Advanced Process Engineer Assembly

Terumo is a manufacturer of medical devices. In Leuven (Haasrode), Terumo produces about 800 million hypodermic needles and injection solutions per year.

Within this Pharmaceutical Solutions department, we produce specifically developed products according to the needs, questions and medicines of our pharmaceutical customers. To make this far-reaching personalisation possible, investments were made in flexible machinery with a high degree of automation. We were proud to recently achieve the title of Factory of the Future, which testifies to a progressive production technology and a people-oriented organization.

In the run-up to the start-up of the new Pen Needle Organization (planned for early 2027), we will work in project mode, which means that you will have flexibility in tasks and responsibilities. After all, as an organization we will gather knowledge on the basis of practical experience (which we gain during machine construction, making all machines and systems ready for production and the various validation phases) and will also have to log and train it while the organization is gradually expanded.

To support this as much as possible, we are looking for candidates who:

• Be open to change and willing to learn new skills.

• Be flexible and be able to adapt easily to different situations, even without having the full picture.

• Be proactive in tackling new challenges and finding solutions, even when the solution is not immediately clear.

• Efficient collaboration in a dynamic and changing environment.

If you are someone who wants to learn, can adapt quickly, and acts constructively, we would like to invite you to apply!

As an experienced Process Engineer, you will be part of a Cross Functional Team in production. You will analyse the existing production processes with the aim of formulating, developing and testing process improvements as well as solving current problems. You will research and implement new process technologies/processes with the support of other departments. In addition, you also fulfill a coordinating role in the development and implementation of existing production processes. As a Process Engineer, your ultimate goal is to implement quality and yield improved production processes.

• Optimizing the production systems (such as the continuous improvement of the overall equipment effectiveness: OEE).
• Defining and implementing standards.
• Defining and prioritizing opportunities (e.g. by analyzing existing processes to determine bottlenecks and production problems).
• Determining success criteria.
• Performing thorough problem analyses using 'problem solving' techniques.
• Developing, coordinating and implementing improvement proposals. Good communication to all teams involved (e.g. production operators, engineering, quality, maintenance).
• Securing solutions so that the improvement is permanent.
• An active role in "change management": supporting the roll-out of process changes by means of training, drawing up procedures, smooth communication, etc.).
• Implementing, managing and optimizing (digital) systems that help to better visualize and analyze production.
• Is the link between production and project in the implementation of new installations and plays an important role in the successful implementation of such projects (from initiation to aftercare).
• Is responsible for managing the entire COC process.
• After the delivery of a project, he/she is responsible for p-FMEA and the feedback to the SIPOC.