Industrial Engineer / Produktionstechnik / Fertigungstechnik

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and improve the Methods team performance, skills, and potential.
• Define, implement, and qualify manufacturing processes to ensure production capability, repeatability, and reproducibility, while enhancing productivity, quality, and cost‑effectiveness.
• Implement rigorous quality control procedures and optimise test benches to guarantee each electronic product meets performance and reliability standards.
• Propose design updates to improve production efficiency or product reliability during serial life.
• Ensure assembly processes, design, and development of new manufacturing methods and procedures, and oversee their successful implementation.
• Train operators and technicians on best manufacturing practices and new technologies.
• Encourage innovation in production methods and technologies, including the adoption of Smart Factory concepts.
• Implement new factory automation to improve quality and reduce repetitive tasks.
• Identify inefficiencies and initiate continuous improvement to enhance processes, products, or services.
• Monitor results to ensure improvements are effective and promote a culture of ongoing development and innovation.
• Drive security, ergonomic, efficiency, and cost improvements.
• Participate in digitalisation initiatives: ERP integration, KPI implementation using PowerBI, MES implementation, and Industry4.0 technologies.
• Collaborate with the Director of Industrial Operations and the Director of Operational Excellence in a matrix environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical fields (mechanics, electronics, robotics, fluidics).
• Minimum 10years of experience in process engineering, manufacturing methods, or industrial engineering.
• Proven leadership experience with a team of engineers and technicians.
• Proven track record in defining and implementing processes for technical projects involving mechanics, electronics, and/or fluidics.
• Strategic thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to drive continuous improvement.
• Fluent in German and English.
• Willingness to work in Wenden or Olpe, Germany.