Process & Methods Engineer

About the role

Hitachi Energy Belgium is looking for a Process & Methods Engineer in Charleroi to drive operational excellence across its manufacturing operations. The role combines maintenance engineering, process optimization and manufacturing excellence, working with production, quality, supply chain, maintenance and engineering teams to improve productivity, quality and cost efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and availability.
• Lead equipment failure investigations and root cause analyses, implementing corrective actions that reduce downtime and improve MTBF and MTTR.
• Analyze and optimize manufacturing processes through cycle-time studies, bottleneck analysis and process improvements.
• Maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions and process documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Kaizen, 5S, SMED and Value Stream Mapping.
• Identify process losses, equipment inefficiencies and waste, and support production cost reduction targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental and regulatory requirements, including risk assessments, PFMEA and error-proofing.
• Support operators and maintenance technicians through coaching, training and troubleshooting.
• Participate in equipment installation, commissioning and performance monitoring, using CMMS, ERP and data analytics tools.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or Mechatronics engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing, production or industrial environment, ideally combining process improvement and maintenance or reliability engineering.
• Experience in a hands-on shop floor environment and with cross-functional collaboration.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to train and influence others.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of maintenance methodologies, manufacturing processes, equipment reliability and industrial production systems.
• Lean Manufacturing, TPM, RCA, 5 Why and PDCA.
• CMMS platforms and ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Power BI, automation systems and PLCs is an advantage.