Production Engineer / Project Manager Industrialisation (m/f/d)

Production Engineer / Project Manager Industrialisation (m/f/d)

Employment type: Full-time, permanent position

Area: Project Management / Industrialisation

Location: Heerbrugg region (Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Our client is a world-leading technology partner in the field of highly precise optronic equipment, systems and sensors, setting global standards in demanding civil as well as military high-end applications. With a tradition spanning over one hundred years, the company combines innovative strength with proven excellence and serves end customers in over 90 countries. The corporate culture is strongly value-oriented and promotes personal responsibility, agility, cross-departmental team spirit and absolute customer focus. For this innovative technology environment, we are seeking a results-driven personality as part of further growth.

• Interface & project management: Committed representation of the entire Operations area as responsible sub-project manager in complex and agile development projects.

• Resource & specialist coordination: Structured resource planning as well as professional coordination and control of interdisciplinary teams from adjacent Operations departments to meet project-specific milestones.

• Continuous optimisation: Preparation, moderation and follow-up of regular "Lessons Learned" sessions for sustainable process improvement and knowledge transfer.

• Industrialisation & SOP: Overall responsibility for the industrialisation and commissioning of new production lines; this includes detailed planning, control and monitoring of all operational measures until successful handover to the final series production team.

• Education: Successfully completed technical studies (HF, FH, university) in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, production technology or a comparable field.

• Professional experience: At least 5 years of solid professional experience in an equivalent position (industrialisation, production control or technical project management); a recognised project management certification is expressly advantageous.

• Method competence: Very good and practical knowledge in handling Atlassian Jira for agile project control and documentation.

• Personality: Independent, proactive and strongly goal-oriented working style, combined with assertiveness, high decision-making ability and pronounced organisational skills.

• Communication & team: Cooperative and communicative personality with enthusiasm for interdisciplinary collaboration in an international environment.

• Languages: Business fluent German and English skills, both spoken and written; knowledge of French is an additional plus.

You can expect a versatile leadership and design role with great scope for action in a future-proof and highly dynamic industry environment. The company offers flexible workplace models, flat hierarchies and excellent opportunities for personal and professional development in a highly motivated, international team.