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Head of Design Engineering Melting & Utilities (m/w/d)*

Schott 🇩🇪 Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Hybrid Full-time Head

Lead the Mechanical Engineering and Precious Metal Engineering teams, with overall responsibility for their strategic and operational development. Guide the improvement of melting systems, utilities, and production machinery, while advancing global engineering standards, innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Mechanical Engineering and Precious Metal Engineering teams, with overall responsibility for their strategic and operational development. Guide the improvement of melting systems, utilities, and production machinery, while advancing global engineering standards, innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.

Requirements

  • A completed degree in mechanical, process, or production engineering, or a comparable field, is required, along with several years of engineering leadership experience in plant engineering, special-purpose machinery, or a similar industrial environment. Candidates should have experience developing complex thermal, mechanical, or process systems, strong strategic and execution skills, and very good German and fluent business-level English.

Benefits

  • Active health management
  • Flexible working hours
  • Company pension scheme
  • Employee discounts
  • International assignments

Key Skills

Mechanical engineering Precious metal engineering Design engineering leadership Thermal system design Mechanical system design Process engineering Strategic planning Engineering standards development Roadmap creation Innovation management Sustainability focus Project management Team leadership German language proficiency English language proficiency International collaboration

About Schott

When others say no, we say yes. Because at SCHOTT we believe that shared responsibility can release the energy to achieve the impossible. As a global technology and material group, we are constantly exploring unique and innovative ways to make a difference for businesses and people. Being a foundation company, SCHOTT has anchored a responsibility for scientific research, society and the environment deeply in its DNA. Represented in over 30 countries by 17,100 employees, we are a highly skilled partner for many high-tech industries: Healthcare, Home Appliances & Living, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors & Datacom, Optics, Industry & Energy, Automotive, Astronomy & Aerospace. Whatever challenges the future might hold, we can’t wait to come up with innovative solutions and turn visions into reality. Imprint: https://www.schott.com/en-gb/imprint Data protection information: https://www.schott.com/en-gb/legal-social

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