Mill Application Specialist

Billerud; Gävle kommun; On-site; SEK 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

At Billerud, we seek an Application Specialist for our Gävle Mill to maintain and advance business-critical applications and collaborate with stakeholders across IT and production.

You will manage support, testing, documentation, and governance of IT solutions, ensuring stable operations and continuous improvements within your maintenance area.

Qualifications

• 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 maintenance or support.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Application management

Technical documentation

Azure DevOps

Swedish & English fluency

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

University degree in IT or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft development platforms

Azure DevOps

Job description

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.

Qualifications

• 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!

Do you want to help create a sustainable future through your work?

At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important tools to help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.

Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we've grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.

We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 5,200 employees in 16 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 40.5 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.

Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.