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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing EngineeringPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeAlsdorf, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed university degree in mechanical engineering, production engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, automation engineering, industrial engineering, or a comparable technical field is required.
  • Several years of professional experience in industrial engineering, production, automation, maintenance, or technical project management are required.
  • Good to very good knowledge of industrial automation and the ability to discuss technical requirements with specialists and suppliers are required.
  • A sound understanding of industrial maintenance processes and strategies is required, ideally including preventive or condition-based maintenance, equipment availability, fault analysis, or spare-parts management.
  • Experience planning and implementing investment, automation, or industrialization projects is required.
  • Experience collaborating with international and cross-functional teams and managing external partners is required.
  • Business-fluent English and good spoken and written German are required.
  • Willingness to travel globally for 30–40% of the time is required.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute actively to manufacturing engineering questions, technical projects, and complex issues in collaboration with production sites.
  • Temporarily lead an investment project in the Aachen area on site in 2027.
  • Develop, optimize, and standardize production technologies and technical equipment concepts.
  • Technically evaluate, specify, and implement automation solutions in close collaboration with production sites, suppliers, and global experts.
  • Contribute to the global automation strategy and transfer and implement global standards at production sites.
  • Contribute to the central maintenance function by developing, harmonizing, and implementing maintenance strategies, maintenance processes, spare-parts concepts, standards, and best practices.
  • Coordinate automation and maintenance requirements between production plants and globally responsible experts.
  • Identify and share best practices and promote cross-site knowledge and technology transfer.
  • Contribute to technology roadmaps, investment assessments, operational excellence initiatives, and strategic manufacturing engineering projects.
  • Build and maintain a strong technical network among production sites, central functions, and the global engineering network.

About the Company

Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

Continental designs and manufactures tyres for cars, trucks, buses, bicycles and motorcycles, selling to vehicle manufacturers and in the aftermarket. Through ContiTech, it also produces rubber and plastic technology parts such as hoses, belts, seals and surface materials for automotive and industrial use. Its products are developed and produced at sites worldwide, with tyres tailored for different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for equipment. The company differentiates itself by offering a broad, integrated mobility portfolio and global manufacturing and service capabilities, aiming to provide reliable mobility through tyres and components worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hanover, Germany
Founded
1871

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