Careers at Neste - for creators of change
We lead the way to speed up transformation for a sustainable future. We care for generations to come and for those of today. We are a community for you to grow with and let your courage and curiosity flow. Together, we can make an impact today and keep our promises for tomorrow. We are Neste.
We offer meaningful work for talents who share our values and are eager to join our journey in creating a healthier planet for our children.
Neste creates new solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We refine waste, residues, and innovative raw materials into renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock for plastics and other materials.
We are an innovator, manufacturer, and a service provider. We operate globally in 17 countries and our people represent 65 nationalities.
Careers
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Wide range of job opportunities at Neste
For masterminds spouting new ideas and experts diving deep. For creators of change: courageous doers, goal-oriented playmakers, emphatic caretakers, and curious pioneers.
We offer a variety of inspiring and meaningful career opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds, knowledge, and expertise. Whether being a chemist, data analyst, process operator or accountant or whether your skills lie e.g., in engineering, business development or sustainability - we have numerous career paths on many levels of our global organization.
Experienced professionals, young talents, and future superheroes, have a look at our open jobs or join our talent community.
Reasons to come on board
Real impact right now. Safety and caring. Exciting growth. Appealing motives to join us, aren’t they?
Real impact right now. We work in an inspiring and evolving business environment, where everything we do serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. To drive a growing impact as a global leader in renewable and circular solutions we live by our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.
Safety and caring. We value safety at all times and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected, and empowered to be their unique true selves.
Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global growing company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in recruitment
Neste values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. We see recruitment as an opportunity to promote diversity and inclusion.
We aim to attract candidates with diverse backgrounds to apply for our open positions. Our structured process and job criteria ensure unbiased treatment and diversity in all recruitments. We respect all candidates and provide each one with an equal opportunity to be selected. Read more.
Meet our people
What is it like to work at Neste? Meet some of our inspiring colleagues and read their growth stories.
Neste currently employs about 5,850 dedicated professionals e.g., in Nordic and Baltic countries, Central Europe, APAC and US. This means there are about 5,850 stories that our people could tell about their job, the company, and how they see their role in building a better future. We encourage our people to actively seek ways to develop themselves and support their growth.
We are always looking for people who are passionate about their work, open to learning and creating something new, and thrive in our international work community. In return, we offer you opportunities to develop, grow, and further your career.
My growth at Neste: “New challenges are the best way to develop”
Elina Pousi decided to apply for a job at Neste when she noticed an interesting opening that fit perfectly with her education in Chemical Engineering.
My growth at Neste: “In the end it is about the courage we have”
Nazia Kanwal joined Neste in 2017 when she started as Business Process Analyst. Combining two of her passions, data and business, she has been able to seek development in different roles.
My growth at Neste: From curiosity to fulfilling career in sales
15 years ago Jonas Lindström joined Neste’s customer service ranks where he worked closely with Neste’s business and consumer customers.
Young talents
As a responsible employer, we recognize the importance of developing and supporting young people’s growth to acquire the skills they will need for the future.
Starting your career and looking for a place to develop your skills? We can offer an inspiring kickstart for future professionals at Neste. We value fresh insights and ideas and therefore offer summer jobs, internships and other entry-level job opportunities to young talents still studying or who have recently graduated. After all, different types of young professionals with their skills and thoughts are an important part of our transformation journey, and a unique opportunity to understand how the future talents see working life.
Our challenging work to create a healthier planet for our children provides a meaningful workplace for you to utilize the skills you have acquired during your studies and learn more.
We are developing ways to engage young professionals in different locations and junior positions. Some business areas have their own internship programs and may offer thesis opportunities. The best way to find these is to follow our job openings and contact people you may know from the organization you are interested in.
Summer trainees at Neste
Summer trainees are an established part of our company culture in Finland. Every year, we offer numerous opportunities for young professionals in the form of summer jobs e.g. in our refinery and terminals, research and development, and Espoo headquarters. Every now and then there are also some individual internship positions open in other Neste locations worldwide.
Trainees get the opportunity to learn and grow, suggest and create new ideas, gain valuable experience in an international environment for the ongoing studies and future work life, and build a network with other trainees and colleagues. For you, it is a way to develop and find areas of interest, and for us, an important channel in finding future talents and learning from them.
Application period for summer jobs 2025 is from January 20 to February 9, 2025. Read more about it here.
We care for generations to come and for those of today. We are a community for you to grow with and let your courage and curiosity flow. Together, we can create change!
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