Process Engineering Lead (m/f/d)

Your Profile:

• Master's degree in Engineering.
  
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in Process Engineering, Operations Excellence or Manufacturing Engineering.
  
• Proven experience leading people, technical teams or cross-functional improvement programs.
  
• Strong experience in structured problem solving, root cause analysis and data-based performance improvement.
  
• Strong industry knowledge in Engineering and Production.
  
• Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken.
  
• Six Sigma skills at Green Belt level or above are desirable.
  
• Knowledge of food safety requirements and process safety is desirable.

Who you are:

• An empathetic leader with strong communication, motivation and assertiveness skills.
  
• Proactive and results-driven, with the ability to translate operational and business needs into prioritized improvement actions.
  
• Technically strong, with an analytical, data- and fact-oriented working style.
  
• Structured, conceptual and strategic in how you approach problem solving, priorities and stakeholder alignment.

• Identify, develop and deliver safe, cost-effective and sustainable improvement solutions based on operations data analysis, root cause analysis, audits and performance trends.
  
• Support Lean Six Sigma and IPS tools and methodologies in alignment with the IPS Manager Europe, prioritizing resources and validating improvement results.
  
• Lead, coach and develop the team of Process Engineers and Process Specialists, setting clear priorities, allocating resources and ensuring effective operational support.
  
• Build structured routines for action management, technical exchange, succession planning and capability development across the technical organization.
  
• Collaborate closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, European Engineering, IPS, Digital & Automation and global Process Engineering networks.
  
• Define technical requirements, develop business cases and coordinate capital projects with Engineering and Operations teams, including new products and production processes.
  
• Identify and evaluate new technologies, digital solutions and process innovations that improve safety, reliability, capacity, quality, energy efficiency and environmental performance.

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