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Continuous Improvement and Standardization Engineer

On-site in El Gordo·Part-time·Added 4 days ago (last checked 23 Oct)

Rheinmetall

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Work mode: On-site, El Gordo
Contract: Permanent contract, part-time hours
Education: University degree

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Skills

This job advert was originally written in Spanish.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Organization, or similar).
Experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment in roles linked to quality or continuous improvement.
Practical knowledge of tools such as PDCA, root cause analysis, SPC, process standardization; statistical analysis, audits.
Profile with the capacity to influence the plant: results-oriented, structured, and with an improvement vision.
Availability for on-site work in El Gordo, Cáceres.

Nice to have

Experience or interest in the digitalization of industrial processes will be highly valued.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Be part of an international leading industrial group in technology and defense.
A role with high transversal impact, working directly with production, quality, and engineering.
Real capacity to lead changes and leave a mark on the organization.
An environment where to drive continuous improvement, standardization, and digitalization initiatives.
Stability + real opportunities for professional progression within the Rheinmetall Group.

The role

At Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, we are looking for a Continuous Improvement and Standardization Manager for our industrial plant in El Gordo, Cáceres. You will be a key figure in the operational transformation of the plant, ensuring the real implementation of quality and manufacturing standards, and leading the evolution towards more efficient, robust, and digitalized working models.

What you'll do

Supervise the correct application of quality standards and manufacturing processes in the plant.
Lead the monitoring of quality issues using the PDCA methodology, ensuring effective and sustainable closure.
Act as a reference in the resolution of daily incidents, driving root cause analysis.
Define, pilot, and monitor key KPIs (quality, efficiency, process stability).
Train and support teams in quality and continuous improvement tools.
Participate in engineering change committees, ensuring the impact on processes and standards.
Drive the implementation of new working methods and digital tools in the plant.
Design and improve quality procedures in critical areas: Product Traceability / Sampling Plans / Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Identify opportunities for standardization and scalability in industrial processes.

About Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall AG is an integrated technology group for the security and defence industry, describing itself as a cross-domain systems house offering products and services for deployment on land, at sea, in the air and in space.

Rheinmetall is actively hiring in Spain, with a broad set of open roles spanning engineering (artillery, propulsion, structural simulation, electronics R&D, processes), production and skilled trades (CNC turning, plant operations, maintenance), quality and laboratory work (ballistics, chemistry, metrology), plus finance, IT, HR, purchasing and safety functions. This depth of technical and industrial hiring makes it a relevant employer for international professionals with engineering, manufacturing or defence-sector backgrounds seeking roles in Spain.

Industry: Aerospace and defence
Website: rheinmetall.com

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Rheinmetall is an integrated technology group for security and defence, offering systems for land, sea, air and space domains.
The company is actively hiring in Spain across engineering, production, quality/laboratory, finance, IT, HR and purchasing roles, with many positions posted in Spanish.
Rheinmetall runs its own job portal via its careers page at rheinmetall.com.

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