Senior Project Manager - Process Engineering (m/f/d)

Role description

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer (m/f/d) who will be responsible for the planning, implementation, optimization, and support of our production facilities and processes. As part of the Engineering team, you will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and operation of our production systems and will lay the foundation for our Production Excellence strategy.

Your Mission

Project Leadership & Project Management

• Overall responsibility for investment and improvement projects - from the idea phase through to handover to production, with a focus on technology and plant engineering
• Development of technical concepts as well as preparation of requirement specifications and technical documentation
• Ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards throughout all project phases
• Training production staff in new processes and procedures and supporting sustainable implementation (best practices)
• Close collaboration with Production, Quality Assurance, and Maintenance to implement improvement measures and support production targets

Production Strategy & Globalization

• Contributing to the further development and implementation of our Operational Excellence Strategy
• Development and implementation of production concepts based on internal and external requirements
• Identification, documentation, and transfer of best practices to international sites

Minimum Qualifications

• Successfully completed degree in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a comparable technical field, with at least 5 years of professional experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in dynamic or rapidly growing organizations
• Entrepreneurial mindset and hands‑on mentality
• High level of reliability, initiative, and analytical skills
• Structured and independent working style with strong teamwork and communication skills
• Business fluency in German and English, both written and spoken
• Willingness to travel (approx. 20%)

Why you'll love working here

• Exciting tasks in an internationally operating, growing family business with flat hierarchies
• 30 days paid vacation per year
• Salary bands for a fair corporate culture
• Monthly allowance of €50 for your BAV
• Annual 360° feedback loops with clear promotion criteria and an individual career path
• Responsibility from day one in a company that encourages personal responsibility and growth
• Relocation costs can be reimbursed on a pro rata basis
• Regular company events such as summer party, Christmas party
• Paid team dinners or activities for each team twice a year
• Free parking right outside the door
• Perks and benefits: JobRad, subsidised lunch, subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, free language courses and discounted memberships at several gyms and for the Wellpass
• Fresh fruit, free drinks and snacks in the office