Senior Manager, Service Workshop Manager

We are looking for a Senior Manager for our Workshop Operations

In our newly established Pulp, Energy & Circularity (PEC) Services business unit we are now looking for a senior manager to lead & develop our workshop operations. Our customers are e.g. in chemical pulping, mechanical pulping, stock preparation for board, tissue and paper making, fiber board production and biofuel production. The global workshop network is providing e.g. equipment reconditioning, upgrades and new replacement equipment.

This role will be closely collaborating with our Area sales and delivery execution organization. We expect the role to actively develop the end-to-end workshop process to achieve efficient and lean execution of customer services. You will be line manager for the solid line workshop managers and production technical experts and in matrix you will lead the workshop managers of multiproduct workshops.

Main responsibilities

• Efficient delivery of workshop services to our customers.
• Lead and develop the workshop operations globally, including securing compliance to HSE and Quality requirements.
• Manage workload and forecasting for global operations,
• Lead technical production support for workshops, drive operational development initiatives.
• Act as process owner for the fiber workshop operations (end-to-end).
• Develop the global workshop footprint in line with strategic objectives.
• Manage the investment process for the fiber workshops.
• Active collaboration and providing feedback & improvement ideas to technology and service concept development teams.
  
  

Requirements

• Master's degree in engineering
• 10 + years of technical and leadership experience from similar positions
• Strong understanding of fiber processing equipment and customer maintenance needs
• Technology knowledge of e.g. chipping, cooking, conveying & dewatering, HC refiners, mechanical pulping and fiberboard is seen as a big advantage
• Production technology, e.g. welding expertise is considered an advantage
• Maintenance and investment process knowledge
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to travel internationally
  
  

To succeed in this position, you will need to understand the customer business and needs, motivate and develop the team, collaborate and build networks, understand financial figures, break down strategy into actions and have the ability to oversee the big-picture.

We offer

In return we offer a rewarding position with true a global industry leader in exciting Pulp business. You have an important role in developing our Fiber workshop service business future. You can work at any of our key Fiber workshop locations or PEC Service major locations globally.

Additional Information

Did we catch your interest? We look forward to hearing from you, apply latest by September 21st.

Would you like to know more or do you have questions about the position? Please contact Annette Engström, Director, PEC Services Operational Excellence, by email [email protected].

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Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With over 19,000 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.

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