Head of Production TreeToTextile

Do you want to be part of our journey developing and industrializing a new, innovative man-made cellulosic fiber technology that will provide textile fibers with a sustainable performance? Come and join us at TreeToTextile! We are now entering an up-scaling phase and building a demo plant at Stora Enso’s Nymölla Mill, and we are looking to strengthening our team with a Head of Production.

YOU WILL

The construction of demonstration plant at Stora Enso’s Nymölla Mill will start in spring 2021. The raw material used at the plant will primarily be dissolving pulp from Stora Enso’s Enocell Mill in Finland. The aim is to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of the textile industry and to make sustainable textile fibers available to all.

As Head of Production you will be responsible of supervising the staff and manufacturing process, ensuring quality work is done in a safe, efficient manner. Establishing safety procedures and protocols that take the workers' well-being into account, and that also minimize the carbon footprint will also be your focus.

You will support the organization with your expertise, analyzing all facets of production and liaising with the team to develop plans that improve fiber quality, production output, production costs, and labor required. Diagnosing problems with the help of data in the production line and providing recommendations and training is also important. Furthermore, you will be drawing up production schedules and budgets for our projects.

YOU ARE

We are looking for a strong individual with a can-do attitude that share our drive to bring sustainable materials to the wider market. Since you will supervising the operational team, you are expected to have good people management skills and have, for example, supervisory experience of a production team or other experience from a leading role. You are a good communicator and have the ability to interact with colleagues within the company as well as with external contractors.

As the Demo Plant is a new site, flexibility and a problem-solving mindset will be important. We believe that you have good critical analytical skills and use accurate data in your decision process. This means that you have that entrepreneur mindset with the drive of fixing the issues that might arise hands on and communicate to that in the organization.

We expect that you have a MS or BS degree in chemistry, engineering or similar relevant field. You are also fluent in English, written and spoken. Office program skills are essential.

WANT TO LEARN MORE

We are collaborating with Nexer Recruit regarding this recruitment. Please contact recruitment consultant Johanna Värmfors at Johanna.varmfors@nexergroup.com or call +46 730 821 230 if you want to learn more about the position. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

TREE TO TEXTILE AS AN EMPLOYER

TreeToTextile is built on the vision: Better textiles in harmony with nature, to all. The goal is to deploy a new technology for producing textiles from renewable raw materials and thereby offering a new sustainable low-cost textile fiber to textile suppliers and brands around the world. Our innovation is ready for upscaling in a demo plant which will be our next critical and exciting milestone towards industrialization.

Our company is a joint venture between the entrepreneur Lars Stigsson, H&M, IKEA and Stora Enso. We strongly believe that the mix of competence and the global size of our owners gives us a unique opportunity to make an impact on the textile industry. For the benefit of the planet and everyone living on it. Our aim is first and foremost to honor our own visionary statement, but also to inspire and catalyze new game-changing innovations and collaborations.