Vestas has a prominent position in wind technology and a Defining-force in the development of the wind power industry. Vestas core business comprises of Development, Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing and Service of Wind Turbines. Come and Join us at Vestas!

Vestas Technology & Operations Manufacturing Blades PE Finish & Paint

Come join the new Vestas Blades Process Engineering organization. The Finish & Paint operational support department within the Blades Finish & Paint PE: Operational support will actively support the factories and be connecting link between the practical operations and the more technical departments for Finish & Paint in PE and R&D. Continues improvements of manufacturing processes are one of the keys responsibly of Technical support. Materials qualifications are also lay within technical support. There will be between 2-3 operational support engineers working with Finish & Paint Process. The whole Finish & paint department will consist of 9-12 high educated engineers or equal education, and they will be divided into 5 teams: Process, Tooling, Documentation, Operational Support and Training.

Responsibilities

As a Operational Support Engineer at Vestas, you will play a key role in improving the manufacturing processes for wind turbine blades. If you do not have a deep knolled withing composite materials and blades manufacturing, you will have high motivation to get it. Your improvements shall support process stability and capability to improve overall business performance Safety Quality Delivery and Cost (SQDC).

• Drive continuous improvement on Finish & Paint processes across the manufacturing sites and conduct Materials qualifications.
• Analysis of AS IS and future state and be proactive in improving activities
• Create and maintain a plan for improvement
• Create the needed Engineering Change Notices (CN's)
• Leading improvement tasks / projects
• Case handler on an escalation process, used when factories can not progress the production - meaning it is both urgent and most of the time critical to get solved fast.
• Conduct material qualifications including plans for the material tests, ensure all tests are documented according to our business processes.
• Be part of building a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability
• Use digital tools like data analytics to improve performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Investigating and solving production issues using structured methods such as the 5x Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, and FMEA.
• Applying continuous improvement principles using quality tools like Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Lean.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical engineer or material engineer alike
• GB Six Sigma or alike
• About 6-8 years of experience in similar roles as described above
• Leading improvement tasks
• Analyses manufacturing process, including material performance
• Knowledge of Material qualification
• Manufacturing process specification
• Process flow creation
• Worked in a data driven organization.
• Driven optimization and standardization within manufacturing processes with use of the toolbox also mentioned above.

Competencies

• A blend of technical, analytical, and operational competencies tailored to composite materials, precision manufacturing, and continuous improvement.
• Composite Materials Knowledge, understanding of paint, paint systems, fiberglass, epoxy resins, and other materials used in production.
• Process Design & Optimization Expertise in processes blades Finish & Paint, or manufacturing processes in general.
• You are interested and willing to spend time in the factory environment as required to understand and solve problems
• Data-Driven Decision Making, use statistical Process Control
• Use of tools like 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, and FMEA to identify and solve production issues.
• You are self-motivated result-oriented and possess great organizational discipline
• You find it exciting and interesting to work with other people in a large organization and can build up an intensive network across cultures and time zones and work with stakeholders
• You are customer-oriented and can understand the complete business value chain seen from a customer perspective
• You are committed to learning

What We Offer

We offer a very exciting job in a flat, multi-cultural and dynamic department focusing on reaching world class results. To us, it is all about knowing the market and our customers, defining the right solutions and getting it done - all in the best possible way. We would like you to participate in that mission.

Additional Information

Your primary location will be in Chennai, India

Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before 5th July 2026

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DEIB Statement

At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry. Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

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