Meet our Employees

Meet Arun Thakur, Process Engineer at Ovako, who turned his thesis project on machine learning in steelmaking into a dynamic career. Arun thrives on solving challenges in billet manufacturing, collaborating with teams, and enjoying sports and outdoor activities in his free time.

Meet Amanda Wikström, HR Business Partner at Ovako, who turned her dream internship into a fulfilling career. Passionate about people and problem-solving, Amanda thrives on Ovako’s innovative, collaborative, and empowering work culture

Sara Saketi, Senior R&D Engineer at Ovako, explores wear mechanisms to enhance steel components and collaborates with universities on innovative projects. Outside of work, she enjoys family activities like football, swimming, and cycling.

Joona Niskala, an Electrician at Ovako, joined in 2019 for the opportunity to work in industrial electrical maintenance. He enjoys problem-solving and learning new skills in a constantly evolving field. Outside of work, Joona stays active with friends, the gym, cycling, and gaming.

Ovako employees in the Nordic region can get the opportunity to travel to Japan for up to three weeks, or possibly longer for R&D projects.

Last December, for the first time, Ovako Imatra mill started up training for the vocational qualification in process industries focusing on metallurgical industry. In addition to practical experience at the workplace, the apprenticeship trainees will complete four study modules. As in all Ovako operations, the starting point for the apprenticeship training is our key priority – safety.

Sebastian Smed started his personal journey at Ovako as a summer temp in 2010 - but Sebastian is actually the fourth generation in an unbroken line of the Smed family to work at Ovako in Hällefors. Ever since that summer, he has continued progressing within the company and in addition to his role as a process operator at the rolling mill, Sebastian is also a safety and union representative for IF Metall

Julia Hermansson has been a controller at Ovako Hällefors since 2017. Her role as a controller includes preparing and following up business plans, budgets and financial statements to analyze and evaluate operational performance. When the opportunity arose for a job that turned out to be a good fit with where she was in her life and education, she jumped at the chance to apply - a decision she has never regretted!

We have merged our sales units covering Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltics to create a new unit serving customers in our home market of the Nordic and Baltic countries. The new team includes around 15 people in direct sales, as well as a further 40 at Ovako Metals in Tampere, Finland, which provides stock services for our own steel products, as well as stainless steel, copper and brass.

Our co-workers are Ovako’s most important asset. For us, it is primarily about finding the right skills for the right role at the right time.

Anneli Anhelm, head of technical customer service and product development, tried out a number of opportunities before she knew what she wanted to work with.