tissue Technology Solutions Business Unit (BTS) supplies mill and machine improvements and equipment worldwide with innovative technology, the right services for reliable production, raw material and energy efficiency and circularity to help improve our customers performance forward.

We are now looking for Manager, Engineering to build and lead our new Karlstad Tissue Machines mechanical and machine automation engineering team in Services Business Line, Board, Paper and Tissue Technology Solutions Business Unit (BTS). Additional locations of the team engineers will be in Wroclaw, Poland and Gorizia, Italy.

We are looking for business-minded, self-driven, inspiring, and motivating leader. You have ability to work well under pressure, tight schedules, identify critical topics and create positive and productive working environment. You are positive and persistent, and eager to identify development needs and to drive business, personal and employees growth forward. You feel great pride of the teamwork spirit, quality and you lead the team with your own example, which will be seen in the results your team delivers to our customers. Your days will be full of interesting and challenging tasks and projects, and you get to work in a global environment in collaboration with an extensive and global network and stakeholders. Typically, you will support sales and application phase and coordinate your teams engineering projects from the start until the start-up and customers acceptance.

The location of the position is Karlstad, Sweden and we have hybrid working model.

Your main tasks and responsibilities include

• Build, lead and manage growing team of Design and Chief Engineers and external resources in complex and demanding improvement/modernization and R&D projects for Tissue Machines.
• Responsible of mechanical and automation design & chief engineering team resource management and development.
• In charge of detail engineering subcontracting management and development
• Collaborate and work together in daily basis with BTS engineering team Managers, Valmet SMM (Small and Medium size Machines) and capital business board, paper and tissue machine engineering
• Technology and technical support to sales and application, on-site personnel and R&D
• Collaborate and support our Global Area organizations engineering, sales, application, R&D and delivery projects.
• Active member of several BTS and Valmet engineering management team

Expectations

• Relevant educational background such as Masters or Bachelors degree in Engineering
• Minimum five years of relevant experience from mechanical or machine automation engineering, delivery projects and/or technical project management background
• Pro-active team leading and people management skills and ability to drive change
• Capability to lead project teams, see the big picture and to prioritize in changing situations
• Good networking and collaboration skills with employees, project teams, customers, and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of tissue machines industry, processes, engineering and/or automation technology or their air systems seen as benefit
• Knowledge of mechanical 3D modelling software like Catia V5/V6 or from automation side Siemens S5/7 and PLC and especially Valmet DNA seen as strength

In addition, you communicate fluently in English - other language skills will be a benefit. You have excellent communication and negotiations skills which enables you to operate in global business environment and customer interface between Valmet and the customer. Willingness to travel occasionally on international basis.

We offer

We offer you a great opportunity to take part and develop our engineering, technology, products and business in international and inspiring working environment where you will be able to develop your skills and enjoy rewarding challenges.

Additional information

In case of any further questions about this position, please contact Jukka Halme, Director, Engineering Operations, Board, Paper and Tissue Technology Solutions Business Unit by phone +358 50 317 0890

If this sounds like the job you are looking for and you are ready to go for it, please send your application with your CV and salary request as soon as possible but not later than January 31st.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customers performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork.

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