Production Engineer mfd Glass Tableware and Decoration

If you are the right person for this position we can offer you an assignment in a global organization with great development potential where your ideas are heard and where the goal always is to create a better everyday life for the many people!

At IKEA we see things a little differently. We onboard our suppliers as partners with whom we create longterm relationships. We want them to grow with us become more efficient and achieve lower prices.

Use opportunities for learning and growth working with suppliers! You will be able to travel to look at various manufacturing companies understand new and different technologies people and cultures.

Everybody is seen as a talent. In regular talks with your manager you can explore your development and career opportunities. We will support you on the way by internal and external trainings. We embrace making mistakes and learning from them.

We offer trust and space to test and try explore make mistakes and learn from it and develop us and our partners. 

As Production Engineer you will collaborate with crossfunctional teams to drive the innovation development and implementation of highquality materials that meet product specifications and customer expectations while focusing on process improvements that increase manufacturing efficiency and reduce waste.

The Production Engineer is part of the business team and works towards the suppliers to develop and secure the running range production process handling of quality deviations and secure compliance to all IKEA requirements.

Your assignment:

Quality Assurance 

• Evaluatepotentialnewsuppliersproductionfacilitiesandquality systems. 
• Secure implementation of specifications product requirements & compliance
• Quality audits participate on planning and execution.
• Assess production risks and strive towards stable processes.
• Informed and accountable for Supplier quality performance

Manage Quality Compliance 

• Request specific articles from PCS for spot checks.
• Conduct spot checks in DWP.
• Manage compliance deviations agree and confirm causing party root cause analysis incl containment corrective and preventive actions.

Act on deviations 

• Handle safety alarms
• Address corrective actions for various claims and quality issues. 
• Undertake corrective improvement actions based on KPI analyses. 
• Support PTE with corrective actions related to product adaptation. 

Supplier Development 

• Continuously challenge supplier production processes and share best practices and good examples.
• Collaborate with Suppliers to create action plans (APL) 

Product Development News Moves Improves 

• Support PTE in the Development phase with production knowledge and Supplier input 
• Manage implementation with support from PTE verifying measurement systems (MSA) and production capability on CTQs.

Manage technical information flow to/from IKEA and Suppliers

Qualifications :

Is this the right challenge for you

We are looking for someone who knows how to build and maintain business relations having excellent communication skills being a good team worker and empathetic respecting values and being persistent. You keep the overview of documentation and you are able to navigate in different IT systems. Easy adaptation to changes and willingness to take responsibility is also necessary.

You also bring:

• A background in engineering quality and product/production development
• Preferably having an engineering education and at least 25 years of working experience
• Very good knowledge of production processes and technologies
• Good knowledge of Lean production methods and tools (Root cause FMEA fishbone etc)
• Good communicative skills and speak fluent English
• Preferred knowledge of product development tools
• Proactive approach
• Willingness for frequent travel

Additional Information :

Submit your application online and in English via our recruitment system SmartRecruiters (please note that applications sent via email will not be accepted) latest on the March 26th 2025. 

If you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process please send a message to our recruiting team via SmartRecruiters and we will come back to you. 

Our culture and values are based on equal opportunities and we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

Please note that this position is based in Dortmund (Germany).

We are looking forward to receiving your application!

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime