Global Industrial Engineer (m/f/d)

About The Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of €4,8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family‑owned companies in Europe.

Global Industrial Engineer (m/f/d)

Job ID 78058. Position is open worldwide and can be filled at any of Voith Hydro’s global locations.

Your tasks

• Define global Industrial Engineering, Lean, and Standard Work principles.
• Develop and steer the global manufacturing footprint strategy.
• Design and optimize plant layouts and material flows.
• Plan and support ramp‑up, ramp‑down, build‑up, and phase‑out concepts.
• Prepare investment and amortization calculations for manufacturing systems.
• Take responsibility for annual manufacturing investment planning.
• Lead continuous Improvement projects and Process FMEA methodologies.
• Build systematic global lessons‑learned processes and capability development.
• Support implementation of layout and process improvements and site transformations at the plant.
• Provide binding technical recommendations on footprint and investments, reporting to the Global Head of Manufacturing and collaborating closely with Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

Your profile

• Successfully completed degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 10 years of experience in a comparable position, with extensive hands‑on leadership experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Strong shopfloor credibility, an economic mindset, and coaching skills.
• Six Sigma experience is desirable.
• High willingness to travel internationally (up to 50 %).
• Excellent English skills, both written and spoken.

Location & Travel

This position can be filled at any of our global Voith Hydro locations. The remote work policies will adhere to the regulations of the specific location where you are based – this is not a fully remote position.