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A Day in the Life

The Medtronic site located in Kerkrade, the Netherlands, is evolving into a high-performance, data-driven, and connected manufacturing environment, supporting cleanroom assembly, warehousing, and quality operations. As part of this transformation, we have combined our value chain enabling functions — Process Engineering, Maintenance & Facility Services, Operational Excellence, and Environmental Health & Safety — into a multidisciplinary support department. This team deploys Flow Acceleration-style production cells, harmonizes Tier management structures, and drives changeover minimization across assembly operations.

We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer who is an engaged process improver with a track record of delivering performance improvements in manufacturing. You will work directly on the production floor, engaging supervisors, cell leads, and operators, while applying analytical, structured, and data-driven approaches to improve productivity, process robustness, and compliance.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

Develop, improve, and simplify processes across the value chain, including assembly, warehousing, and quality control

Provide engineering support for troubleshooting, operator guidance, and continuous improvement

Facilitate daily Tier management huddles and lead problem-solving initiatives

Optimize productivity, capacity, process robustness, safety, and compliance using DMAIC, Flow Acceleration, SMED, and other Operational Excellence methodologies

Develop Standard Work, work instructions, and operator training tools to improve procedural adherence and operational performance

Plan, execute, and report on equipment qualification and process validation (Design of Experiments, FMEA, Statistical Process Control)

Lead engineering projects, ensuring solid planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting

Support process automation, digitization, and data-driven performance visualization, aligning with other enabling functions such as QA, Maintenance, EHS, and Operational Excellence

Required Knowledge and Experience:

10+ years of experience in multidisciplinary manufacturing environments, with proven success as a process or manufacturing engineer

Strong knowledge of manufacturing technologies, industrial engineering, assembly processes, and process automation

Demonstrable track record in performance improvement, productivity, and process robustness

Expertise in continuous improvement methodologies such as DMAIC, Value Stream Analysis, SMED, Material Flow, Tier Management, 5S, Flow Acceleration

Experience with Equipment Qualification, Process Validation, and statistical tools

Data-driven mindset, skilled in developing and visualizing performance management structures

Strong project leadership skills, delivering on time and exceeding expectations

Analytical, structured, and results-oriented, with the ability to work on the shop floor and engage with all levels of the organization

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Fluency in English; Dutch proficiency preferred

Solid experience with Office 365 and business intelligence/reporting tools such as Power BI

Affinity for regulated, system-structured industries (medical devices, pharma, food, automotive)

Willingness to travel internationally (