Production Engineer – Wood & Veneer | Quality & Lean

IKEA; Warszawa, Bukowno; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA Warsaw subsidiary is seeking a Production Engineer to join a small micro-team focusing on quality improvements, production processes, and supplier collaboration. You will drive audits, data analysis, and product enhancements while coordinating with suppliers across regions.

The role requires hands-on production knowledge, strong analytical skills, and the ability to travel up to 50% of time to support field operations and audits at supplier sites in the wood-based product area.

Qualifications

• Proven experience from Quality & Compliance / Production environment.
• Analytical thinking used to analyse processes from product implementation to data evaluation.
• Patience and good communication with suppliers of different nationalities.
• Ability to manage time and balance factory floor and office work.
• Driving license (cat. B).
• Multitasking – ready to handle many tasks/projects simultaneously.
• Project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships with suppliers and field visits to understand issues firsthand.
• Manage end-to-end claims handling with suppliers and ensure compliance to product requirements.
• Assist in setting audit plans, preparation, gap analysis and closure.
• Identify product improvement opportunities and implement with stakeholders.
• Support Product Engineer in development phase with production knowledge.

Skills

Quality & Compliance

Production experience

Analytical thinking

Communication

Time management

Driving license

Multitasking

Project management

Job description

IKEA Warsaw subsidiary is seeking a Production Engineer to join a small micro-team focusing on quality improvements, production processes, and supplier collaboration. You will drive audits, data analysis, and product enhancements while coordinating with suppliers across regions.

The role requires hands-on production knowledge, strong analytical skills, and the ability to travel up to 50% of time to support field operations and audits at supplier sites in the wood-based product area.