Manufacturing Technology Engineer -Performance and Strategy

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

Your Responsibilities

• Leads the development and governance of global technology networks, fostering cross-functional collaboration and knowledge exchange across divisions, regions, and plants.
• Coordinates and drives company-wide manufacturing technology standards, ensures implementation tracking, and initiates global benchmarking for manufacturing processes and equipment, continuously evaluating progress.
• Drives cultural and organizational transformation toward a globally connected, closely networking and learning-oriented manufacturing technology community.
• Strengthens the company’s technological expertise by supporting talent development across networks and promoting the Manufacturing Technology Expert Career path.
• Ensures effective stakeholder engagement and seamless communication across all key interfaces, including top management, R&D, Operations, and external partners.
• Represents the manufacturing technology networks and expert career paths as a key internal and external ambassador, engaging with suppliers, universities and other research partners.
• Initiates and drives competence development through cross-company workshops and targeted training programs.
• Develops and steers mid- to long-term strategic initiatives (3–5 years) focused on enhancing performance and fostering innovation through global collaboration.
• Leads company-wide benchmarking and the transfer of best practices, leveraging data-driven insights to establish and propagate high-impact and smart technological standards.
• Acts as key driver for international alignment and implementation of global programs and technological initiatives.
• Showcases network achievements and expert career advancements at cross-company conventions and leadership forums (e.g., Operations Boards, Global Operations Exchange, Global Program Councils).

Your Profile

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

Your Contact

Schaeffler Romania S.R.L.

ANCA-MARIA VIDRIGHINESCU