Production Engineer, IKEA

IKEA

Location:
India, Bengaluru

Category:
Manufacturing

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

The Production Engineer works towards suppliers to develop and secure the running range, production process, handling of quality deviations, and compliance to IKEA requirements. The position contributes to the business team and customer satisfaction by ensuring stable processes, product quality, and continuous improvements.

Job Responsibility:

Evaluate potential new supplier’s production facilities and quality systems
Secure implementation of specifications, product requirements, compliance to product requirements at Suppliers
Quality audits – participate in setting of the audit plan, preparation, gap analysis, and gap closing
Assess production risks and strive towards stable processes
Informed and accountable for supplier quality performance and provide feedback from a customer perspective
Conduct spot checks in DWP
Manage compliance deviations - agree and confirm causing party, root cause analysis incl. containment, corrective and preventive actions
Handle safety alarms, investigate responsible parties, and implement corrective actions
Address corrective actions for various claims and quality issues
Collaborate with suppliers to create action plans (APL)
Support PTE with production knowledge and supplier input
Manage implementation with support from PTE - verifying measurement systems (MSA) and production capability on CTQs
Manage information flow to/from IKEA and suppliers, for example labels follow up, consumption, technical data, benchmarks.

Requirements:

Very good knowledge of production processes and technologies
Very good knowledge of IKEA requirements, standards and test methods
Very good at evaluating the suppliers' technical capability and quality performance to produce the IKEA product(s)
Good knowledge of democratic design and customer needs and expectations regarding function, customer friendliness and products critical to quality (CTQ)
Good knowledge of quality assurance set up including cost calculation and materials
Good knowledge of Lean production methods and tools (Root cause, FMEA, fishbone etc)
Good knowledge IKEA documentation system (e.g., PDOC and CONNECT)
Understanding of IKEA Strategic Landscape, IKEA Business model for growth and key processes (e.g., PDP, SDP, DPOP) and IKEA Purchasing Manual
Understanding of relevant Category Plans and Total Cost
Experience in production environment and/or production process development
Experience of relevant production technologies and materials
Lean Manufacturing methods and tools (FMEA, RCA, fish bone, 5 why etc.)
Understanding of customers' needs and expectations towards the key and secondary functions of different products (e.g., safety, durability, ergonomics etc.)
Has a good balance between overall view and details and ability to understand standards
University degree in Engineering or corresponding
Previous experience as Process or Production Engineer in manufacturing.

Nice to have:

Good knowledge about continuous improvements
Project management skills

What we offer:

Traveling is a part of the assignment
Equal opportunity employer with diverse and harassment-free work environment
Commitment to individualism and inclusivity.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 09, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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