Turn shop-floor insight into lasting results as a Manufacturing Engineer

Are you ready to combine manufacturing engineering with hands-on continuous improvement?

Join a role where you will lead Lean initiatives, develop manufacturing processes and standards, and turn shop-floor opportunities into sustainable gains in productivity, efficiency, quality, and cost. You will engage operators and production teams, solve practical process and equipment challenges, and support the industrialization and ramp-up of new equipment, processes, and products. This is an opportunity to move ideas from analysis to implementation, results, and standardization.

Your responsibilities

• Lead the plant continuous improvement program and 5S activities, including training, audits, action plans, Kaizen events, and structured projects using A3, VSM, PDCA, and other Lean tools.

• Engage operators, supervisors, and production teams to identify, prioritize, implement, and sustain improvements in productivity, efficiency, cost, waste, quality, and process performance.

• Analyze and standardize manufacturing processes, routings, work instructions, and documentation; conduct time studies, capacity analysis, line balancing, and equipment utilization assessments.

• Identify bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and process losses, then provide technical support for equipment, tooling, process, and manufacturing issues on the shop floor.

• Support industrialization, commissioning, equipment and automation investments, and new product or process development; define technical requirements and use manufacturing data and KPIs to measure and communicate results.

Expectations for you

• You hold a bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Production, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

• You bring relevant experience in manufacturing, process engineering, industrial engineering, or continuous improvement, preferably with direct shop-floor exposure.

• You have led improvement projects and process changes and can apply Lean tools including A3, PDCA, Kaizen, VSM, and 5S.

• You understand process optimization, standardized work, time studies, capacity analysis, industrialization, commissioning, equipment ramp-up, project management, cost reduction, and KPI analysis.

• You have advanced English communication skills, good Excel and data-analysis skills, and experience with ERP or manufacturing systems, preferably SAP.

To succeed in this role

You combine structured, data-driven problem solving with a proactive and hands-on approach. You communicate clearly, facilitate learning, and build trust with operators, supervisors, engineers, management, and international teams, even when you do not have direct authority. You take ownership, manage several initiatives independently, and balance fast implementation with sound technical analysis and standardization.

We also expect you to align with Valmet’s Leadership Principles—practical behaviours that guide how we lead, collaborate, and succeed together:

• Take accountability - Act with ownership, set clear expectations, and follow through

• Lead with courage - Champion change, try bold ideas, and learn quickly

• Build on trust - Listen to understand, be open, and create psychological safety

• Collaborate for growth - Work across boundaries, value diverse perspectives, and focus on customer value

We offer

In this role, you will have direct influence on manufacturing performance by connecting technical analysis with practical shop-floor engagement. You will work across production, engineering, leadership, and multisite or international teams to develop processes, support equipment and product changes, and sustain measurable improvements. Valmet offers an inspiring and challenging position in a collaborative, international work environment. We support development-minded people with learning opportunities and up-to-date work tools.

When everything works together

Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.

At Valmet, diversity of thought drives innovation. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive environment, where people can be themselves and are supported to contribute at their best. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential, never on personal characteristics such as gender, gender identity, age, ethnicity, nationality, disability, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, or political views.

Join the team - and lead the way with us!

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