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Zeiss

Manufactures high-precision optical instruments and devices

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Manufacturing EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWetzlar, GermanyNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in industrial engineering, production technology, mechanical engineering, or a comparable technical field, or completed technical vocational training.
  • Several years of professional experience in work planning, production planning, or industrial engineering at a manufacturing company.
  • Strong knowledge of SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA and master data management in complex production environments.
  • Extensive experience in time-economy analyses, capacity planning, and production-related optimization projects.
  • REFA time-economy qualification.
  • Strong analytical thinking, numerical aptitude, and a deep understanding of production and value-stream processes.
  • Communication skills and the ability to bring different departments together and support change successfully.
  • Structured, independent, solution-oriented working style, high quality standards, and strong execution skills.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Power BI.

Responsibilities

  • Create, maintain, and continuously develop work plans, bills of materials, and production-related master data in the SAP environment.
  • Ensure accurate and complete representation of manufacturing processes, personnel and machine times, and external processing steps in work plans.
  • Conduct time studies and determine, analyze, and set standard and lead times to support efficient production control.
  • Design and maintain workstation-related master data, including shift models, utilization rates, and capacity parameters, as well as material-related master data, including lead times and buffer stocks.
  • Coordinate and implement change-management measures and ensure production-related master data is updated on time.
  • Contribute subject-matter expertise to introducing, harmonizing, and developing SAP S/4HANA processes in a cross-site project environment.
  • Conduct regular comparisons of planned and actual times and initiate necessary work-plan changes based on REFA studies, quality notifications, and production analyses.
  • Provide transparency into production-process deviations and actively support departments in implementing sustainable improvements.
  • Serve as a subject-matter expert in work planning, master data management, and manufacturing processes, advising partners in production, logistics, quality, industrial engineering, and IT.

About the Company

Zeiss

Manufactures high-precision optical instruments and devices

ZEISS is a global leader in optics and optoelectronics, serving medical professionals, industrial manufacturers, consumers, and the semiconductor industry. It designs and sells high-precision optical instruments, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and vision care products such as corrective lenses and eye-health services. Its products rely on advanced optics and imaging technologies to deliver accurate inspection, diagnosis, and manufacturing outcomes across healthcare, industrial quality control, consumer optics, and chip fabrication. What sets ZEISS apart is its breadth and depth: a long-standing scale in multiple markets, integrated solutions across optics, imaging, metrology, and precision engineering, and a commitment to sustainability in electricity use and carbon emissions. The company’s goal is to advance optics and optoelectronics by providing reliable, high-quality tools and services worldwide while operating in a sustainable way.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$1.1B
Headquarters
Oberkochen, Germany
Founded
2001

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