Industrial Engineer - Yield & Productivity Optimization, Fish Processing

Are you passionate about driving real improvements in factory operations? At Thai Union, we're looking for an Industrial Engineer who thrives on turning data and observations into practical, lasting solutions on the shop floor. In this role, you won't sit behind a desk, you'll be at the heart of our production processes, working directly with site leadership and technical teams initially focusing on Poland and Portugal, but ultimately supporting all European factories.

Your focus will be on yield improvement, labor productivity, and line efficiency - identifying where small adjustments can make a big impact. You'll coordinate closely with both factory teams to streamline processes, balance production lines, and ensure that best practices are shared across our network. This is a hands-on role that requires a combination of analytical thinking, technical know-how, and strong.

The role reports to the Managing Director, European Plants and can be based in either Gniewino, Poland or Peniche, Portugal, with regular travel between multiple European factories as needed.

Your Responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed assessments of current production flows, yields, and labor utilization to uncover efficiency gaps.
• Design and implement solutions to optimize line balancing, reduce waste, and improve productivity.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles and time studies to drive sustainable performance improvements.
• Provide expertise and hands-on support to factory maintenance teams, local engineering team, and plant management.
• Act as a key connector between both factories, helping to standardize best practices, foster cross-site learning, and identify opportunities for network-wide improvement.
• Support data-driven decision making through analysis of operational KPIs, using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and ERP/MES systems.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement by providing coaching and building capability in local teams.

Why Choose Us?

• Global Industry Leader: Be part of a globally recognized organization known for its commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability.
• Our Values: At Thai Union, we uphold a culture defined by passion, humility, and respect. Our team is driven by a responsible, collaborative, and innovative approach, ensuring that our work contributes to meaningful change in the seafood industry.
• Impact-Driven Work: Take ownership of projects where your efforts lead directly to measurable improvements on the factory floor - not just reports, but real operational gains.
• Collaborative Environment: Work in a supportive, cross-functional team culture that values collaboration and excellence.
• Career Development and Support: We prioritize your professional growth and satisfaction. Our commitment to understanding your unique career aspirations means providing tailored opportunities and a supportive environment to help you thrive and achieve your goals.

About You:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 3-5 years' experience in floor-based engineering roles within food processing or high-volume manufacturing.
• Proven track record of improving yield and labor productivity using time studies, line design, and lean tools.
• Strong analytical skills and data literacy (Excel, Power BI); experience with SAP/ERP or MES is a plus.
• Experience in managing or contributing to international projects is an added advantage
• Fluent in English, other languages such as German or French would be an advantage.
• Willingness to travel regularly across European factories, with base location in Poland or Portugal.
• We are open to candidates with equivalent experience or transferrable skills who meet the key technical and operational demands of the role.

About Us:

ESIP S.A. part of Thai Union Group, a global seafood leader, the largest canned seafood producer in the world plays a dominant role both as own global brand portfolio as well as through its Private Label (OEM) producer that includes Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, Rugen Rish, SELECT, Fisho and Qfresh etc. Thai Union Group is committed to realizing its "Healthy Living, Healthy Oceans" vision. With a focus on health and wellbeing across us, we take our responsibility to sustainable fishing and the marine environment seriously - in 2016 Thai Union launched SeaChange - our strategy for looking after the oceans and managing our waste, our responsibility to our people working around the globe and the communities we work with. We set ourselves and our peers some challenging targets to be more sustainable and we're making great progress.

Our values drive how we approach our work and engage with our people and customers. These values are to be passionate, humble, respectful, responsible, collaborative and innovative. We do great work, the right way, in challenging times, but we have a strong team that gets the job done. Our people are full of positivity, resilience, fortitude and humour.

We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and recognized for who they are. This is a critical component of our success. Each of our employees adds value to the company regardless of gender, education, religion, origin, nationality, disability or age.

What we can offer you

• A competitive compensation package, aligned with local market conditions (Poland or Portugal)
• Performance-based bonus
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression within an international group
• An open, collaborative, and supportive work environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement
• The chance to work on cross-site, international projects as part of Thai Union's European operations

Next Steps

If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a flexible, collaborative setting, we'd love to hear from you!

We will review your application and if we think you meet the criteria of the role, we will reach out.

You will have a call with one of our recruitment team and then if we move to the next stage, we will set up an interview with your potential new manager either face to face or via Teams. Final stage interviews are usually face to face.

Thai Union is committed to providing equality of opportunity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please let us know.