Project Manager Efficiency Improvement and Restructuring Measures Production

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Aschendorf, Niedersachsen, Germany, DE
• Languages: German

Visit our MEYER WERFT in Papenburg

The MEYER WERFT Group is an internationally active corporate group. It includes our two shipyard locations in Papenburg and Rostock, as well as other subsidiaries. In total, around 5,200 employees work directly for us. Together with this highly qualified network, we build, among other things, cruise ships, river cruise ships, and special ships for customers from all over the world.

Shape the future of MEYER WERFT with us!

We are in an exciting phase of further developing our company. As part of our transformation program, we are implementing numerous measures to sustainably improve our processes, structures, and control systems. The goal is to make MEYER WERFT even more capable, efficient, and future-proof. Part of the transformation is an underlying restructuring concept according to IDW S6, which outlines measures for the sustainable orientation of the shipyard.

For this exciting task at the heart of MEYER WERFT, we are looking for several

Project Managers (m/f/d) for Efficiency Improvement and Restructuring Measures in Production at the earliest possible date. Your Mission:

You are a designer (m/f/d) and take responsibility for strategically important measures in the production area. With your expertise in Lean Production, Operations, or Process Management, you ensure creative solutions and their implementation, act as a sparring partner (m/f/d) for various departments and areas, and are the central point of contact for management.

The main focus of the area of responsibility is:

In short: You are the wind in the sails of our change projects. With foresight, commitment, and a clear course, you ensure THAT strategies become tangible changes.

What you bring:

What we offer:

Have we sparked your interest?

Then we look forward to receiving your compelling application via our online application portal.

The positions are project-related and limited until the end of 2028. A later transfer to a permanent employment contract is aimed for.

• and you will get an idea of what progress looks like. Our special strength is the construction of luxurious cruise ships. Individual components such as propulsion systems, living landscapes, tailor-made steel structures, fiber optic networks, and theater stages are virtually designed and then assembled piece by piece into a highly complex overall system
• into a floating city!
• Independently plan and manage transformation and optimization projects
• Provide technical leadership to the project team and successfully implement concrete measures from our future program together
• Keep an eye on project goals, schedules, budgets, and results
• Bring together specialist departments, managers, and external partners
• Moderate workshops, coordination meetings, and decision-making processes
• Identify challenges early, develop solutions, or initiate measures if goals are at risk
• Actively support changes and win over employees for new approaches
• Transparently present progress and derive recommendations for action
• Anchor sustainable improvements in processes, organization, and collaboration
• A completed degree, for example in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable field
• Preferably experience in leading complex projects
• Ideally, knowledge of transformation, restructuring, process optimization, or change management
• Confident use of project management methods and digital tools
• A good understanding of interrelationships and the know-how to drive topics forward in a structured manner
• Communication skills and enjoyment in bringing people along
• Initiative, decisiveness, and implementation skills
• Responsible and goal-oriented way of working
• Communication competence, including in English
• A role with real impact and high visibility within the company
• Flexible working hours and a team-oriented way of working, as well as attractive benefits (e.g., subsidized lunch and drinks, company fitness discounts (Hansefit), bike leasing, corporate benefits)
• Independent work with decision-makers (m/f/d) and specialist departments across company divisions
• An open and respectful corporate culture where we pursue goals together with a strong sense of community.
• We place great importance on the compatibility of work and family and have operated our company daycare center Nautilus with flexible opening hours since 2013 in cooperation with the German Red Cross as the operator.