Randstad is a global leader in the HR services industry, specializing in recruitment, staffing, and outsourcing solutions across 39 countries. As one of the world's largest HR providers, the company operates at a massive scale, connecting millions of candidates with opportunities in sectors ranging from technology and engineering to healthcare and logistics.

In Spain, Randstad maintains one of the most extensive professional networks in the country, with a presence in nearly every major city. For international professionals, Randstad serves as a primary entry point into the Spanish labor market, offering specialized recruitment services through divisions like Randstad Technologies and Randstad Professionals, which frequently handle roles for multinational clients requiring English or other foreign languages.

Founded in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding in the Netherlands, Randstad has grown from a small local operation into the world's largest HR service provider. The company expanded into Spain in the 1990s and has since solidified its position through major acquisitions like Vedior.

For international professionals

Operates a vast network of over 200 offices across Spain, providing local support in almost every province.
Features specialized divisions for IT, Engineering, and Life Sciences that are highly relevant for skilled international workers.
Acts as a primary recruiter for many Fortune 500 companies established in Spain.
Provides a wide variety of contract types, including permanent placements and long-term outsourcing projects.

R&D + Continuous Improvement Technician

Randstad España

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Randstad is managing the recruitment for ALIER S.A., a leading company and benchmark in industrial sustainability, for an R&D + Continuous Improvement Technician for its new gypsum board recycling plant at the Recycling Technology Park in Zaragoza.

Your main responsibilities will be:

R&D Area
- Product development support: Collaborate in the conception phases, laboratory tests, and definition of technical specifications for new products or materials.
- Coordination of plant trials: Participate in production trials for the launch of new products, coordinating with the operations team.
- Trend analysis: Conduct market prospecting and analysis of competitors and new technologies/materials to identify development opportunities.
- Documentation and Quality: Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards and environmental policies during the development of new processes, keeping technical records up to date.

Continuous Improvement Area
- Process analysis and diagnosis: Analyze workflows and plant production data to detect waste, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Application of Lean tools: Provide technical support and execute improvement projects using tools such as value stream mapping (VSM), statistical process control (SPC), 5S, etc.
- Root cause analysis: Lead the resolution of complex problems in the plant when a new product or process suffers from quality or productivity deviations.
- Lean Culture: Encourage the participation of plant personnel (operators and supervisors) in improvement methodologies and in the use of newly implemented technologies.
- Standardization: Support the definition, drafting, and updating of standard operating procedures (SOPs) derived from implemented improvements or new industrialized products.

Minimum Education: University degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or similar.

Required Experience: Two years of experience in similar roles in process support, R&D laboratories, or continuous improvement management within an industrial environment.

Solid Technical Knowledge:
Good laboratory practices, advanced use of Office tools, Power BI, and operational knowledge of industrial management software such as SAP, SPC tools, and RCA application tools.

Direct hiring by ALIER S.A. with a Permanent Contract.

Stability: Position within the Quality area, essential for plant operations.

Professional Development.

View original advert (Spanish)

Randstad gestiona para ALIER S.A., empresa líder y referente en sostenibilidad industrial, la incorporación de un Técnico/a de I+D+I + Mejora Continua para su nueva planta de reciclaje de placas de yeso en el Parque Tecnológico de Reciclaje en Zaragoza.

Tus responsabilidades principales serán:

Área de I+D+i
- Soporte en el desarrollo de producto: Colaborar en las fases de concepción,
pruebas de laboratorio y definición de especificaciones técnicas de nuevos
productos o materiales.
- Coordinación de pruebas en planta: Participar en las pruebas de producción para
el lanzamiento de nuevos productos, coordinándose con el equipo de operaciones.
- Análisis de tendencias: Realizar prospección y análisis del mercado, competidores
y nuevas tecnologías/materiales para identificar oportunidades de desarrollo.
- Documentación y Calidad: Asegurar el cumplimiento de los estándares de calidad,
seguridad y las políticas medioambientales durante el desarrollo de nuevos
procesos, manteniendo al día los registros técnicos.

Área de Mejora Continua
- Análisis y diagnóstico de procesos: Analizar los flujos de trabajo y los datos de
producción de la planta para detectar mermas, cuellos de botella y oportunidades de
optimización.
- Aplicación de herramientas Lean: Aportar el soporte técnico y ejecutar proyectos
de mejora utilizando herramientas como mapas de flujo de valor (VSM), control
estadístico de procesos (SPC), 5S, etc.
- Análisis de causa raíz: Liderar la resolución de problemas complejos en planta
cuando un nuevo producto o proceso sufra desviaciones de calidad o productividad.
- Cultura Lean: Fomentar la participación del personal de planta (operarios y
encargados) en metodologías de mejora y en el manejo de las nuevas tecnologías
implantadas
- Estandarización: Apoyar en la definición, redacción y actualización de los
procedimientos operativos estándar (SOPs) derivados de las mejoras implantadas o
de los nuevos productos industrializados.

Formación Minima: Universitaria en Química, Ingeniería Química, Ingeniería Industrial o similar.

Experiencia Requerida:Dos años de experiencia en funciones similares de soporte de procesos,
laboratorios de I+D o gestión de la mejora continua dentro de un entorno industrial.

Conocimientos Técnicos Sólidos:
Buenas prácticas de laboratorio, manejo avanzado de
herramientas Office, Power BI y conocimiento operativo de software de gestión industrial
como SAP, herramientas de SPC, herramientas de aplicación de RCA.

Incorporación directa por empresa en ALIER S.A, con Contrato Indefinido.