Production Engineer

An opportunity to take energy innovations from design to high-performance production, and play a key role in scaling up an ambitious industrial site.

About the company

This company designs and manufactures technology solutions for the energy transition, with products recognised for their smart control, efficiency and safety. It belongs to a family-owned multi-company group active in energy solutions, and its culture is built on trust, innovation and long-term relationships. To support the industrialisation of its products in East Flanders, it is looking for a Production Engineer.

Why apply?

• A tangible impact on the energy transition: contribute directly to solutions that help customers better balance energy production and consumption.
• The freedom to turn ideas into action: you don't just suggest improvements. You have the autonomy and trust to implement them yourself.
• A complete technical challenge: industrialisation, automation and process optimisation, with a varied day-to-day between engineering and the shop floor.
• Room to grow: benefit from an in-house training programme, tailored training and career opportunities within the group, together with a competitive salary, fringe benefits and hybrid working.

Your missions and responsibilities

• Optimise production: improve processes, internal logistics and shop floor layout to gain in efficiency, quality and cost.
• Industrialise new products: lead the transition from prototype to series production, validate processes and ensure a smooth production ramp-up.
• Bridge engineering and production: get involved from the design stage to ensure products are manufacturableand scalable, working closely with product development, purchasing and quality.
• Solve technical problems: analyse malfunctions, identify root causes and implement lasting solutions.
• Safeguard quality and safety: monitor quality results, write work instructions and procedures, and see improvement actions through to completion.
• Drive decisions with data: use production data to uncover improvement opportunities and turn them into concrete actions.
• Prepare investments: build and support the rollout of machinery, tooling and automation projects.
• Upskill the teams: coach and train production operators to work safely, efficiently and to high quality standards.

The ideal candidate

• Education: you hold a Master's degree in (electro)mechanical or electrical engineering, or have equivalent experience.
• Proven experience: you have at least 3 years of experience in a production environment. Experience with battery technologies is a real asset.
• Industrial expertise: you have a strong command of production processes, automation and quality systems. Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Odoo is a plus.
• Improvement mindset: analytical and solution-oriented, you get to the bottom of problems and take the initiativeto improve processes.
• Hands-on team player: hands-on, autonomous and a strong communicator, you make technical topics accessible and bring teams along through change.
• Languages: good spoken and written English is essential; Dutch is a plus.

Ready to take the next step and bring energy innovations to industrial scale? Send me your CV by email, lf@yourkingsley.com