In the Improvement Engineering department, Production and Improvement Engineers work together on one goal: optimizing processes. Where the Production Engineers are mainly working on Research & Development and improving the daily processes, our Improvement Engineers focus on one or two large projects at the same time. Such as redesigning our assembly hall, so that our colleagues from Assembly & Production can work even more efficiently, which involves examining how the workstations can be better arranged. For example, flexible workstations ensure that any machine can be built at any location. The input of colleagues that work in our workplace is crucial for this. As Improvement Engineer you work closely with the Purchasing, Logistics, Engineering and Project Preparation departments.

Voortman is growing rapidly and technological developments are also following each other at a rapid pace. Our Improvement Engineers are indispensable in optimizing our processes. The best thing about working as an Improvement Engineer? That technical knowledge and analytical skills are combined and you will see the results of your work very quickly. With every project, our Improvement Engineers use the same working method. First, the current process is mapped out, after which the subprojects that result from that must be prioritized. Our Improvement Engineers do this by weighing which improvement project will yield the most profit in terms of time, money and quality. In that order the Improvement Engineers execute the projects, using a Lean working method.