Production Engineer

As Production Engineer, you will work in the department where aluminium components for the medical and lithographic sector are manufactured.

In short, you will be responsible for starting up new production processes, products and investments. In addition, you provide improvement processes and production optimisations.

A brief summary of your tasks:

You lead technical projects (new processes, investments, start-up of new business/customers) and are responsible for scope, budget, team, project follow-up up to and including final transfer to production.
You optimise existing production processes:

• Automatization of manual activities such as deburring, cleaning, visual inspection, etc.
• World-class CNC machining process with the latest technologies.

You control quality, cost, productivity, safety,...
Where necessary, you make adjustments with improvement initiatives.
You apply your practical and theoretical knowledge of continuous improvement techniques such as PFMEA, Kaizen, Lean and SMED, in a team context.
If necessary, you look for process innovations and keep in close contact with technology suppliers, machine builders, trade fairs, research groups, sister companies, at home and abroad.
You provide technological support and training to operators, other departments, suppliers and customers.

As a Production Engineer, you possess:

• You obtained a master's degree, preferably Electromechanics.
• You have relevant experience in project management and continuous improvement.
• You are passionate about metalworking and machining techniques.
• You enjoy being on the shop floor.
• You are communicative, a problem-solver and have an eye for quality.
• You have practical and theoretical knowledge of continuous improvement techniques such as PFMEA, Kaizen, Lean and SMED.
• You are a real team player and take initiative.

Our client is part of an industrial holding company with several global market leaders under its wing. 

Innovation is central here and this also ensures a strong position in the gear systems market, in particular. This combined with a team of passionate employees ensures a true partnership with their customers. 

Their high-quality solutions are used in a wide range of applications and markets (e.g. compressors, motors, pumps, scanners, railways, agricultural and construction machinery...).

The main activities for their division in the Bruges region consist of small series of gears and on the other hand the machining of large series of prismatic parts and they are specialised in aluminium parts for 30 years. 

Interested in joining the team? 

You will join a company that is part of an industrial holding company and also enjoys a family-oriented working atmosphere.

You are offered a technically challenging position with growth opportunities in an international high-tech company.

This is accompanied by an attractive salary with extra legal benefits.

A passionate and dynamic team awaits you.

Employment takes place in a jam-free industry zone.