Flow Methods

• Compensation: EUR 27,000 - EUR 35,000 - yearly

Company Description

As a global leader in home and building automation, SOMFY is dedicated to shaping smarter living environments and inspiring new ways of living for everyone.

A French, family-owned and independent group, we have been continuously growing since our founding. For more than 50 years, we have been the global leader in home automation and a pioneer in smart living solutions. Innovation drives our daily operations and ensures the excellence of our products and services.

We are present in 59 countries , supported by a global industrial and logistics network, and operate 17 R&D centers worldwide .

Deeply committed to the well‑being of our approximately 6,000 employees , we invest in their long‑term employability through internal mobility and skills development. We actively promote diversity and inclusion, supported by a strong corporate culture.

Job Description

1. Role overview

The Flow Methods & Process Engineer provides the technical resources, methods, process expertise, standards and documentation required to optimise operational flows and manufacturing processes across the production and logistics areas of the Felgueiras plant. The role defines, maintains and continuously improves manufacturing processes, process parameters, layouts, physical and information flows, work-in-progress, internal inventory, packaging and system configurations. It ensures process capability, data consistency and controlled change throughout the serial production lifecycle, supporting safe, efficient, reliable and scalable operations. Working closely with Production, Logistics, Industrialisation, Technical Data and Quality, the engineer drives process and flow improvement plans, supports product and process qualification, manages process changes and captures lessons learned.

Define, control and continuously improve manufacturing processes and operational flows throughout the serial production lifecycle. The Flow Methods & Process Engineer designs and optimises process parameters, production and logistics layouts, physical and information flows, packaging, work-in-progress and internal inventory; manages process changes and productivity plans; supports qualification, capacity planning and equipment ramp‑up; and ensures compliance with safety, quality, cost, delivery and Group standards.

3. Main responsibilities

• Define, document, maintain and continuously improve manufacturing processes, operating methods, process parameters and associated standards throughout the serial production lifecycle.
• Manage and optimise the implementation of logistics and production areas, including layouts, storage zones, line‑side locations, equipment interfaces and material‑handling routes.
• Analyse and improve physical and information flows to reduce lead times, unnecessary movement, waiting, congestion, variability and operational risk.
• Manage process changes arising from product, quality, equipment or operational requirements, assess their impact, and ensure controlled implementation and documentation.
• Participate in product and process qualification, ensuring that process capability, flow, quality, safety, ergonomics and traceability requirements are met.
• Maintain and optimise process parameters, routings, work instructions, cycle times, labour standards and related master data.
• Configure or validate systems that support product and process flows, ensuring consistency between master data, routings, locations, packaging rules, process parameters and physical execution.
• Manage process productivity plans, including cycle‑time and labour‑time improvement initiatives, and monitor the delivery of expected benefits.
• Contribute to factory capacity planning by assessing process capability, cycle times, equipment utilisation, labour requirements, bottlenecks and flow constraints.
• Define appropriate levels of work‑in‑progress and internal product inventory in line with just‑in‑time principles, process stability and operational constraints.
• Design and improve packaging solutions in line with product, process, quality, ergonomic, transport and sustainability requirements.
• Conduct process and flow studies, observations, time‑and‑motion analyses, capacity assessments, line balancing and simulations to support operational decisions.
• Identify bottlenecks, process variation and root causes affecting safety, quality, cycle time, internal lead time, inventory, service, productivity or cost.
• Lead or participate in structured problem‑solving activities, including 8D and process FMEA, and ensure that corrective actions and lessons learned are captured.
• Develop and manage process and flow improvement action plans with clear ownership,