Production Team Leader Process Engineering

About VAT Group

At VAT, we are changing the world with vacuum solutions. As a leading global provider of high-performance vacuum valves, we have been driving innovation for over 60 years. With over 3,200 employees worldwide, we operate from our headquarters in Haag (Switzerland) and maintain production sites in Switzerland, Malaysia, and Romania, as well as sales and service centers around the globe.

Our passion for integrity, teamwork, customer orientation, and innovation guides us - always together as #oneVAT.

With us, you will become part of a dedicated, international team in which your voice counts, your ideas make a difference, and you can develop professionally.

Purpose of the Role

Leadership and further development of the local Process Engineering team with the goal of ensuring safe, stable, and controlled production processes. The role drives industrialization, continuous improvement, and technical problem-solving to sustainably optimize quality, productivity, process capability, and manufacturing costs, as well as to successfully transfer new products into series production.

Responsibilities

• Technical and disciplinary leadership as well as further development of the local Process Engineering team and close cooperation with Process Engineering teams at other locations.
• Ensuring safe, stable, and controlled production processes in compliance with applicable safety regulations and standards.
• Development and optimization of production processes through DARWIN and Continuous Improvement activities (CIP).
• Technical support for process deviations and complex production problems, as well as ensuring sustainable corrective actions, including by means of 8D.
• Support of NPI and industrialization activities as well as ensuring the successful handover of new product developments into series production.
• Continuous improvement of quality, productivity, process capability, and manufacturing costs.
• Development and optimization of manufacturing methods, process sequences, and technical standards.
• Development and maintenance of training and qualification concepts for production-related processes.
• Application of structured problem-solving and optimization methods such as 8D, FMEA, SPC, DMAIC, and Six Sigma.

Qualifications

• Higher technical education (HF/FH), Bachelor's degree in engineering, or a comparable technical qualification.
• Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken.
• Several years of experience in Process or Manufacturing Engineering in an industrial production environment.
• Experience in leading or coordinating technical teams and projects, as well as strong competence in employee development.
• Profound experience in process optimization, industrialization, and technical problem-solving.
• Practical experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with NPI, productivity increases, and cost reduction projects.
• Experience with relevant manufacturing processes such as machining, punching, or welding.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Entrepreneurial and cost-conscious thinking as well as a practical, proactive, and results-oriented way of working.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Our Commitment to Inclusion, Fairness, and Equal Opportunity

We believe in meaningful careers, continuous learning, and equal opportunities for all - as a foundation for innovation and success. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and promote an inclusive and respectful working environment.

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