Operator

We are seeking operators for permanent positions in the Varkaus sawmill production line. The role includes a variety of tasks across the production process; as a production operator you will be responsible for your part of the production process as well as keeping your department clean and orderly. Safety is our top priority and all employees contribute to creating a safe working environment. The job is a shift position and starts in the spring. What kind of professionals are we looking for? Success in the role requires a flexible, eager-to-learn and proactive attitude. You are development-minded and have an excellent safety mindset. You should have good cooperation skills and willingness to work in a team. An autonomous and responsible approach to tasks describes your working style. We also require fluent Finnish language skills. We hope for a vocational qualification suitable for the role and work experience, for example in construction, sheet metal, wood, sawmilling, machine, electrical or automation technology fields, experience in mechanical forest industry production tasks, and knowledge of sawmilling and further processing production processes is considered an advantage; experience as a steel fitter is an advantage; experience in mechanical engineering and/or electrical and automation technology is an advantage. Technical competence helps in performing the job. English language skills are considered an advantage. What we offer? By joining our team you become part of our diverse work culture that supports you in finding new perspectives and professional development. You will have the opportunity to contribute to a renewable and responsible future, because we believe that everything produced today from fossil raw materials can be produced from wood tomorrow. Our main priority is that each of us goes home healthy every day. Therefore we support your physical and mental well-being. To apply, please leave your application in our recruitment system by 4 October 2026. For more information about the position contact the recruiting supervisor Minna Holma, minna.holma@storaenso.com and for submitting your application contact our recruiter Veera Kaislasalo, veera.kaislasalo@storaenso.com. If taking the job requires a duly completed pre-employment medical examination, including a drug test. Welcome to work for a renewable materials company! Stora Enso is a renewable materials world leader whose strategy centers on packaging. Our business purpose is to replace non-renewable materials with renewable solutions. Together with our customers we design and deliver competitive, high-quality packaging materials and solutions made from virgin and recycled fibers. In this way we accelerate the transition to a bio-based circular economy. We believe that diversity strengthens our competitiveness and that teams composed of people from different backgrounds enable us to explore diverse perspectives and challenge our thinking for better decision making. We actively strive to increase equality and diversity in the workplace and we are happy to receive applications from candidates from different backgrounds who meet the environmental-conscious consumer requirements. The Varkaus plant is a diverse integration consisting of a packaging board mill, a sawmill and an LVL plant. The packaging board mill operations include a pulp handling plant, a pulp mill, a recycling pulp plant and a paper machine producing the outer layer of corrugated board (PK3). The LVL plant produces veneer boards for the construction industry and the sawmill produces sawn timber and planed products. The Varkaus plant's annual wood consumption (pine and spruce) is about 2 million cubic meters. Wood procurement mostly takes place within a 100 km radius of the plant.