Manager Engineering Services (Manufacturing)

Location: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; office attendance five days a week

Base minimum pay: €89,785 per year

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

What you will do

• Lead engineering services supporting operations, manufacturing, quality processes, tooling, and production equipment for large engine manufacturing.
• Oversee manufacturing engineering and quality teams, including personnel development and training.
• Lead tool design, manufacturing processing, cost estimating, systems planning, facility layout, standards, and engineering releases.
• Develop and implement quality assurance strategies, control plans, corrective actions, and preventive measures.
• Analyze quality and non-conformance trends and coordinate solutions with production, quality assurance, management, and engineering teams.
• Manage improvements to operating methods, equipment, systems, production assembly, safety compliance, and environmental requirements.

Requirements

• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment, processes, safety requirements, standards, procedures, and policies.
• Expertise in designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining quality management systems.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and implementation approaches.
• Strong decision-making, critical-thinking, analytical, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Degree or equivalent experience desired.
• Very good German at C1 level and English at B2 level required.

Nice to have

• Previous experience with manufacturing and quality processes and procedures.

Culture & Benefits

• Varied, responsible, and challenging work in a newly created entity.
• 30 days of vacation.
• Company pension plan.
• Bicycle leasing, job ticket, and wellbeing allowance.
• Compensation according to the hirify.global compensation system.
• A valid work permit or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required. Relocation assistance may be available to eligible candidates.