Your responsibilities

• Lead and develop production supervisors and shop-floor teams, strengthening accountability, collaboration, competence, engagement, and safety.
• Ensure daily production follows the production plan, customer priorities, and agreed lead times. Manage capacity, workforce allocation, shifts, and resource use.
• Monitor and improve HSE, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and efficiency KPIs. Identify bottlenecks and coordinate corrective actions for stable flow and reliable delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement through waste reduction, standardization, and productivity initiatives. Support the ramp-up of new equipment, technologies, products, and production processes.
• Partner with Planning & Logistics, Quality, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, HSE, and HR to solve operational issues. Ensure compliance with Valmet standards, procedures, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Expectations for you

• You have a completed university degree, preferably in Production Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• You bring management experience from industrial environments.
• You have strong people leadership and production management skills, with a hands-on approach.
• You use analytical and problem-solving skills and work effectively across functions in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• You are available to work on-site in Vespasiano.
• English proficiency is desirable.

To succeed in this role

You will combine clear people leadership with disciplined production management. You will use data and practical problem-solving to balance safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and efficiency. Success also depends on close cross-functional collaboration and a steady focus on employee development, standardization, and continuous improvement.

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

Valmet offers an engaging role for someone who wants to combine people leadership with operational improvement. You will work in a collaborative manufacturing environment where safety, reliable delivery, competence development, and continuous improvement are part of the daily focus.

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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