Valmet Performance Center Specialist

Valmet Inc.
Appleton, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Appleton, United States of America

Tech stack

Data analysis
Operational Data Store
Data Processing
Data Management

Job description

The Performance Center Specialist is responsible for monitoring industrial process assets to identify anomalies, analyze operational data, and support customer value creation. This role delivers proactive insights, weekly reporting, and escalation of critical issues while collaborating with internal experts and maintaining high-quality customer communication. Travel up to 10% may be required.

  • Remotely monitor industrial process assets (e.g., paper machines, winders) using multiple data platforms.
  • Analyze process data to identify abnormal conditions, trends, inefficiencies, and potential root causes.
  • Provide weekly summary reports and daily issue alerting for assigned customer sites.
  • Translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable recommendations for customers.
  • Deliver insights professionally during customer calls and meetings.
  • Collaborate with internal subject matter experts to validate findings and support improvement actions.
  • Participate in rotating after-hours and weekend on-call coverage for remote support needs.
  • Maintain strong customer focus and service orientation.
  • Pursue continuous self-development in tools, process knowledge, and analytics techniques.
  • Travel up to 10% for customer visits, training, or internal collaboration.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Progress management?, * Bachelor's degree in engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field.

  • 3+ years of experience in data analysis or industrial/process-focused technical work.
  • Ability to interpret industrial process data and identify abnormal conditions.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership, and make decisions with limited supervision.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills to manage and track the progress of multiple projects.
  • Professional demeanor and customer-facing experience.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k) matching
  • Pension plan

About the company

Valmet offers a dynamic work environment that is team-oriented, international and focused on growth. We value and encourage an innovative culture that suits development-minded people who enjoy working in a fast-paced and energetic environment. All this comes with a generous wage and benefits package that includes a company funded pension plan and 401k with company match., Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 19,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our commitment to moving our customer's performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork. Join the team! www.valmet.com/careersna Please note that Valmet will never ask for personal financial information during the interview process. If you feel you have been a victim of an online job posting scam, please notify the Federal Trade Commission.

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