“IKEA offers well-designed, functional home furnishings at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. The role of the supply process is to buy, produce and distribute the IKEA range at the lowest total cost, making high quality available to the customer under good social and environmental conditions. IKEA Purchasing & Logistics Area South East Asia has co-workers based in Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Jakarta; and is one of nine Purchasing Areas in the world”

As a Production Engineer you will lead the engineering and quality agenda with the overall goal to improve the customer satisfaction. Furthermore, you will be the main contact towards the suppliers. As part of the business team you will work together with the supplier to develop and secure the production process, handling of quality deviations and secure compliance to all IKEA requirements.

 Production Engineer will together with a team:

• Responsible for Quality Assurance including process control for key processes in the production
• Responsible for Supplier development for quality and manufacturing with a long term view to identify and implement actions of SDP projects to secure suppliers production can achieve quality, capacity, throughput and cost expectation; starting with GO/NOGO requirements in place all times
• Lead the running range towards the suppliers and secure the supply chain is robust with an effective quality management system, right quality and full compliance to IKEA requirements at all time
• Responsible for continuously improve the supplier's production processes (reduction in scrap rate, defects, efficiency gains etc.) and share best practices/knowledge by gathering and conveying product and production experiences to create pre-conditions for the suppliers to take full responsibility for their performance
• Lead product deviation process with sense of urgency towards the causing part and capture learning from previous product deviations. Secure root-cause analysis, stock correction and implementation of corrective and preventive actions for received Quality Alarms and claims
• Lead industrialization of minor new product development and contribute with competence to other news developments incl product/production risk assessment
• Secure final inspection and regular follow up and feedback to the suppliers regarding quality performance to improve Customer Experienced Product Quality
• Lead production risk assessments at suppliers
• Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems
• In all situations act as an IKEA ambassador

Is this the right challenge for you?
We are looking for you who have: 

• Experience in production environment and/or process development
• Experience in relevant production technologies, materials and various home furnishing products is a plus
• Engineering degree or equivalent technical background
• Understanding of customers' needs and expectations
• Good communication skills; will and ability to work in team
• Good balance between overall view and details
• Very good computer software skills (MS Office applications)
• Good knowledge and proven experience in implementation and usage of Lean/Six Sigma tools on production floor would be an additional advantage.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Capabilities & Motivation

• Process oriented with good analytical skills and a structured approach
• Ability to motivate & lead colleagues and suppliers and to lead projects and implementation to secure product quality and customer satisfaction for a reasonable price
• Capability to build trust and relationships, for long-term business partnership
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems with a holistic view as well as always act with the customer, supplier and total IKEA in mind
• Ability to share and live IKEA values
• Genuinely interested in understanding the reality of production and continuous improvements
• Result oriented, high energy and self driven way of working to deliver better products for the many people by working together in IKEA and with suppliers
• Sense of urgency and a never compromise attitude towards quality
• Eager to actively search for information and continuously learn from good examples and mistakes
• Engage and motivate people by sharing experiences and coaching others
• Interest and drive to build trust and partnership to reach common goals

IKEA offers an exciting and empowering work environment in a global market place. And as the world’s leader at life a home, you have exceptional opportunities to grow and develop together with us. 

We do not have an application deadline for this position. We take candidates into the recruitment process continuously and close the position down once we have found the right candidate.

If you want to be part of something big, this could be the right challenge for you. We are looking forward to getting to know you soon!