Manufacturing Engineer
Are you an entrepreneurial, hands-on engineer who takes charge with an enthusiasm for sustainability and circularity? Then keep on reading!32-40 hours per week
Watt's in it for me?
- Join an inspiring startup and work environment with sustainability-driven colleagues where you can make a difference
- Autonomy to organize and perform your work as you see fit but with professional support (if required)
- Gain valuable experience launching and scaling up manufacturing at a high-growth company
- The opportunity to coach and motivate production staff as a collaborative leader
- A laptop, smartphone, and all other tools you need in order to perform your job
- Various (ongoing) training and career (development) opportunities
- A total of 38 vacation days per year on a full-time basis
- PMT pension scheme, as we are affiliated with the Collective Labor Agreement (cao) 'Metaal en Techniek'
- Make a tangible positive impact on the world by enabling a circular economy and accelerating the energy transition
Watt's my mission?
As Manufacturing Engineer, your core mission will be to optimize and advance our startup's production capabilities to enable us to give discarded batteries new life.
You will pioneer new disassembly and rebuilding processes, designing layouts and implementing solutions that maximize quality, efficiency, and safety. Your technical expertise and hands-on approach will be critical as we scale up operations.
By leading process improvements, you'll expand our capacity to reduce e-waste and dependence on virgin materials for batteries. Coaching staff and promoting collaboration will ensure our team has the skills to achieve our renewable energy vision.
Your mission is to create world-class manufacturing operations that support our goal of accelerating the transition to cleaner energy and a more circular economy. You'll make a tangible sustainability impact while launching your career in a purpose-led, high-growth company.
Watt will I be doing?
As Manufacturing Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of optimizing our production processes and capabilities.
On a daily basis, you'll design efficient layouts, implement process improvements, troubleshoot issues, measure performance, and find ways to enhance quality and output.
You'll collaborate with suppliers to bring in new equipment and work closely with staff to ensure proper operation and maintenance.
Leading start-of-shift meetings and providing training will be key to empowering the team and transferring your technical knowledge.
You'll generate reports and documentation like FMEAs to institutionalize robust processes. Finding creative solutions to ramp up throughput in a safe, sustainable manner will be an ongoing focus.
In this hands-on role, you'll tackle new challenges daily - configuring lines, installing equipment, refining processes and helping solve problems on the floor.
Your manufacturing expertise and passion for operational excellence will drive our startup forward in re-purposing batteries to reduce waste and enable renewable energy.
A day in the life at Refurb...
At Refurb Battery, no two days are ever the same for our Manufacturing Engineers. You'll arrive at our production facility ready to maximize uptime and output.
You might start by meeting suppliers at the dock to coordinate a new equipment installation. After on-site configuration, you'll work closely with staff to ensure proper operation.
Leading the daily stand-up meeting, you'll review targets, address challenges and align with production leads. Visibility and collaboration are vital.
Throughout your shift, you'll be monitoring the lines, implementing improvements, and coaching team members to optimize processes. Brainstorming solutions to bottlenecks is a constant focus.
When issues arise, you'll tap into your technical expertise to troubleshoot and get production back on track. Your hands-on approach drives progress.
At day's end, you'll analyze operational data to identify efficiency gains, safety concerns, quality risks and training needs.
As a true startup pioneer, you'll wear many hats - line builder, equipment installer, maintenance manager and staff trainer. Your grit keeps our startup moving forward sustainably.
Our energy matches when...
Our energy matches when you're an innovator ready to optimize manufacturing at a mission-driven startup.
You thrive when empowered to pioneer new processes that improve productivity and quality. Lean operations and sustainability get you excited.
Your experience enables you to quickly troubleshoot issues and implement lasting solutions on the production floor. Mentoring staff comes naturally to you.
You love rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on to solve pressing challenges. Being a key builder and problem-solver at our startup motivates you.
Your technical expertise paired with your entrepreneurial spirit is the perfect match for our fast-paced, high-impact environment.
You're inspired by the challenge of creating world-class production capabilities from the ground up. Establishing circular systems to reduce waste is a passion.
Optimizing and scaling manufacturing at our renewable energy startup energizes you.
When also our location in Rijsbergen (Breda) suits you well and you are available at least 32 hours per week, our missions will be in full sync.
