Support Engineer

Competence Process Engineer

Job Mission
Supports the FAB organization by maintaining, initiating and implementing technical improvements and drives the change by implementation of the Lean transformation roadmap.

Job Description

• Responsible to maintain and provide up-to-date procedures and blueprints / sequences, that meet the safety and quality requirements of FAB Execution and comply with the applicable standards. Validate procedures and blueprints / sequences on the shop floor;
• Proactively connect with Execution and Technical support and transfer improvement ideas concerning structural technical problems, material quality issues and bottlenecks into improvement actions, involve other departments if applicable and drive these actions until successful implementation;
• Use technical knowledge and experience to contribute in improvement projects;
• Define the required quantity and secure the availability of production tools, initiate upgrades, support maintenance actions and solve safety issues;
• Initiate, review and implement EC's and Service Packs on products in FAB;
• Represent FAB towards Development & Engineering, LAB and cross sector projects, and protects the interests of TF and lean principles in general;
• Coordinate material quality related escalations to suppliers and support Execution in securing production progress.

Education
Bachelor or Master in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics or other relevant technical area.

Experience

• Knowledge of complex production processes, preferably in a high tech, low volume environment;
• Languages: Dutch (Afrikaans) and English;
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, process optimization, statistical process control, FMEA, Quality Management Systems and Q-methods/techniques (preferred);
• Experience as production/quality engineer (preferred);
• Knowledge and experience with SAP and MS office (preferred):

Personal Skills

• Leadership and behavioral competencies;
• Analytical, pragmatic, pro-active and customer oriented;
• Result driven, focusing on quality and continuous improvement;
• Takes initiative, shows ownership, hands on mentality;
• Good social/communication skills on different levels;
• Is a reliable team player, listens to and absorbs other ideas and opinions;
• Is a quick learner, able to prioritize and operate independently and adapt to changing circumstances;
• Has a broad technical and business knowledge, is a networker, shares information and knows how to find relevant information;
• Self-assured and able to engage and convince people, also at higher management levels
• Is visibly present on the shop floor on daily basis.

Our client
Is a high-tech company, headquartered in the Netherlands. They manufacture the complex lithography machines that chipmakers use to produce integrated circuits, or computer chips. Over 30 years, they have grown from a small startup into a multinational company with over 60 locations in 16 countries across Europe, Asia and the US.

Job Mission
The people who work at this company include some of the most creative minds in physics, electrical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, mechatronics, optics, mechanical engineering, computer science and software engineering. Their teams have the freedom, support and resources to experiment, test and push the boundaries of technology. They work in close-knit, multidisciplinary teams, listening to and learning from each other.