In billions of syringes and in every second car worldwide, Datwyler components make an important contribution to the safety of patients and drivers. The high-tech company focuses on high-quality, system-critical elastomer components and holds leading positions in attractive global markets such as healthcare, mobility, connectivity, general industry and food & beverage. With over 25 production sites on four continents, sales in more than 100 countries and over 8,000 employees, the company, headquartered in Switzerland, generates annual sales of more than CHF 1,000 million.
Our employees are the heart of Datwyler - we treat each other with respect, trust and appreciation. We have strong roots and values that have been well established in our 100-year corporate history. Become part of our great team as a...
Your responsibilities
- Lead and manage strategic global engineering and process transfer projects, ensuring comprehensive portfolio oversight while enabling regional teams to achieve key milestones.
- Lead a small team of process and quality specialists by setting clear goals, executing development strategies, fostering collaboration, and driving team performance.
- Actively contribute to design reviews for strategic projects, guiding technical decisions through approaches such as Design of Experiments (DoE).
- Deliver hands-on technical support and troubleshooting for global injection molding projects, ensuring seamless handovers and safe, successful launches across multiple sites.
- Act as the technical liaison for key customer programs, fostering cross-regional knowledge sharing, training, and capability development within global engineering teams.
- Drive the standardization and continuous improvement of global engineering processes, tools, quality standards, and documentation by sharing best practices across local teams and shaping global manufacturing strategy.
- Initiate and lead innovation and digitalization projects focused on industry 4.0 integration and smart manufacturing to enhance product realization.
Our requirements
- A bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing or polymer engineering, or a closely related field, combined with a minimum of 15 years' practical experience in rubber and elastomer processing, with a particular focus on injection molding and related technologies.
- Extensive expertise in molding technologies, elastomer materials, and polymer component manufacturing, supported by a strong background in process and product development.
- Proven expertise in global project management, process industrialization and optimization, and tooling, with a strong record of delivering large, complex projects within matrix organizations.
- First leadership experience with a willingness to lead a small team of global process and quality specialists, supported by basic knowledge of quality management principles such as FMEA and APQP.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to build networks, lead intercultural teams – especially with Chinese colleagues – and collaborate across diverse environments.
- Highly results-driven and technically curious, with a creative, innovation-focused mindset, adaptable and globally oriented, and willing to travel internationally.
- Fluent in English (C1) with strong communication skills; proficiency in German is a clear plus.
Ready to start? Then apply directly via the "" button! Mr. Marko Colic (Manager HR Europe) and the recruiting team are looking forward getting to know you and are available for further questions by email ([email protected]) or by phone (+41 41 875 13 50).
Be yourself at Datwyler
We are convinced that people make the difference. At Datwyler, you will experience diversity and a wide range of career opportunities that only an international company can provide. Together, we are increasing our agility, accelerating digitalization and fostering sustainability. For motivated and talented employees, we offer interesting development opportunities with training and assignments in a global environment. With us, you can contribute with all of your creativity and all your ideas.
