Production Engineer (m/f/d)
UPM – The Biofore Company (Job via XING.com)
📍 Leuna
📑 Unbefristeter Vertrag
⏱️ Vollzeit
📐 Ingenieurwesen & Technik
💼 Professional
Startup
Branche
Chemie- & Erdölverarbeitende Industrie
Aufgaben
- Act as key technical support for the production team to ensure safe, efficient, cost-effective and high-quality operations
- Support start-up and commissioning activities to ensure safe and effective plant performance
- Optimize plant performance by troubleshooting, supporting unplanned events and driving continuous improvement
- Apply engineering, process safety and HSE principles in daily activities
- Collaborate with operators, shift leaders and technical experts to maintain smooth, reliable operations
- Monitor and analyze KPIs and operational data to identify improvement opportunities and performance gaps
- Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Maintain strong field presence to reinforce adherence to procedures, safety standards and operating discipline
- Drive improvements in raw material efficiency (yield, waste reduction)
- Ensure compliance with permits and regulations and contribute to site and system optimization
Hard skills
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Process or Chemical Engineering (or very good Bachelor Professional with ≥5 years experience in chemical production)
- First manufacturing or engineering experience preferred
- Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Experience in start-up and commissioning of chemical plants preferred
- Root cause investigation skills preferred
- Lean / Six Sigma skills an asset
- Team player
- Fluent in German and English
Benefits
- Meaningful job with impactful, transformative work and sustainable purpose
- Supportive team spirit and commitment to colleagues’ well-being; work-life balance support
- Development and career growth opportunities within an international, multi-business organization
- Responsible employer with strong sustainability commitment, diversity and inclusivity