At Billerud we believe that when we have tomorrow in mind, we will do our very best today. It is thanks to our employees that we are a world-leading company within the field of renewable paper and packaging materials. Do you want to realize your true value and work for a sustainable tomorrow? Join us!
Are you passionate about business applications, technical problem-solving, and working closely with users to create efficient and reliable IT solutions?
We are looking for an Application Specialist to join our local Mill Applications team at the Gävle Mill. In this role, you will act as a key technical specialist within your maintenance area, supporting and developing business-critical applications while working closely with business stakeholders, suppliers, and IT colleagues.
About the role
As an Application Specialist, you will be responsible for the technical support, maintenance, and continuous development of applications and systems within your assigned maintenance area. You will play an important role in ensuring stable operations, delivering improvements, and supporting business needs through effective and sustainable IT solutions.
The role combines technical expertise with stakeholder collaboration and includes activities such as troubleshooting, requirements management, testing, documentation, solution design, and quality assurance. You will work closely with both internal and external resources and contribute to the ongoing development of applications, processes, and ways of working.
Your main tasks will be:
- Develop and maintain business-critical applications and IT solutions within your maintenance area.
- Contribute to new functionality, enhancements, and continuous improvements to existing systems and processes.
- Act as a technical specialist in troubleshooting, testing, technical documentation, and quality assurance.
- Support planning, estimation, and execution of activities to ensure successful deliveries.
- Drive governance-related activities and contribute to the development of common IT processes and standards.
- Support incident management, problem resolution, and preventive activities to improve system stability and performance.
- Contribute to a collaborative Global IT mindset and support cross-functional initiatives across maintenance areas.
You will be located at our production unit in Gävle and work together with an ambitious team and report to IT Manager Mill Applications. We value sustainability and offer flexible working opportunities.
The role includes occasional travel and participation in on-call activities may be required.
We also put Safety First! At Billerud, we are all responsible for contributing to a safe working environment.
- University degree in Information Technology or equivalent education and experience.
- Experience working with application management, application support, or technical system maintenance.
- Good understanding of business applications and system landscapes within a maintenance or support environment.
- Basic understanding of governance processes, integrations, and technical platforms.
- Knowledge of Agile ways of working, Microsoft development platforms, and Azure DevOps.
- Experience from manufacturing, process industries, or production-supporting IT environments is considered an advantage.
- Good documentation skills and experience producing technical documentation.
- Fluency in Swedish and English, both written and spoken
You are a service-minded and solution-oriented professional with a genuine interest in technology and business systems. You enjoy working closely with users and stakeholders, helping them solve challenges, and improving the way they work.
As a person, you are flexible, proactive, and resilient in changing environments. You communicate clearly, build trust easily, and are motivated by delivering reliable solutions that create value for the business.
Our values are central to our business, and we believe you recognize yourself in: We care for each other, and We do what we say!
Your personality is important to us, and we encourage you to apply for the position even if you think you do not meet all the qualifications.
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Recruiting Manager Stefan Anderson (Manager IT Mill Applications) at [email protected]. Questions about the recruitment process should be directed to Mimmi Jonsson, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at [email protected]
Our recruitment process includes interviews, recruitment tests, reference checks, alcohol and drug tests, and background checks.
