Industrial Engineer

Do you have experience within a manufacturing organization and do you have what it takes to be an innovator and leader in an innovative Lean Manufacturing as well as in a Circular Manufacturing environment? Then we would like to meet you!

Job Description

Coach Industrial Engineering, Lean and Circular Economy Manufacturing

What you’ll do

Canon Production Printing is transitioning from traditional linear manufacturing to a fully circular way of working, where reverse logistics, reuse of materials, and high‑quality remanufacturing become the foundation for future products. In this role, you guide this transformation by coaching a multidisciplinary team of 10–15 people from supply chain, industrial engineering, and production, while also managing complex programs that turn circularity ideas into real business opportunities.

You collaborate closely with departments across Manufacturing, Logistics, R&D, Service, and global Canon organizations to ensure new circular business models can be implemented effectively. A key part of the job is building strong relationships with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) teams and influencing Marketing, Strategy, Service, and R&D to adopt circular principles such as Design for Assembly and Design for Disassembly.

You continuously analyze data, workflows, KPIs, and performance to identify improvements and drive operational excellence. As both a coach and project manager, you focus on developing a high‑performing team and ensuring successful execution of circularity initiatives. The position reports to the Manager Manufacturing Machines.

What you bring

• You have a university Master’s degree in a technical discipline, industrial engineering, Supply Chain Management, business innovation or economics, preferably sustainability oriented.
• 5 to 10 years of work experience…
• Experience in a manufacturing/assembly environment with high-tech product or capital goods and complex production processes (financial background is of advantage).
• You are able to apply LEAN and 5S as well as best practices into the operation in cooperation of Manufacturing excellence and other sites.
• Proven project skills in multidisciplinary environments in Supply Chain and/or Industrial Engineering areas.
• Experience in circular economy or proven project experience is of advantage.
• Willingness to travel.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
• Profound knowledge of Dutch is required and is an advantage.

What you’ll get from us

We offer you a challenging and international oriented job where you collaborate with interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams throughout the value chain and the organization, and deliver direct impact on the way we remanufacture, refurbish, assemble and manufacture our products. We challenge you to develop and enhance a performance driven mindset for a best in class Circular Economy Manufacturing organization.

Besides a challenging working environment and scope for personal and professional development, you will receive an interesting package of employment conditions:

• 38 vacation days.
• Extra 13th month pay (8,6%), holiday allowance (8%) and commuting allowance.
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance.
• A huge range of training and professional development opportunities.
• A laptop and smartphone.
• An interesting lease (e-)bike plan.

About Canon Production Printing

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.