Packaging Machine Expert

The ambition of Packaging Materials division is to be a global leader in circular economy with our high-quality renewable packaging materials based on both virgin and recycled fiber. Addressing the needs of today’s eco-conscious consumers, we help customers and brand owners to find the best material for their packaging and to replace fossil-based materials with low carbon footprint, renewable and recyclable alternatives. A wide selection of barrier coatings enables the design and optimisation of packaging for various demanding consumer and industrial packaging end uses.
Stora Enso Packaging Materials is a leading producer of Consumer Board and Containerboard materials with an established customer base and a wide product portfolio for consumer and corrugated packaging. Customers benefit from Stora Enso’s broad selection of board raw materials made from recycled and virgin fibre as well as our valuable industry experience, know-how and customer support. Our main customer groups include printer converters, liquid packaging converters, cup converters, corrugators, merchants, brand owners and retailers. We produce our materials at 8 mills: Fors and Skoghall in Sweden, Ostroleka in Poland, and Varkaus, Heinola, Ingerois, Imatra in Finland.
We are looking for a Packaging Machine Expert to join Packaging Development and Design (PDD) team to support our sales teams in Packaging Materials to develop and expand connections to targeted Brand Owners and Retailers. Together with our customers and Stora Enso teams you will be steering packaging projects throughout the entire packaging process.
Tasks
As a Packaging Machine Expert in PDD, your job is to:
• Develop packaging machine scenarios for new and/or modified packaging solutions
• Implement new/updated packaging machinery together with the expert teams of our clients
• Analyse the potential of automation for packaging processes including efficiency, flexibility and cost reduction
• Optimise existing packaging machinery in the scope of our packaging projects
• Manage the relationship with Brand Owners, packaging converters and packaging machine manufacturers
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time and within scope
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Be responsible for more sustainable packaging solutions in all Brand Owner and Retailer market segments.
In your work you will report to the PMO Lead and Head of PDD and work closely with all packaging related teams in Stora Enso.
Requirements
Are you the one? In order to succeed in this role, you have:
• University degree in packaging technology, engineering or equivalent work experience
• Proven working experience in packaging machine processes with focus on filling technologies at Brand Owners, packaging machine manufactures and/or packaging converters
• Broad understanding of fibre-based and other packaging materials and technologies
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Open minded and positive attitude
• Flexibility and willing to travel (up to 50%).
The location for this position is close to an airport in Europe – home office, but requires readiness for travel up to 50% of the time.
Additional Information
Hiring managers Melanie Ruhnke, +49 172 31 83 060, melanie.ruhnke@storaenso.com, and Olaf Starken, +49 170 81 11 638, olaf.starken@storaenso.com, as well as HR Leader Nils-Petter Westling, +46 70 231 82 16, Nils-Petter.Westling@storaenso.com, are happy to answer your questions about the position. Other questions can be directed to Recruitment Specialist Jessica Barse, jessica.barse@storaenso.com.
Interested? You are welcome to apply via Stora Enso's online system, www.storaenso.com/en/careers! We work with the recruitment process on an ongoing basis, so apply as soon as possible, but no later than August 16, 2020. Your application includes CV and a personal letter. In the personal letter, please let us know why you are suitable for this position. We accept applications submitted through our recruitment system only. Prospective employees are screened for drug use in the pre-employment examination.
We believe diversity strengthens our competitiveness and diverse working teams enable us to explore different perspectives and challenge our way of thinking, contributing to better decision-making. We work actively to increase equality and diversity in the workplace and are therefore happy to see applicants contributing to this.
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Part of the bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper. Our customers include packaging manufacturers, brand owners, paper and board producers, publishers, retailers, print houses, converters, and joinery and construction companies.
Our fibre-based materials are renewable and recyclable. Our solutions offer low-carbon alternatives to products based on fossil fuels and other non-renewable materials. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow.