Fabrication Excellence Engineer - Europe

Norsk Hydro; Harderwijk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydro Extrusions is seeking a manufacturing excellence professional to drive standardization and operational excellence across European plants. You will collaborate with plants, technical teams and leadership to implement robust fabrication standards and promote best practices.

Across responsibilities, you will monitor KPIs such as OEE and uptime, lead cross-functional projects, and support harmonization of processes while ensuring safety, quality and sustainability are central to execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in fabrication of structural components across processes.
• Experience with aluminium extrusion manufacturing is a strong advantage.
• Practical experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, Kaizen or Operational Excellence.
• Proven experience working with and improving manufacturing KPIs, particularly OEE, uptime and utilization.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical/Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Understanding of aluminium extrusion processes and manufacturing requirements is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain fabrication standards across Hydro’s European operations, with a strong focus on safety, efficiency and reliability.
• Monitoring and improving key manufacturing KPIs such as OEE, uptime, asset utilization, productivity, scrap and quality.
• Leading and coordinating cross-functional improvement projects across multiple sites.
• Identifying and sharing best practices and supporting the harmonization of fabrication processes across the European network.
• Working closely with plant leadership and technical stakeholders, providing expertise, support and constructive challenge.
• Promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement to strengthen technical capabilities across our sites.
• Supporting compliance with Hydro’s Quality System, HSE requirements, company policies and relevant customer and regulatory requirements.
• Contributing to improvements in quality, safety, sustainability and overall operational performance.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

TPM

Kaizen

Operational Excellence

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven problem solving

Strong communicator

Fluent English

OEE improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Job description

Hydro Extrusions is seeking a manufacturing excellence professional to drive standardization and operational excellence across European plants. You will collaborate with plants, technical teams and leadership to implement robust fabrication standards and promote best practices.

Across responsibilities, you will monitor KPIs such as OEE and uptime, lead cross-functional projects, and support harmonization of processes while ensuring safety, quality and sustainability are central to execution.