Production Engineer

FOSS is very proud of contributing to the sustainable use of our planet’s agricultural resources and thus to the nutrition and health of the people of the world. We provide analytics beyond measure to add value to our customers by improving quality and optimizing food and agricultural production. It guides our work and describes the very essence of FOSS and the purpose of what we do. If that sounds like something you would like to get out of bed for every Monday morning, then read on.

Join FOSS as as Product Engineer 
As a Product Engineer you will take full technical ownership of instruments in production after release from our New Product Introduction (NPI) team. Furthermore, you will maintain and drive further improvements of the product quality from sales release to End-of-Sales (7+ years support of spares). You will ensure smooth transitioning from NPI to volume production in close collaboration with the NPI Project Manager. You will report to the Director of Production Support and be a part of an exciting and expanding team that currently consist of 3 dedicated colleagues.

Primary tasks
As our new Production Engineer, you will:

• Ensure optimal quality of the product regarding performance and reliability through continues improvements in collaboration with R&D & Quality
• Support line managers in optimization of the layout of the production line incl. deviation management and continues improvements on the assembly time.
• Be in charge of initial problem solving on the shop floor in strong collaboration with Production Technicians, Quality, NPI and R&D and act as a link between these departments
• Facilitate A3/systematic problem solving as well as plan and facilitate structured trials as part of problem solving
• Monitor and optimize production tools – new improved solutions for better quality, higher efficiency, lower cost etc.
• Ensure clear stakeholder management
• Ensure optimal SPC (Statistical Process Control) data & setup to support pro-active data driven activities
• Facilitate technical sparring and implementation of Engineering changes
• Assist implementing LEAN processes and tools, as defined by our LEAN specialist

Qualifications
We expect your educational background to be in engineering, e.g. a bachelor's or master’s degree in mechanical, electrical or production engineering and that you have extensive experience as a production product engineer in the industry.

You have a quality mindset with focus on securing optimal production quality of the product regarding performance and reliability. In order to succeed, it is inherited you have a very high knowledge of the full value chain in production from start to finish. You possess excellent problem-solving skills and can facilitate structured problem-solving process (A3). You are data driven, pro-active and address issues before they become problems.

Familiarity with the product development cycle, quality standards and a high degree knowledge of technology understanding (FTIR, NIR, X-Ray, Flow Cytometry) is an advantage as well as knowledge within LEAN tools and processes.

Personal skills
You understand and appreciate the dynamics and urgency in a production environment, and you are curious and enjoy obtaining new knowledge and putting it to use. Knowing how to structure your workday, you strive to gain a holistic overview and then execute on findings.

Your colleagues will find you easy to cooperate with and that you know that data and facts are found both at desktop and on the shopfloor Finally, we expect you to have excellent stakeholder management skills and that you are a good communicator.

Ready to join us?
You will get a challenging job in an international, innovative and highly successful organization. You will work with the most advanced technologies, together with highly skilled and ambitious colleagues in strong teams and cross-functional projects. You can expect to enter a great working place where you can bring your ideas to the table and make a real difference.

If you would like to apply for the position, please click on the link below. Please note that we only accept application sent via that link. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Tom Carlsen, P&SC NPI Director at tca@foss.dk

All applications for vacant positions will be welcomed and will be considered on the relative merits of the applicant against the role profile for the position regardless of nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, parental responsibilities, age, religion, or belief.

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FOSS
FOSS contributes to the sustainable use of our planet’s agricultural resources and thus to the nutrition and health of the people of the world. We make it our business to build analytical solutions, which add value by improving food quality and optimising production, from raw material to finished product. FOSS helps optimise the use of food and agricultural resources by enabling customers to run intelligent data-driven productions with less waste, better quality, bigger yields, and more optimal use of raw materials. Always at the forefront of analytical technology development, FOSS provides a range of analytical solutions from laboratory to at-line and in-line solutions, across industries from dairy to grain and meat. FOSS provides instruments and solutions to the world’s 100 largest food companies and for more than 60 years, FOSS has been innovating analytical technology. FOSS was founded by Nils Foss in Hillerød in 1956. We are a family-owned, global company and our products and services are sold all around the world. FOSS employs more than 1,500 highly qualified people worldwide.