Senior Process & Project Engineering Lead

Bayer AG; Muttenz; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bayer AG in Muttenz, Switzerland, is seeking a Functional Lead for Process & Project Engineering. You will lead the project engineering and maintenance strategy, drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and ensure safe and compliant production while supporting continuous improvement.

The role requires a MSc/PhD in chemical or process engineering (or equivalent), 10+ years in process design or manufacturing, proven leadership in investments and external resources, and fluency in German and

Qualifikationen

• Degree in chemical or process engineering (MSc or PhD) or comparable advanced scientific education.
• >10 years of engineering experience in process design, manufacturing, or technical support with proven leadership in project or maintenance roles.
• Proven track record in leading plant investment execution and managing external project resources.
• Experience with digital solutions and engineering/maintenance tools and software.
• Strong technical and economic competence with demonstrated experience implementing and improving engineering and maintenance processes.
• Proven ability to analyze and troubleshoot process operations and support scale-up or new plant implementations.
• Project management skills with good organizational and communication capabilities, and ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop people and manage cross-functional networks.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.

Aufgaben

• Provide direction and leadership for the Project and Process Engineering functional cluster through VACC leadership, establishing technical standards and people development initiatives.
• Initiate, plan, execute, and monitor site investments >100 kEUR, including budget control, sourcing, and supervision of external project resources.
• Support and coach product teams on priorities, performance improvements, and process troubleshooting to deliver safe, timely, and cost-effective solutions.
• Own and manage overarching process and control concepts, approve technical Management of Change, and ensure uniformity in technical standards onsite.
• Drive systematic bad-actor analysis, defect elimination, and continuous improvement activities to increase process reliability and performance.
• Coordinate technical, QHSE and sustainability considerations in planning, design and execution of investment projects.
• Represent the site within regional and global Process & Project Engineering communities and manage interfaces with external vendors and authorities.
• Promote knowledge sharing by preparing SOPs, enabling best practices and digital/technical innovation across the functional cluster.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project management

Process engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Digital solutions

MOC governance

Coaching

SOP development

Communication

Ausbildung

Chemical/process engineering degree (MSc/PhD)

Tools

Engineering tools

Maintenance tools

Jobbeschreibung

Bayer AG in Muttenz, Switzerland, is seeking a Functional Lead for Process & Project Engineering. You will lead the project engineering and maintenance strategy, drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and ensure safe and compliant production while supporting continuous improvement.

The role requires a MSc/PhD in chemical or process engineering (or equivalent), 10+ years in process design or manufacturing, proven leadership in investments and external resources, and fluency in German and