Manufacturing Process Engineer - Lean & NPI Improvements

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Waalwijk; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Peninsular and Ocean Steam Navigation Company is seeking a Process Engineer Manufacturing to optimize production and assembly processes, ensuring reliability, safety, and efficiency. You will collaborate with Operations, Facilities, Account Management, and Project Management to improve workflows and reduce waste across projects.

The role spans on-site work with international exposure, contributing to continuous improvement and NPI initiatives throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent with manufacturing/industrial exposure.
• Experience applying Lean Six Sigma, 5S, MTM/MOST, TPM or VSM.
• Ability to plan and deliver engineering projects across full life cycle.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Proficiency with MS Office, Visio, AutoCAD, Minitab and PM tools.

Responsibilities

• Support Operations on-site and internationally to meet engineering objectives.
• Provide electrical, mechanical, and systematic support for lines with vendors.
• Evaluate production issues and implement preventative and corrective actions.
• Contribute to NPI and other projects across the full engineering life cycle.
• Develop headcount analysis tools and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Sustain and optimise processes using MTM-based time studies.
• Prepare engineering studies and present solutions and commercial models for business development.
• Build relationships with customers, stakeholders and contractors to implement solutions.
• Recommend purchasing or leasing capital equipment for projects.
• Contribute to broader Engineering and Facilities activities under Manager Engineering.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

Technical degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

5S

MTM/MOST

TPM

VSM

MS Office

Visio

AutoCAD

Minitab

Project management tools

Job description

The Peninsular and Ocean Steam Navigation Company is seeking a Process Engineer Manufacturing to optimize production and assembly processes, ensuring reliability, safety, and efficiency. You will collaborate with Operations, Facilities, Account Management, and Project Management to improve workflows and reduce waste across projects.

The role spans on-site work with international exposure, contributing to continuous improvement and NPI initiatives throughout the engineering lifecycle.