Development Manager

Tietoa tehtävästä

This recruitment is carried out anonymously

Metsä Board Research and Product Development (R&D) is responsible for company´s product development. The work involves internal cooperation with mills, technical service, sales, purchasing and product safety. The external cooperation is key part of the work. Metsä Board R&D at Äänekoski is part of the Excellence Centre which brings together Metsä Board’s own competencies and deep expertise in fibre-based solutions with that of various experts and partners. The cooperation covers customers, supplier companies, research organizations and potentially also start-up companies.

Metsä Board R&D is addressing the global need for sustainable – recyclable and light weight fibre-based packaging materials and is looking for

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

to its Barrier development team. As Development Manager you will report to Director, Barrier development and work closely with both own team members and other members of R&D organization. You will also cooperate with other internal functions, including paperboard mills and Sales as well as external stakeholders, like suppliers and service providers. The position is located either in Espoo or in Äänekoski, Finland.

Your role in the future Metsä

Your main responsibilities are

R&D of barrier paperboard products
Supporting our R&D Laboratory in developing new methods linked to plastic replacement
Participating in projects at Metsä Board’s production units supporting product development
Customer-oriented problem solving

What are we looking for?

Competent candidate should have:

Academic degree in material science, polymer chemistry or other field relevant to the position
Practical experience in the field of barrier development including experience in a research laboratory environment
Capabilities for independent research and product development work
Good problem solving skills
Capabilities for networking and being a good team player
Experience in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is appreciated
Good English language skills, other languages are seen as benefit
Readiness to travel

In case IPR – with experience to barrier development or related material science – is your key competence, there is an option to modify the position towards bigger share of IPR.

Why Metsä?

Metsä Board offers you an interesting position in a responsible and sustainable company with a long history in the Finnish forest industry. Metsä Group’s values are responsible profitability, reliability, cooperation and renewal. If you can relate to these values and you have a development and people-oriented mindset, this might be the job for you.

Anonymous recruitment - how it works

This recruitment is carried out anonymously. Therefore, the following information will be hidden from the recruiters until the interview stage: name, date of birth, contact details, gender, mother tongue, dates of education and name of the educational institution. Attachments (CVs) are also hidden. HR recruiters have access to the applicants' contact details at the stage when they start inviting applicants for interviews.

Our recruiting system will guide you through the application process. You will be asked for personal data, but all the above mentioned information is hidden from the recruiters until the interview stage.

The application form includes questions to help you to present your skills and experience anonymously. Please reply to all questions to make your competences and skills visible. You can attach a CV to your application, but it is hidden at the initial stage of the recruitment process. If you are invited for an interview, recruiters will have access to your CV to support the interview.

Read more about our anonymous recruitment at https://www.metsagroup.com/careers/work-with-us/anonymous-recruitment/

Would you like to hear more?

For additional information please contact Development Manager, Barrier development, Riku Talja, tel. +358 (0)40 5024810 on Thursday March, 28th between 9.00-11.00 (EET) or on Wednesday April, 3rd during 09.00-11.00 (EET) or Monday April 8th between 12.00-14.00 (EET).

What happens next?

Please apply as soon as possible and include your application, CV and salary request. We will start processing applications already during application period. The search is open until 14th April, 2024. We wish you luck!

Tietoa työnantajasta

Metsä Group is leading the way in advancing the bioeconomy. We invest in growth, bioproduct development and a fossil free future. The raw material for our products is renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. We focus on the growth sectors of the forest industry: wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards, as well as tissue and greaseproof papers. Metsä Group’s annual sales amount to approximately EUR 7 billion, and we have around 9,500 employees in around 30 countries. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. Our international Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company is Metsäliitto Cooperative which is owned by over 90,000 forest owners.

Metsä Board

www.metsagroup.com/metsaboard

Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards. We focus on lightweight and high-quality folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners. The pure fresh fibres we use in our products are a renewable and recyclable resource, that can be traced back to sustainably managed northern forests. We are a forerunner in sustainability, and we aim to have completely fossil free mills and raw materials by the end of 2030.

Together with our customers we develop innovative packaging solutions to create better consumer experiences with less environmental impact. In 2022 our sales totalled EUR 2.5 billion, and we have around 2,250 employees. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics – Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall.