Internal - Process Engineer - Final Finish
About the role
Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 76,000 people in 54 countries and markets. Tire solutions from the Tires group sector make mobility safer, smarter, and more sustainable. Its premium portfolio encompasses car, truck, bus, two-wheel, and specialty tires as well as smart solutions and services for fleets and tire retailers. Continental has been delivering top performance for more than 150 years and is one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers. In fiscal 2025, the Tires group sector generated sales of 13.8 billion euros. Continental's tire division currently employs around 53,000 people worldwide and has 19 production and 16 development sites.
Responsibilities
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing processes, resolving production and quality issues, implementing sustainable solutions, and collaborating across teams to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase output.
- Analyze workflows to identify improvement areas in the process
- Drive change initiatives utilizing cross-functional team collaboration and lean manufacturing principles to effect lasting process advancements
- Develop and upkeep aids such as process alerts, work instructions, and one-point lessons
- Identify process problems and own their resolutions to increase production output, including root cause analysis and data reporting to department
- Analyze capital expenditures and project designs to find cost cutting and investment driving solutions, including for new equipment to ensure proper release
- Identify areas for quality improvement in the process and collaborate to find solutions that drive down scrap in the area
- Must have continuous improvement experience
- Ensure implementation of measures and maintain controls
- Be self-managed, detail-oriented, and capable of performing under pressure.
- Follow all plant, ESH, CBS, quality, and department processes and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related Engineering or Technical field & two or more years' relevant experience in a related manufacturing environment. OR If no bachelor's degree, must be currently enrolled in a bachelor's degree program in a related engineering or technical field and have a minimum of 6-9 years of relevant experience. This role is an internal only position; external applicants will not be considered. Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas now