Paper engineer jobs in Finland
Paper engineers ensure an optimal production process in the manufacture of paper and related products. They select primary and secondary raw materials and check their quality. In addition, they optimize machinery and equipment usage as well as the chemical additives for paper making.
Paper engineer - Which skills are essential?
Acquire test samples at various stages of the paper deinking and paper recycling process. Process the samples, e.g. by adding a measured amount of dye solution, and test them to determine values such as the pH level, the tear resistance or the degree of disintegration.
The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
Implement safety programmes to comply with national laws and legislation. Ensure that equipment and processes are compliant with safety regulations.
Organise engineering activities before starting them.
The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.
The chemical composition of paper and the substances that can be added to the pulp in order to change the paper properties, such as caustic soda, sulfurous acid, and sodium sulfide.
Gain, correct or improve knowledge about phenomena by using scientific methods and techniques, based on empirical or measurable observations.
The different steps in the manufacturing of paper and paperboard products, such as pulp production, bleaching, and pressing.
Monitor every aspect of the paper quality, such as its thickness, opacity and smoothness according to specifications and for further treatment and finishing processes.
Avoid lesser quality and lower grades of recycled paper and pulp by keeping an eye open for stickies, plastics, colour, unbleached fibres, brightness, and dirt.
The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.
Analyse and identify the strengths and weaknesses of solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems; formulate and plan alternatives.
The different criteria used to determine differences in paper types such as coarseness and thickness, and the different fabrication methods and wood types from which the types of paper stem.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Monitor parameters to keep an eye on the production, developments and costs within your area of control.
Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.
Different kinds of paper sizes such as folio, quarto, octavo, and sixteen-mo. Each type indicates how many times the paper has to be folded. While these are older, they are nowadays connected with ISO standards such as the A paper sizes.
Kinds of pulp are distinguished based on their fibre type and the specific chemical processes through which they were created.
Paper engineer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.
Principles governing business management methods such as strategy planning, methods of efficient production, people and resources coordination.
Utilise computer equipment or digital devices to facilitate quality control, data management, and communication. Follow instructions given by a computer programme, create computer files or documents.
Exchanging and conveying information, ideas, concepts, thoughts, and feelings through the use of a shared system of words, signs, and semiotic rules via a medium.
Manage the scheduling of procedures which aim to maximise sales objectives, such as forecasting market trends, product placement, and sales planning.
Dispose of dangerous materials such as chemical or radioactive substances according to environmental and to health and safety regulations.
Dispose of waste materials which pose no risk to health and safety in a manner which complies with recycling and waste management procedures.
Perform safety audits and inspections on workplaces and workplace equipment. Ensure that they meet safety regulations and identify hazards and risks.
Prepare a comprehensive and unbiased report on wood technology production and progressive development of wood based materials.
Use computer-aided design (CAD) systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.
The principles concerning customer behaviour and target markets with the aim of promotion and sales of a product or a service.