Industrialization Engineer
Puig is hiring an Industrialization Engineer in Alcalá de Henares, Spain — technical role leading product industrialisation for luxury fashion and fragrance brands.
Overview
Puig is an independent, family-led fashion and fragrance group that manages a portfolio of international luxury and lifestyle brands across perfumery, cosmetics and fashion. The company operates a vertically integrated organization combining creative brand stewardship with global manufacturing, distribution and commercial capabilities.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end industrialization of new products from prototype to mass production, ensuring technical feasibility, cost targets and timing.
- Define and validate manufacturing process flows, Bill of Materials (BOM), technical specifications, tolerances and assembly instructions for production and suppliers.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Product Development, Design, Quality, Sourcing and Production to resolve technical issues and accelerate time-to-market.
- Manage supplier selection, qualification and performance for tooling, components and finished-goods production; conduct factory visits and pilot runs.
- Implement continuous improvement and industrial excellence initiatives to optimise yield, reduce cost and improve manufacturability.
- Prepare production dossiers, tooling specifications and validation reports; oversee first-article inspections and pre-production samples.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality and sustainability requirements across the industrialisation process.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline; Master’s degree or specialised post-graduate training preferred.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing technologies relevant to fashion, accessories or cosmetics (materials, assembly methods, moulding, tooling).
- Proven ability to translate technical drawings and prototypes into robust production processes and specifications.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder programmes and tight launch calendars.
- Analytical mindset with experience in cost engineering, root-cause analysis and process optimisation.
- Professional communication skills; ability to liaise with internal teams and external suppliers. (Spanish language proficiency expected; business-level English highly desirable.)
Skills
Experience
Typically 3–6 years of progressive experience in industrialization, process engineering or manufacturing within the fashion, accessories, footwear or FMCG/luxury goods sector, including hands‑on supplier management and production ramp-up.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering; Master’s or specialised training in industrialisation/manufacturing is advantageous.
Culture
Puig combines a creative, brand-driven culture with the operational rigour required by global luxury businesses. The workplace values cross-functional collaboration, entrepreneurial initiative and a commitment to quality and innovation across design and production.