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Industrial engineer (m/f/d)

Industrial engineers: optimising processes and procedures

Industrial engineers are specialists for the optimisation of processes and the ideal design of procedures within industrial companies. They apply their engineering skills to improve their employers’ productivity, focusing rather on management than on typical engineering tasks. The goal is to create the most efficient work processes possible, to rationalise the use of resources and employees, and ultimately to save company costs. This is achieved through optimally developed planning of processes that an industrial engineer creates in his job.

Industrial Engineer

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Industrial engineers have a wide range of tasks related to work planning, quality management and process optimisation. If you are looking for a new industrial engineer job with your knowledge and skills, then let's start your next career step together.

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Does your company need strong support in optimising processes, workplaces and investments? Then an Industrial Engineer is exactly the position you should fill.

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What are the tasks and responsibilities of industrial engineers?

Industrial engineers are mainly responsible for work planning: their task is to ensure efficient corporate processes and procedures. Besides, industrial engineers streamline manufacturing processes, shorten waiting times, enhance logistics systems and are responsible for remuneration, material, equipment and method planning.

The tasks of an Industrial Engineer include:

✔ Work planning

✔ Workplace design

✔ Time management

✔ Technical procurement

✔ Technical sales

✔ Project management

✔ Business consulting

✔ Optimisation of processes

✔ Scheduling, capacity and investment planning

Which opportunities do industrial engineers have on the labour market?

Industrial engineers have a wide range of opportunities on the labour market after completing their training. Unlike engineers, the specialisation in a specific field of application is less pronounced. Instead, an industrial engineer is a management generalist who is in demand in every industry. The career prospects are correspondingly good. An industrial engineer can find employment in any industrial company.

The fact that German value creation has a particularly high industrial share has a positive effect on the career prospects of industrial engineers. Accordingly, there are many jobs in the field of engineering. Industrial engineers can also expect job offers in logistics and transport to ensure a stable supply chain. Technical offices are also a possible place to work.

Which hard skills and soft skills should industrial engineers have?

Industrial engineers require various skills and qualifications. As industrial engineers often work in teams and need to communicate with other departments, they must have certain soft skills – next to the relevant hard skills, of course.

In summary, the following knowledge should be brought along:

A broad range of engineering skills
Knowledge of business administration
Controlling skills
Leadership qualities
Good communication skills and team spirit
Skills in cost and performance accounting

Personnel management skills
Knowledge of simulation
applied statistics
Good proficiency in English
Willingness to perform and initiative
Structured work

Industrial Engineering: How much salary is possible?

In Germany, engineers generally earn high salaries. Industrial engineers can expect an entry-level salary of around 3,000 to 4,000 euros per month. The average industrial engineering salary is just under 60,000 euros gross per year. This means that industrial engineers earn about as much as classical engineers.

Higher salaries can be achieved with additional qualifications, further training and increasing professional experience. The industry can also have an influence on the salary of an industrial engineer. The automotive industry and the mechanical engineering sector usually pay the highest salaries.

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Process Planning Engineer for FAL SA Digital Transformation (m/f/d)

Employment with Hays Professional Solutions GmbH

Hamburg

Co-responsible for performance and monitoring of Process, Method, Tools & Data (PMTD) within the PSE (Production System Efficiency) & Digitalization organization for the A320 family Final Assembly Lines (FALs)
Act as a focal point for the Final Assembly Line (FAL) Standard Line Balancing (SLB) Community to develop competencies across FALs Monitor Process Planning maturity, identify opportunities of improvement and launch associated initiatives
Ensure alignment of solutions with the business requirements collected from the A320 family FALs and Airbus Processes, reduce IT landscape complexity with a focus on sustainability and efficiency of processes
Contribute to the specification of the business needs and follow the development of the solutionsIdentify the Business Representatives from each A320 Family FAL needed to contribute to the various steps of a new solution
Coordinate their involvement when required to validate the various milestones
Develop and Implement a deployment strategy as well as governance across the A320 Family FALs to secure user friendly and process confirm tools accepted by operations
Secure the validation process of the benefits from each solution with the impacted business functions
Preparation an execution of Milestone Review Meetings for the relevant scope as well as continuous reporting to stakeholders on different hierarchical levels
Lead and manage transversal deployment & coaching teams
Change management plan / Drive synergies for A320 FALs

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Industrial Costing Engineer (m/w/d)

Festanstellung durch unseren Kunden

Kassel

Führt auf der Grundlage von Elementen aus den Bereichen Engineering, Projekt, PrIM, PIM, Supply Chain und Industrial Quality die Kostenkalkulation für ein neues Produkt und/oder eine Prozesslösung im industriellen Bereich durch
Entwicklung eines neuen Verfahrens oder einer neuen Fertigungstechnologie
Während der Ausschreibungsphase eines Projekts müssen die PIO-, Make-or-Buy-Annahmen definiert und validiert werden
Definition und Pflege des Auslastungsplans der PME-Abteilung auf der Grundlage des S&OP-Bedarfsplans
Aktualisierung der Industriekosten
Durchführung spezifischer Analysen, wie z.B. Zeitaufwand vs. Methodenzeit, bei Bedarf

Online since: Tue Apr 15 14:42:11 CEST 2025

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Civil Engineer (m/w/d)

Anstellung bei der Hays Professional Solutions GmbH

Essen

Bewertung und Entwicklung von Transportkonzepten für WEA und eines vorläufigen Windpark-Layouts
Verantwortlich für die Bewertung der geologischen Verhältnisse, Ausschreibung und Auswertung des Baugrund- und Gründungsgutachten
Selbstständige Entwicklung des Windpark-Layouts, insbesondere der Baustraßen und Kranstellflächen, für die Entwurfs- und Genehmigungsplanung unter Berücksichtigung der angetroffenen geologischen Verhältnisse, planungsrechtlicher Vorgaben und der Flächenverfügbarkeit
Teilnahme an Standortbegehungen und Baustellen-Besuchen zur Abstimmung mit internen Fachdisziplinen anderer Abteilungen und externen Projektpartnern in Bezug auf bautechnische und planungsrelevante Fragestellungen
Abstimmung aller planungsrelevanten Themen mit dem WEA-Hersteller
Vorbereiten und Mitwirken bei der Vergabe von Planungs- und Bauleistungen, insbesondere der Erdarbeiten und ggf. der Spezialtiefbauarbeiten, Bewertung von Sondervorschlägen und Änderungsvorschlägen.
Unterstützung bei der Bauüberwachung, bei Kontrollprüfungen und bei Abnahmen einschließlich selbstständiger Identifikation und Bewertung von Abweichungen und Mängeln
Unterstützung der Projektleitung bei der Bewertung von Nachträgen

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Logistics Engineer (m/w/d)

Anstellung bei der Hays Professional Solutions GmbH

Kassel

Optimierung des Logistikprozessflusses
Erstellen von logistischen Anforderungen
ROI (Return Of Investment) und TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) Berechnungen durchführen, um Teile aus PMFU zu identifizieren, die mit Mehrwegverpackungen (externen oder internen/mit oder ohne Umpacken) verwaltet werden können
Leitung, Mitwirkung in - sowie die Umsetzung logistischer Projekte (Verpackungslösungen, Lagerlayout bspw.)
Erstellen von Kitting- und Verpackungsanleitungen (für Lieferanten oder für das Lager je nach Verwendung der Verpackung)
Erstellen & Überwachen von KPIs

Online since: Mon May 05 10:44:17 CEST 2025

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