IT/OT Specialist

This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

We are looking for

IT/OT SPECIALIST

to join Metsä Group ICT in Lappeenranta, Joutseno and Simpele area.

What will you get to do?

As an IT/OT Specialist you will work at our business units in Local ICT Services function as part of a team of experienced ICT professionals. In this position you will work especially at IT/OT interface to ensure that needed ICT Services for the business units are being delivered according to agreed requirements. You will take leadership to coordinate the ICT scope of agreed local projects especially regarding automation and production system builds and renewals. The job requires travelling domestically.

Key responsibilities:

• managing the ICT scope delivery of agreed mill specific projects according to the requirements (e.g., technical and information security requirements)
• providing OT knowledge to ICT
• providing ICT knowledge to mill production/automation organization
• performing erection supervision tasks for ICT infrastructure installations

What kind of skills are we looking for?

In order to strengthen Metsä Group’s reputation as an organization with superior ICT knowledge of all different aspects of ICT and at IT/OT interface, we expect you to have

• an educational degree in computing or automation and at least couple of year years working experience in ICT and automation discipline/process industry.
• capability to enhance the feedback of technical information from the ICT teams towards local businesses and to bring local business needs towards ICT.
• an ambition to act as a resource to local business to improve mill’s ICT and OT quality and efficiency.
• efficient and cooperative skills with the ability to work and contribute proactively and independently, in teams and across the organization.
• the ability to take responsibility in multi-discipline projects and tasks especially at IT/OT interface.
• fluent in Finnish and English.

Essential job functions

• Work requires a good knowledge of ICT technologies and mills’ (process industry) automation/IT processes and technologies (e.g., network technologies [TCP/IP, Profinet], cybersecurity).
• Basic knowledge of PLC technology and PLC programming in Siemens environment will be counted as an asset.
• Good organizational and co-operational skills required as well as the ability to conceptualize and understand various ICT and OT related challenges and issues.

Career in the new era at Metsä Group

The best sparring for business – deepen your expertise as a specialist. At Metsä Group, you’ll work with professionals from many fields. Our atmosphere is open, and it’s easy for newcomers to fit in. We want to renew the business by striving for positive impacts on the environment and society. This means significant development opportunities and agile projects, competence development, and understanding the business. Our big company offers a wide range of career opportunities and many interesting challenges. 

Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.

We offer our employees a wide range of fringe benefits, including comprehensive occupational health care, and extensive training and development opportunities. To support wellbeing at work, we encourage our employees to take advantage of culture, sports and bicycle benefits.

Metsä Group has a hybrid working model. In this position, part of the work can be done remotely.

Above all, this position offers you diverse working days, challenging projects and a job that affects the present and future of Metsä. Our team builds new technology for our plants and mills and secures that the existing ones serve our business in the best possible way. More information about us and the role of ICT in Metsä you’ll find from the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_q6DgVjHFo

Enter a new era in your career,​ welcome to Metsä Group!​

Anonymous recruitment - how it works 

This is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of educational institution and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden.

This recruitment is carried out by Metsä Group’s recruitment partner. Our partner sees the applicants’ details in the system, but the applicants remain anonymous to Metsä Group during application processing. Our recruitment partner is committed to presenting the most suitable applicants for the open position.

Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you’re invited for interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview.

Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment.

Would you like to know more? Contact us!

Because the application process is anonymous, we don’t record any information about people who contact us. So don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process itself.

For more information about the position, please contact Local ICT Manager Jukka Mokkila. You can reach Jukka by phone on +358408303856, best available on 7.8. between 14-16 and on 8.8. between 14-16.

What happens next?

Click on the link below to apply. Note that attachments won’t be visible in anonymous recruitment until the interview stage, so it’s important to fill in the application form carefully. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we’ll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your CV and salary request.

You’ll receive a confirmation message the next morning after your application has been received.

The application will be open until 12.8.2024. We wish you the best of luck!