Head of Department Welding and NDT Technology (m/f/d)

About the job

At Endress+Hauser, progress happens through collaboration. As a globally leading provider of measuring instruments, our approximately 17,000 employees shape the future in the field of process automation. Whether in innovation and implementation of new technologies within the team, collaboration in the development of new devices, or strengthening important relationships with various global industries: Our work is based on building trusting relationships that help everyone succeed. As a family-run company, we look beyond short-term goals and work to create a future-oriented vision for our employees, our customers, and the world in general.

We are looking for a Head of Department Welding and NDT Technology (m/f/d) to complement our team and further develop welding expertise at Endress+Hauser worldwide. In this role, you will shape a central specialist area with real influence on our products through your expertise, leadership personality, and enthusiasm for technology.

What is this position about?

Do you want to lead people and at the same time shape a globally relevant technology field? Are you excited to actively help shape innovations from idea to implementation? Do you want to use your expertise to sustainably strengthen international locations?
In this role, you combine strategic responsibility with closeness to the team and, together with committed colleagues, make an important contribution to ensuring that our technologies are reliably used worldwide.

What tasks will you take on?

You will:

• lead a team of up to ten process specialists and project managers both professionally and disciplinarily and ensure their continuous development.
• take on the functional leadership of the global matrix organization for welding and testing and be responsible for the strategic and operational further development of the specialist area.
• manage innovation initiatives in the specialist area together with your team and implement them together with internal stakeholders within the framework of investment projects.
• support product development in the product creation process by early involvement of manufacturing know-how.
• support international locations through targeted technology transfer as well as engineering and production support.

What do we expect from you?

You:

• have successfully completed a technical degree and are a certified welding engineer.
• have several years of leadership experience in an industrial environment and ideally have experience leading matrix organizations.
• have extensive experience in welding manufacturing and sound knowledge of international standards and regulations.
• preferably bring pronounced methodological competence, e.g., in DFM/DFA, FMEA, Lean Six Sigma.
• are proficient in German and English, both spoken and written, feel comfortable in an international and intercultural environment, and are willing to travel internationally about 10% of the time.

What can you expect from us?

• We are a family-run, committed company with a sustainable vision.
• We promote lifelong learning with diverse training and development opportunities, internal knowledge transfer, and e-learning.
• We support a good work-life balance with flexible working hours.
• We offer support for sustainable mobility solutions such as public transport.
• We live family-friendly policies, including childcare places and childcare services during holidays.

How do you apply?

To apply, please upload your documents on our career page. Unfortunately, applications sent to us by email cannot be considered due to data protection reasons.

Agencies, personnel service providers, or similar companies are kindly asked to refrain from unsolicited submission of profiles and inquiries about possible cooperation. Currently, we are not working with external service providers for this position. All unsolicited applications from service providers will not be considered and will be deleted without further review. We thank you for your understanding.