Senior Manager, Engineering, Air Systems
Are you ready for the next career step - join us in leading our global engineering operations
At Valmet, we are shaping the future of sustainable packaging and paper solutions through innovation, collaboration, and a seamless lifecycle approach. Join us in advancing the packaging and paper business, as we move forward with our renewed strategy to Lead the Way. This means pioneering smarter technologies, expanding our service capabilities, and delivering customer value across the entire lifecycle—from raw material to finished product. If you're ready to make a real impact in a dynamic, future-focused environment, we invite you to grow with us.
The Air Systems function develops and delivers air systems for packaging and paper industry. Our solutions help customers increase productivity, reduce operating costs, save energy, and improve quality. We work closely with other Valmet businesses, providing expert support and driving joint development. Our main location is in Raisio, Finland.
We are now looking for a Senior Manager, Engineering to lead and develop our global engineering operations. In this role, you will be responsible for qualified and timely engineering of delivery projects, as well as for related communication with internal stakeholders and, upon need, with customers. You will lead matters requiring expert advisory and problem solving, taking a role in securing customer satisfaction around them. You will globally develop individuals, ways of working, stakeholder network, and systems and tools for high degree of flexibility and competitiveness. You enable expertise from your team and network being utilized in product and operations development projects. In this role, you will report to the Director, Air Systems and be primarily located in our Raisio office.
Key Responsibilities
Project engineering management (including problem-solving, and internal and customer communication in projects)
Project engineering
Engineering development:
Skills and competencies in own engineering and in network
Cost competitiveness and lead time
Guidelines, instructions and models
AI solutions
Coordinating installation advising and start-up services (served to customers through internal stakeholder organization)
Requirements
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
Familiar with mechanical engineering, process engineering and / or process automation engineering
Familiar with project engineering
Familiar with engineering processes, systems and tools. Experience with AI-solutions is a plus
Experience in working in a global environment
Customer-focused mindset with strong teamwork and communication skills
Independent and proactive working style, complemented by strong networking skills
Ability and will to lead and develop global team and network. Ability and willingness to travel occasionally
Fluent in English (written and spoken); other language skills are a plus.
We Offer
We offer you a challenging and impactful leadership role in a global technology company and opportunities for professional growth and development. Our working environment is forward-looking, collaborative and innovative.
Additional information
In case of any further questions about this position, please contact Mika Granlund, Director, Air Systems, tel. +358 50 317 1740 (Mobile) Preferably on 22rd April from 15:00 to 16:00, or on 29th April from 12:00 to 13:00 (Finnish time).
Apply by sending your resume and application including salary request by filling out our application form as soon as possible but no later than 30th April.
We review applications during the application period, and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. In our recruitment process we use a variety of selection methods, such as video screening, personality questionnaires, ability tests and interviews.
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