Manufacturing Engineer

As Manufacturing Engineer, your responsibilities include:

• (re)design production line layouts in order to improve workflow, ergonomics, safety and cycle times while respecting applicable quality constraints.
• introduce new products on the production line
• gain new insights in the production processes by applying six sigma techniques and analyses on existing or newly added sensor data streams
• use SMED techniques to reduce idle time due to changeovers
• develop new or improve existing reporting tools
• work with equipment designers and manufacturing officers to develop cost-effective and reliable tools and machinery
• work with programmers, or adapt the PLC program yourself, to improve or change the process.
• take the lead in implementing new technologies (industry 4.0)
• use 8D problem solving techniques to cope with difficult and complex problems
• ensure projects are completed on time and within budgets
• analyze and solve downtimes to improve productivity improve the process by adapting the PLC code/HMI

Your profile:

Master of Science degree in Mechanical engineering, Electro-mechanics, Mechatronics, Materials engineering or Industrial Engineering

• Fluent in English and Dutch

• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, SPC, SixSigma, Production techniques, 8D problem solving techniques and Project planning

• Excellent analytical skills and outside-of- the-box-thinking

• Knowledge of PLC systems/automation/industrial networks

• Aware of and interested in Industry 4.0