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On-site in Soria·Added yesterday (last checked 27 Oct)
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Our summary
- Work mode
- On-site, Soria
- English
- Required
- Education
- University degree



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Skills
Nice to have
This job advert was originally written in Spanish.
Requirements
Education & certifications
- Industrial Engineering
- Methods and time module.
- Lean/continuous improvement toolsExcel/Word/Power Point
- MTM
- English -> B2
- Autocad (valuable)
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- Competitive salary
- Ongoing training
- Being part of a growing company
The role
At our company Industria Cárnicas Villar, we are looking for a Process and Continuous Improvement Technician to join our team.
The mission of the selected person will be to define, analyze, and optimize production processes in a food environment, ensuring operational efficiency, standardization of work methods, and compliance with quality, food safety, and continuous improvement requirements, aligned with corporate process guidelines.
What you'll do
- Define and document production processes, preparing work instructions and equipment user manuals, in accordance with corporate standards and food safety regulations.
- Analyze production processes through time studies and the application of Lean Manufacturing tools, identifying opportunities for improvement and waste reduction.
- Balance and optimize production lines, guaranteeing productivity, quality, and food safety.
- Provide training to operators on work methods for new processes or significant modifications, ensuring their correct implementation.
- Define and validate production line objectives through on-site data collection and analysis.
- Propose and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), detecting deviations and defining action plans.
- Participate in the industrialization of new products, collaborating in the definition of the production process.
- Collaborate transversally with the Production, Quality, R&D, Maintenance, and OSH departments, aligning actions with corporate guidelines.
- Identify inefficiencies and propose solutions oriented toward continuous improvement.
- Lead continuous improvement projects at the plant level.
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Proactive
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Knowledge transfer
- Synthesis
About Grupo Costa
The group brings together a range of food-industry companies, including meat producers and processors such as Costa Food Meat, Cárnicas de la Litera, Casademont, Industrias Cárnicas Villar, La Alegría Riojana and Embutidos La Nuncia; the animal feed company Piensos Costa; Bodega Sommos wineries; and other ventures such as Sommos Hoteles, Distribuciones Juan Luna, Industrial Química Key and Grupo Optimotor.
The group's operations are concentrated in Spain, with sites listed across Aragón (Huesca, Zaragoza — including Fraga, Binéfar, Barbastro, Belchite and Murero), Catalonia (Vic in Barcelona, Girona, Lleida/Tárrega), and other regions including Soria, Cáceres, Valencia, La Rioja, Toledo and Benasque. Recruitment runs through its dedicated Spanish-language employment portal (grupocostaempleo.com), which currently lists openings such as maintenance technicians at meat-industry sites in Girona and Binéfar and a pig-farm specialist role at Piensos Costa in Belchite (Zaragoza).
- Industry
- Food
Good to know if you are moving
- Grupo Costa describes itself on its careers portal as "un gran grupo referente europeo en el sector agroalimentario" (a large European reference group in the agri-food sector).
- The group operates sites across several Spanish regions, including Huesca, Zaragoza, Barcelona (Vic), Girona, Soria, Cáceres, Valencia, La Rioja, Toledo and Lleida.
- Current openings are located in Belchite (Zaragoza), Binéfar (Huesca) and Girona, including maintenance technician roles in the meat industry and a pig-farm specialist role at Piensos Costa.
- Recruitment is handled through a dedicated Spanish-language employment portal (grupocostaempleo.com) with a job search, selection process information and HR contact.
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