Process Engineer (d/m/w) - Henkel Adhesive Technologies

Henkel group; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global wellbeing standards with health

8 weeks parental leave

Employee Share Plan

Company Pension Plan

MEGA Preventive Health Insurance

CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance

Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Job

Job summary

Henkel is seeking a process engineering professional in Düsseldorf to boost production efficiency, quality and asset availability. You will conduct root cause analyses, establish site-wide bad actor tracking and drive sustainable improvements across production, quality and maintenance data, reporting key KPIs.

The role emphasizes RCA, Lean, Six Sigma and reliability approaches, with collaboration across maintenance and production teams in a global manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, ideally process engineering.
• Several years of relevant professional experience in the process industry, ideally chemical or adhesives.
• Solid knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma.
• Experience with RCA methods, structured problem solving, bad actor analyses and reliability approaches.
• Strong analytical, communication and project management skills.
• Fluent German and English.

Responsibilities

• Increase production efficiency, asset availability and product quality at a Henkel Adhesive Technologies production site.
• Conduct root cause analyses for recurring malfunctions and quality deviations.
• Establish and maintain a site-wide bad actor analysis.
• Identify, prioritize and implement sustainable improvement measures.
• Analyze production, quality and maintenance data and report KPIs such as OEE, downtime, quality losses and costs.
• Support production and maintenance teams with complex technical issues.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement and capital investment projects.
• Support Management of Change processes and technical risk assessments, and develop standards, work instructions and best practices.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis

Structured Problem Solving

Reliability Approaches

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

German Language

English Language

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering (ideally process engineering)

Job description

About this Position

What you´ll do

• Increase production efficiency, asset availability and product quality at a Henkel Adhesive Technologies production site
• Conduct root cause analyses (RCA) for recurring malfunctions and quality deviations
• Establish and maintain a site-wide bad actor analysis
• Identify, prioritize and implement sustainable improvement measures
• Analyze production, quality and maintenance data and report KPIs such as OEE, downtime, quality losses and costs
• Support production and maintenance teams with complex technical issues
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement and capital investment projects
• Support Management of Change (MOC) processes and technical risk assessments, and develop standards, work instructions and best practices

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an engineering discipline, ideally process engineering
• Several years of relevant professional experience in the process industry, ideally in the chemical or adhesives industry
• Solid knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma
• Experience with RCA methods, structured problem solving, bad actor analyses and reliability approaches
• Strong analytical skills as well as communication and project management skills
• Fluent German and English

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
• MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
• CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
• Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, generations and disabilities. If there are any specific accommodations or adjustments you require for the interview process or your on-site appointment, please inform us, and we'll do our best to accommodate your requests.

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