Process Engineer at Giesecke+Devrient

G+D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

At Payment Technology, our mission is to be at the start of every transaction and to make it secure and simple. We also create contemporary payment and banking solutions for our digital age. As a one-stop shop, we produce and personalise hundreds of millions of payment cards every year and store their "digital twins" - mobile and digital. Would you like to actively shape the digital transformation with us?

Job Summary:

The Process Engineer plays a pivotal role in optimizing production processes and equipment to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, promote sustainability, and maximize profitability.

Job Duties:

• Utilize expertise in current product knowledge to enhance production methods, aiding the company in meeting budgetary objectives and performance targets.
• Employ knowledge of new products to implement production methods and equipment that align with customer requirements.
• Develop innovative solutions to existing manufacturing challenges.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes through the design and execution of test programs, drawing on insights from product design, materials, assembly, and equipment, and consulting with equipment vendors and relevant stakeholders.
• Assist management in decision-making by calculating production, labor, and material costs, reviewing production and new product schedules, and estimating future equipment and tool requirements.
• Coordinate the manufacturing launch of new or revised products, materials, and equipment, ensuring key variables are measured and controlled, providing communication and training to team members, and evaluating results until targets are consistently met.
• Conduct product and process analysis to drive cost reduction, quality enhancement, and efficiency improvement.
• Develop specifications and execute test plans for equipment purchases, collaborating with suppliers to ensure adherence to specifications.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, and R&D teams to ensure timely delivery of new products and equipment that meet customer requirements.
• Assist in providing process documentation, operating instructions, and overall hand-off actions to key stakeholders for new or revised processes or production equipment.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.
  
  
  

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline and/or a combination of college education
• Must have proven team leadership / facilitation skill sets.
• Practitioner of Six Sigma concepts (or Six Sigma certifications)
• Process/Manufacturing Engineering experience in an industrial environment.
• Computer proficiency and experience with general engineering software solutions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with inventory control programs.
• Strong practical skills within a Lean manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Experience with various manufacturing process technologies.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment and systems.
• Lives the Continuous Improvement culture and can drive change.
• Passionate about Lean and the attainment of key initiatives.
• Strong data driven process and system methodologies.
• Ability to hold self and others accountable.
• Enjoys plant level, hands-on involvement in the improvement process. Highly motivated to learn and understand manufacturing methods and workflows.
  
  
  

Job Specifications:

• Work performed in a light industrial setting
• Required to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Regularly required to sit, stand and walk about the facility
• Ability to distinguish color variations
• Able to use various measuring devices
• Must be able to work assigned overtime as needed
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally as needed
  
  
  

The pay range for this position is $82,000 - $88,000 per year and is eligible for an annual bonus. Benefits offered to eligible employees include, medical (PPO and HDHP with HSA), dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, 401K w/ employer match, short/long term disability, life insurance, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending, EAP, commuter benefits, education assistance, pet insurance, legal, and more.