Summer jobs at Metsä Board - Trainee, S&OE

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.

Summer jobs at Metsä Board: Trainee, S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution)

What kind of summer job awaits you?

You will be a member of the S&OE team. The S&OE specialist team is responsible for mills’ S&OE short-term plan and daily availability management and it is responsible of managing and developing production fine planning. In this role you will report to S&OE Team leader and can be located at one of Metsä Board mills in Finland or Husum in Sweden, or in Espoo or Tampere Office.

In this role you will

• Create (monthly) and maintain (daily) production blocks in the S&OE horizon to guarantee customer availability
• Create detailed production plans for Metsä Board mills
• Maintain orders in case of production changes, inform possible order delays according to the agreed delay handling procedure
• Utilize free stock and maximizing the circulation of it
• Plan and coordinate external and internal converting
• Monitor production and handle exceptions
• Guarantee supply availability for customers by handling orders with production availability restrictions, according to the agreed exceptional availability process
• Monitor MTS replenishment quantities and handle manual MTS replenishments in problem situations

What are we expecting of you?

The summer job in S&OE is well suited for a student of, for example, supply chain, industrial engineering and management at university or college level.

We expect you to be reliable, flexible, proactive and cooperative. We value your ability to work independently and make decisions. We appreciate your willingness to learn and develop on the job.

We hope that you have previous experience from the area of production and/or demand planning. Experience with MES system (e.g. TIPS) and SAP R/3 systems would be an advantage. Fluency in English is required. We also require Finnish language skills at the Finnish mills and Swedish language skills at the Husum mill in Sweden.

We hope that you can work from beginning of May until end of September.

Start your career with a summer job at Metsä Group!

A meaningful career ahead – join us and grow into a top specialist. Metsä Group doesn’t hesitate to give opportunities to young professionals or recent graduates. We encourage continuous learning and professional development. You’ll be given more responsibility when you’re ready for it. Our renewable products and environmentally sustainable mills, as well as our important efforts to ensure forest biodiversity, are key to society’s transition to a fossil-free future.

We guarantee all our summer employees a comprehensive orientation, meaningful work tasks, a supportive team, and fair pay.  Watch videos of our previous summer employees’ experiences on our website and on Instagram @metsagroup – you’ll find their stories in the highlights under #KesäMetsässä.

Anonymous recruitment puts everyone on an equal footing

We want to ensure that every applicant has an equal opportunity to be selected for a summer job at Metsä Group. That’s why this recruitment process is anonymous. Your name and contact details will only become visible if you are invited to an interview.

You are not expected to have previous experience with our company, and personal contacts or relationships will not influence the selection process. We primarily offer summer jobs to students and recent graduates.

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.

How to apply? 

You can find more information about the summer recruitment, job areas and locations on our website. Don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process. For more information about the position, please contact Juha Törmä. You can reach Juha by phone +358 40 7600157 best on 5.2.2026 between 14.00-16.00 EET and on 12.2.2026 between 14.00-16.00 EET.

Fill in your application as soon as possible, by 15 February 2026 at the latest. We process applications and select summer employees already during the application period. 

If you create a candidate account on our career page, you will be able to use the same application form for other summer jobs as well.

We wish you the best of luck!