Production Engineer (m/f/d) (Produktionsingenieur/in)
Would you like to join a global, growing company that innovates for a more sustainable tomorrow? UPM could be the team for you. We are frontrunners in developing renewable alternatives to fossil-based materials. Besides enabling both businesses and consumers to make more sustainable choices, we strive to create a positive UPM experience for all our employees around the world. We live by our values – trust and be trusted, achieve together, renew with courage. Join us in creating a future beyond fossils! We are now looking for a Production Engineer (m/f/d) in Leuna, Germany. Greetings from your future manager "We are commissioning the world’s most advanced biorefinery in Leuna. In our state-of-the-art, fully automated production facilities, you will produce biochemicals from sustainably sourced hardwood for the manufacture of recyclable everyday products and materials. Become part of our forward-looking business area and develop your skills in an innovative and exciting working environment. UPM invests in the sustainable chemistry of tomorrow—and in you as well." – Falko Keck, Production Manager
What you’ll do
- Act as a key technical support for the Productionteam, ensuring safe, efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality operations
- Support start-up and commissioning activities, ensuring safe and effective plant performance
- Optimize plant performance by troubleshooting issues, supporting unplanned events, and driving continuous improvement Apply engineering, process safety, and HSE principles in daily activities
- Collaborate closely with operators, shift leaders, and technical experts to maintain smooth and reliable operations
- Monitor and analyze KPIs and operational data to identify improvement opportunities and performance gaps
- Lead root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions
- Maintain a strong field presence, reinforcing adherence to procedures, safety standards, and operating discipline
- Drive improvements in raw material efficiency (e.g., yield, waste reduction)
- Ensure compliance with permits and regulations while contributing to overall site and system optimization
Who you are You
- you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
- contact our Recruitment Team in the HR Service Center
- ([email protected]; or +49 4963 401 1522). Apply now UPM Biochemicals
- produces and develops innovative and sustainable wood-based renewable
- chemicals for a variety of consumer-driven and industrial end
- applications. We offer brand owners and material producers exciting
- new opportunities to switch from fossil-based materials to renewables
- and to improve their environmental performance.