Combine your position with personal development
In our Early Career trainee program, you have the opportunity to integrate a permanent position with personalized development tailored to your needs. The program, designed for recent graduates or individuals with a few years of work experience, lasts for 18 months.
For SCA, the Early Career program is a commitment to providing our future leaders and specialists with the best opportunities for growth. For you, it can mean a flying start to your career.
The program offers insights into our business, an overview of the entire organization, and the chance to build a broad network. While holding a permanent position, you will collaborate with other participants on personal development, self-awareness, communication, leadership, coaching, project management, values, group dynamics, and conflict resolution. Committed managers and colleagues will be available to offer support and share their experiences.
Curious?
Are you curious about shaping the future with the force of the forest? With us, you can accelerate your career and contribute to solving climate issues. Apply for our Early Career program and combine a stable job with personal development. We are seeking recent graduates or those with a few years of work experience.
If it sounds appealing, stay tuned for the next round of the program!
Engineering graduates take the next step
Wilma Norberg, Lovisa Dahlqvist, and Hanna Norberg work in different specialist roles at SCA Östrand. Now, they face their next challenge – SCA’s development program Early Career. With both curiosity and anticipation, they look forward to the journey ahead.
The Early Career program is aimed at employees who are either newly graduated or have a few years of work experience. Over the course of 18 months, participants combine their regular work with developmental efforts, both individually and in collaboration with their immediate manager.
What do they hope to gain from Early Career?
The trio is driven by different motivations but share the view that Early Career is an opportunity to build something long-term – both for themselves and their teams.
Wilma reflects on her career goals:
“For me, it’s already becoming clearer where I want to go. I want to work more commercially – with customers, contracts, and negotiations. And I love mathematics. Those are the types of tasks that motivate me.”
Hanna hopes to gain practical tools to use in her daily work:
“I want to learn methods and ways of working that will strengthen both myself and the team.”
Lovisa agrees and adds that the program can also lead to a better understanding of oneself and one’s strengths:
“It can be hard to know what the right path forward is when you’ve ‘only’ studied so far.”
All three agree that the most important goal of participating is to grow – both professionally and as colleagues.
Lovisa Dahlqvist, 26 years old
Education:
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Background:
- Master's thesis at SCA R&D Centre
- Six months at the County Administrative Board of Västernorrland, focusing on supervision of environmentally hazardous activities
- Started at Östrand in February as an operations engineer in the energy department
Hanna Norberg, 26 years old
Education:
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Background:
- Master’s thesis at SCA Östrand in collaboration with the R&D Centre
- Summer jobs at Östrand and Ortviken, where I also participated in the Tekniksprånget (technology leap) program
- One year as a production engineer at Nouryon
- Currently a process engineer at Östrand, temporarily assigned to the fiber line as an operations engineer
Wilma Norberg, 26 years old
The program can help me move forward toward achieving my goals.
Education:
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management
Background:
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Freight forwarder and sub-process owner at SCA Sourcing & Logistics, 2021–2025
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Master’s thesis at SCA Sourcing & Logistics
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Process planner at SCA Östrand since March 2025