YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and develop the IE/ME team and ensure high‑quality IE master data (BOE, BOP, M‑BOM)
- Plan and optimize production capabilities and capacities as well as investments in manufacturing equipment, tools and infrastructure
- Conduct time studies, cost analyses, and productivity reviews and support implementation of new technologies and engineering changes
- Deploy the PALFINGER Production System (PPS) and strengthen Lean culture across the plant
- Establish Shop Floor Management and drive continuous improvement projects ans develop and maintain the Overall Plant Concept (OPC) and optimize value streams and Monitor KPIs and track improvements via the Plant Saving Tracker (PST)
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and own global product marketing and positioning strategies across the entire product lifecycle to drive sustainable business growth
- Lead and shape go-to-market strategies in close collaboration with Product Management, Sales, and Regional Marketing, ensuring alignment, strategic clarity, and global consistency
- Drive global product launches for complex products and services, managing timing, narrative, and readiness, with structured handovers to regional teams
- Develop product positioning and messaging frameworks that translate technical features into customer-relevant benefits and clear competitive differentiation
- Act as a strategic partner and project leader, collaborating across Product Management, Sales, and Service to align perspectives, manage cross-functional initiatives, and deliver against objectives, timelines, and budgets
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Fast Facts
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Knowledge: Software testing, industrial automation, test design, defect analysis, quality assurance, experience with Linux is a plus -
Location: Salzburg, Austria -
Level: Junior
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Provide technical support in assembly and final test of the production floor
- Work with Lam Product Group Engineering in correcting design errors and driving RCCA
- Drive the improvement of the manufacturing processes to ensure product quality, cost, and on-time-delivery
- Drive work instruction creation and deployment within Lam’s manufacturing execution system
- Estimate manufacturing cost, determines time standards and makes recommendations for fixturing and process requirements of new product lines
- Maintain records and reporting systems for coordination of manufacturing operations
- Review new designs for manufacturability and makes recommendations to design engineering on manufacturability (DFMA) improvements
- Analyze the build process via pFMEA, identifies risks and bottlenecks, and drives improvement
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Lead material and sourcing activities to support New Product Implementation Programs (NPI), ensuring alignment with cost, schedule, and manufacturing readiness targets.
- Define and drive program sourcing strategies and related sub‑projects for direct materials, equipment, and services in collaboration with Engineering, Supplier Engineering, Production.
- Perform cost analysis, volume planning, and supply‑risk assessments for assigned programs and suppliers.
- Drive cost engineering, cost reduction, and manufacturing ramp readiness from supplier onboarding to serial release.
- Partner closely with suppliers and Quality teams to resolve technical, quality, and manufacturability issues impacting cost, schedule, or scale-up readiness.
- Support commodity and technology-focused sourcing strategies, including market intelligence, supplier technology assessments, pricing trends, and long-term material availability.
- Define, document, and present program sourcing strategies to stakeholders and management, translating technical and commercial inputs into structured program updates (e.g. PowerPoint, program reviews).
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and consult EMEA markets to drive After Sales growth and profitability
- Strengthen and support distributor networks across the region
- Increase market penetration of service products through strategic initiatives
- Drive retail performance via targeted actions and continuous monitoring
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external partners
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Take ownership of the operational performance and scalability of PALFINGER’s global network of onsite training centers, ensuring excellence in execution, quality, and efficiency with tangible business impact
- Act as the operational counterpart to the Global Training Strategy & Digital Enablement function, ensuring disciplined execution of the global training strategy across training centers and regions within the globally defined standards and governance
- Inspire, lead and develop the EMEA training organization across Sales/Service/Technical and Installation Training — building a culture of performance, accountability, and continuous growth
- Provide functional leadership to training centers in APCA, LATAM, NAM and MARINE in strong cooperation with Global Training Strategy & Digital Enablement driving consistent execution, performance management and best-practice transfer at scale
- Shape the future of PALFINGER’s training network by driving business cases, capacity growth, and operational excellence initiatives, ensuring continuous improvement, safety, and quality through standardized processes, facilities, and equipment management across all global centers
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In your career, let’s prove what’s possible.
- Support understanding of customer processes, applications, and use cases to inform internal product and technology execution
- Participate in PDR, NPI, and beta-site activities by contributing technical inputs, observations, and structured feedback
- Assist in translating customer requirements and issues into clear, actionable technical information for internal teams
- Contribute to learning loops by documenting gaps, issues, and improvement opportunities identified during execution
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product Management, Field Service, and other partners to support aligned execution
- Support customer-facing technical discussions under guidance, building confidence and credibility over time
- Develop technical breadth and application knowledge toward becoming an effective customer-facing SME
- Travel up to 10–15% annually to support local account teams and direct customer engagements
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