Casemet Team
In our career stories, Casemet employees share their own journeys, daily work, and growth with us – discover what it’s like to build a career in a company where expertise, development, and people are at the core.
Team Leader Mia
“There’s always a great atmosphere in the paint shop!”
Mia Lampinen
Team Leader, Powder Coating, Casemet Mikkeli, Finland
At the powder coating facility in Mikkeli, things are rarely quiet. Metal parts move continuously along the automated line: enclosures and components pass through washing, anti-corrosion treatment, painting, and curing. Surface treatment specialists oversee the movement of parts, monitor operations, carry out painting, and ensure quality. The work requires managing multiple stages, from hanging the products to final completion. Rotating tasks ensure variety across shifts.
Mia Lampinen started working at Casemet’s paint shop around five years ago. Initially, she worked in supporting roles, but soon took on more responsibility, moving into powder coating and eventually into her current role as team leader. She is responsible for scheduling, communication, and ensuring that the right tasks are carried out at the right time.
Mia is also completing a vocational qualification in process operation through an apprenticeship. “My studies have deepened my understanding of processes and cause-and-effect relationships. It’s rewarding to be able to learn and develop every day in my work,” she says.
One of the most important aspects of her job is her colleagues and team spirit.
Quality Manager Riina
“Working in quality management negotiations, you often find yourself between a rock and a hard place. Or between a steel enclosure and its lid!“
Riina Strömberg
Quality Manager, Casemet Mikkeli, Finland
A quality manager often finds herself “between the enclosure and the lid”
Whether in the office or on the production floor, the atmosphere sharpens slightly when the determined footsteps of Casemet Group’s Quality Manager, Riina Strömberg, approach. Riina’s responsibilities include maintaining quality and environmental systems and handling customer complaints. In her role, she encounters both praise and criticism, so it’s no wonder her presence makes people stand a little straighter.
Her daily work largely consists of customer communication, investigations, and reporting. Riina started her career at Casemet as a summer trainee and has progressed over the years into increasingly responsible roles. Today, she is responsible for the entire Casemet Group’s quality system.
What Riina values most in her work is the trust she is given to manage her responsibilities independently, as well as the working community. “Colleagues have a huge impact on wellbeing at work.”
Machine Operator Juha
“At this stage, even a single misplaced comma can throw everything off!“
Juha Käkriäinen
Machine Operator, Casemet Mikkeli, Finland
The grammar of a machine operator
A misplaced comma usually brings to mind a language exam. For Juha Kakriainen, operator of Casemet’s sealing machines, comma errors are mostly avoided.
As a machine operator, Juha ensures that silicone and polyurethane gaskets are applied to metal enclosures with millimetre precision. When a new product enters production, a completely new programme code must be created for the machine. “At this stage, even a single misplaced comma can throw everything off!” Juha explains.
The work requires a keen eye both in operating the machine and in inspecting the final result. An experienced eye can tell at a glance whether the sealing has been successful. Learning new things and creating new programme codes are, in Juha’s view, the most rewarding aspects of the job.
In his free time, Juha enjoys American football, which requires speed, tactics, and physical strength – fortunately, commas don’t play a role there.
Supply Chain Manager Teemu
“Metal – heavy metal!“
Teemu Paappanen
Supply Chain Manager, Casemet Pärnu, Estonia
Procurement manager 007
It’s a typical workday at Casemet’s office, filled with the sounds of office life. A phone rings. Headphones are set down, and the call is answered in a confident voice: “Teemu Paappanen.” A highly technical conversation follows. Then Teemu hurries off to the production floor like a secret agent.
This “secret agent”, Teemu Paappanen, is responsible for the success and development of Casemet’s entire supply chain. Supplier collaboration and negotiations play a key role in his work.
The role is often fast-paced and requires quick reactions and foresight to ensure that the availability of products and components remains aligned with production. As his career has progressed, the level of responsibility has increased, giving Teemu the opportunity to develop and improve the company’s procurement processes.
But what does this metal-ordering secret agent listen to through his headphones?
“Metal – heavy metal,” Teemu replies. Naturally.
Logistics Marko
“We always slow down at crossings.“
Marko Lehtinen
Logistics, Casemet Mikkeli, Finland
Driving the logistics train – delivering both components and good spirits
At the Mikkeli production facility, the logistics train moves swiftly between the component warehouse and workstations. Marko Lehtinen, the driver, is responsible for replenishing components at workstations as well as other logistics tasks such as receiving goods and orders.
Marko started at Casemet as a summer worker in 2006 and has, over the years, moved through various roles into logistics. He has also gained experience in assembly and electromechanical work.
Through his role, Marko has a good overview of production – when new components are needed and when production is particularly busy. “You need good anticipation and efficiency in this job. But of course, we always slow down at crossings!” Marko says with a smile.
His logistics train is a familiar sight to colleagues, and friendly greetings accompany his working days. Around Christmas, the driver has even occasionally been spotted wearing a Santa hat.
Welder Ahti
“Robots improve efficiency, but the craftsmanship of a welder cannot be replaced.“
Ahti Partti
Weldes, Casemet Mikkeli, Finland
A welder’s expertise is always needed
Ahti Partti’s career has seen many changes. Starting with spot welding, his tasks have become increasingly demanding over time, and today he also trains and guides new welders at the beginning of their careers.
According to Ahti, the most significant change over the years has been the development of machinery. However, despite technological advances improving efficiency, the manual work of a skilled welder cannot be replaced.
Not even a welding robot can handle everything – unlike Ahti.
“The best part of the job is the moments of success. Positive feedback from customers feels great,” he says.