Research Laboratory Technician

Metsä Board

Metsä Group is a successful forest industry group with roots in the Finnish forest - Our parent company is a cooperative of over 90,000 forest owners. Metsä Group's paperboard business Metsä Board produces lightweight high-quality folding boxboard and food service paperboards, as well as white kraftliners. The pure fresh fibre used in our products is a renewable, safe and recyclable raw material from northern forests. Metsä Board's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and different stages of life. Metsä has space and opportunities for many kinds of talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnic background, sexual orientation, disability or other characteristics - Metsä is for all. Read more: metsagroup.com/metsaforall .

This recruitment is carried out anonymously.

Metsä Board R&D is looking for a

RESEARCH LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

to join Metsä Board's R&D laboratory in Äänekoski. In this position, you will work with paperboard, analytics and new material solutions in a versatile research and development environment.

Our R&D laboratory produces information for product development, mills, technical service, product safety, and sales and marketing. In this role, practical laboratory work is combined with evaluating and reporting results, managing your own area of responsibility, and collaborating closely with experts and internal customers.

What will you get to do?

Your exact role will be shaped by your competence and experience. Your work may focus on one or more of the following areas:

Studies and tests related to paperboard testing and converting

Research on paperboard coatings and coated materials

Analytics related to barrier properties

Chemical analytics, such as FT-IR and GC/MS analyses

Your work includes sample preparation, systematic execution of measurements and analyses, and assessment of the quality and reliability of the results. You will analyse measurement data in Excel and report the resul