Product Transfer Industrial Engineer - Lean & Systems Leader

Stryker Group; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 137,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group is seeking an Industrial Engineer to lead product transfer initiatives at the receiving site. You will assess, design, and optimize manufacturing solutions, develop capacity models, and balance lines using Lean principles.

Strong data analysis, QMS awareness, and cross-functional collaboration are essential for success. The role requires extensive experience in manufacturing systems design, time studies, takt time calculation, and risk-based validation, with fluency in Polish and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Transfer, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, NPI, or Manufacturing Systems Design.
• Experience converting technical, labor, capacity, and demand data into engineering recommendations.
• Experience with equipment specification, selection, commissioning, qualification, transfer, and manufacturing process implementation.
• Expertise in manufacturing systems design including equipment, labor, material flow, quality controls, logistics, ergonomics, and digital manufacturing systems.
• Hands-on experience applying industrial engineering methodologies including time studies, cycle-time analysis, takt time, capacity modeling, line balancing, bottleneck analysis, staffing models, utilization, OEE, yield, and changeover analysis.
• Practical application of Lean Manufacturing and structured problem-solving methodologies (Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, SMED, standard work, visual management, Poka-Yoke, DMAIC, A3, 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa) with measurable business results.
• Advanced analytical capabilities including data validation, statistical and sensitivity analysis, data visualization, and evidence-based decision making.
• Fluent Polish and English knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead Product Transfer assessments to define project scope, technical requirements, risks, deliverables, acceptance criteria, and receiving-site readiness.
• Perform equipment analysis covering capability, capacity, condition, reliability, safety, utilities, regulatory requirements, lifecycle cost, and suitability for transfer or replacement.
• Develop equipment capacity models using demand, product mix, yield, changeover time, uptime, shift patterns, planned losses, and demonstrated cycle times.
• Design manufacturing systems for the receiving plant, including process flow, line balancing, material movement, workstation concepts, staffing models, and interfaces with quality and logistics processes.
• Collect, validate, analyse, and improve direct and indirect labour data; establish labour standards and maintain approved values in receiving-plant planning and manufacturing systems.
• Plan and conduct cycle-time studies, calculate standard cycle times and production rates, document assumptions, and update applicable systems and project models.
• Calculate takt time and Available Takt Time (ATT), identify capacity constraints, and recommend improvements to balance demand, labour, equipment, and process flow.
• Develop and recommend layout optimizations using Lean principles, ergonomic requirements, material-flow analysis, point-of-use concepts, and space-utilization data.
• Lead equipment qualification activities and associated engineering studies, including requirements definition, risk assessment, installation and commissioning support, validation strategy, capability studies, and documented technical conclusions.
• Prepare and challenge make-versus-buy engineering assessments using technical feasibility, capacity, quality, lead time, risk, capital, operating cost, and lifecycle considerations.
• Identify and eliminate MUDA across transferred value streams through value-stream mapping, standard work, line balancing, workplace organization, flow, pull, and structured Kaizen activity.
• Track production output and overall efficiency indicators during transfer, qualification, ramp-up, and stabilization; investigate performance gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Provide early project estimates for equipment, tooling, floor space, utilities, labour, and engineering or operational FTE requirements, including assumptions, sensitivity analysis, risks, and optimization opportunities.
• Lead cross-functional technical reviews, communicate recommendations to stakeholders, coach engineers, and ensure decisions and deliverables are documented in accordance with applicable quality, regulatory, GMP, and safety requirements.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Capacity modeling

Time studies

Line balancing

OEE

Kaizen

Value stream mapping

Staffing models

Takt time

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

Stryker Group is seeking an Industrial Engineer to lead product transfer initiatives at the receiving site. You will assess, design, and optimize manufacturing solutions, develop capacity models, and balance lines using Lean principles.

Strong data analysis, QMS awareness, and cross-functional collaboration are essential for success. The role requires extensive experience in manufacturing systems design, time studies, takt time calculation, and risk-based validation, with fluency in Polish and