Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet
We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.
You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.
We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.
Are you passionate about driving real change in sustainability? Join Huhtamaki’s Flexible Packaging Segment as a Sustainability Manager in Espoo for a fixed-term parental leave cover, and help us deliver on our sustainability ambition.
Duration: 1st January – 31st December 2026
This is an excellent opportunity to drive impactful sustainability projects and work with colleagues from across the globe. As a key business partner, you’ll gain practical experience in how operational sustainability supports our business goals and play an active role in turning our sustainability targets into results.
Where you’ll beYou will be located at our Espoo HQ in Finland and should be within reasonable commuting distance from here.
What you'll be doingImplement sustainability projects focused on environmental performance, especially decarbonization (Scope 1 & 2 emission reduction) and solvents management.
Develop and execute the business segment’s operational sustainability roadmap in close partnership with sites and operations.
Act as a trusted partner to sales teams, supporting sustainability education and responding to customer requests on operational sustainability.
Set and track site-specific sustainability KPIs, ensuring continuous improvement and periodic governance.
Support the segment budgeting and resourcing plans in order to achieve sustainability targets set for the business segment.
Support action planning and execution for social and nature-related sustainability topics.
Willingness to travel, as needed, for business purposes.
Bachelors/ Masters in a relevant field (e.g. business, sustainability, engineering, economics, ).
3-4 years’ experience in sustainability roles, ideally in the manufacturing industry, with a track record in operational sustainability.
Excellent command of both written and spoken English.
Strategic thinking and analytical skills, a problem-solving mindset.
Strong skills in project management, communications and presentation.
Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders globally with a positive, can-do attitude.
A meaningful job: At Huhtamaki, we believe in protecting food, people and the planet. Our innovative and transformative solutions touch the daily lives of people everywhere.
Development opportunities: We care for each other – and want our talent to thrive and develop
Responsible employer: Sustainability is embedded in everything we do. We believe diverse teams fuel innovation. We invest in fostering an environment where everyone is safe both psychologically and physically and where diversity and inclusion are promoted through day-to-day behaviours, which are reinforced by our policies and practices.
Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.
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What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030.
We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
