Project Engineer (Fix-term)

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.

Your Tasks

As part of the Global Derma & Health Care Supply Chain Team, the project engineer role ensures new product equipment implementation for innovation and Supply Chain projects and is the Health Care expert for our production technologies (e.g. coating, extruding, converting, slitting, packaging). Furthermore, the project engineer initiates equipment investments for at our production centers and Third Party Manufacturers acting as a link between headquarter functions and our supply units.

Main responsibilities:

• Accountability for development, Scale-up and implementation of new production processes in our global supply units as well as hand-over to Operations.
• Set-up and maintenance of international documentation for our processes (Production Trial documentation, Working instruction, Production Process Risk Assessment, Qualification and Validation, SOPs)
• Technical auditing and support of Third Party Manufacturers in tirlas, validation and production, as well as performing risk assessments according to medical device regulation/ ICH.
• Scouting of new Third Party Manufacturers in regards of their technical capabilities.
• Leading of investment projects (e.g., capacity extension or exchange)

Additional information

Your Profile

• Degree in Engineering (e.g. Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or similar)
• 5 years of profound experience in Engineering / Supply Chain or R&D preferably in medical devices, pharmaceutical products or FMCG
• Experience in Technical Project Management
• Innovative and entrepreneurial mindset
• Strategic and ambitious international mindset
• High communication skills and ability to cooperate in cross-functional teams
• Experience in Healthcare and GDP / GMP regulations is a plus
• Excellent written and spoken English, add. language is a plus

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation & gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins. We would therefore kindly ask you to include only information and data in your documents which are relevant for the assessment of your application (e.g. curriculum vitae with relevant references and certificates) and encourage.

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