R&D/Process Manager

Valmet's Stock Preparation and Recycled Fiber (SPR) business unit supplies solutions and equipment to process raw materials for board and paper industry. We are looking for a R&D Engineer or Manager, to manage and develop stock preparation and recycled fiber process water technologies together with the technology / R&D team. Preferably, the role is based in Tampere or Raisio, but Inkeroinen, Jyväskylä or Järvenpää can be taken into considered as well.

Your main tasks and responsibilities in this role will be:

• Managing and developing paper mill wide balance calculations, mill water process evaluations, water treatment technologies and equipment, reject water treatment and understanding water chemistry and biological effluent treatment technologies together with the technology team

• Working together with the technology team on technical performance, guarantees, equipment and process dimensioning and reference management

• Supporting sales and marketing functions in concept selection and argumentation

• Supporting delivery operations team

• Participating in R&D projects and ensuring competitiveness in the paper, board and tissue processes

• Actively interact and co-operate with various internal stakeholders such as other technology units and engineering

To succeed in this role, we expect you to have the following qualifications:

• You have a relevant technical education such as master’s degree of Science or D.Sc. (Tech.) in paper or process technology or other relevant field

• You have gained some understanding and know-how of paper industry

• Data analyzation skills and Industrial Internet knowledge are seen as a benefit

• Fluent English and Finnish are essential in this role, other languages are seen as a benefit

• You have willingness and ability to travel on international basis (approx. 50-100 days a year)

In addition, you have a passion to make success within Valmet, co-operative attitude and ability to achieve results also under pressure. Your personal characteristics include analytical mindset and intercultural communication skills along with excellent presentation and argumentation skills.

We offer

We offer you great vantage point in international technology company. You will be an important part of a winning team that values your contribution and is willing to support your desire for learning. You will have access to work with top specialists around the world and opportunity to develop market leading technology even to be better. We know that one of the key components of our success is the skills and knowledge of the people who join our team – talents like you.

Additional information

Did we catch your interest? If you want to find out more please contact Tuomo Aho, Director, Research & Technology, by phone +358 40 8676059, 2nd June 11-13 or 7th June 9-11 or by email tuomo.aho@valmet.com.

If this sounds like the job you are looking for and you are ready to go for it, apply soon, or latest by 11th of June 2023.  We will begin reviewing applications as we receive them.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 17,500 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers’ performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how – and above all, teamwork. Join the team! www.valmet.com/careers