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Ewals Cargo Care

(Jr.) Continous Improvement Engineer

Make an impact as a (Jr.) Continuous Improvement Engineer at Ewals Cargo Care!

Are you analytical, technical, and solution-oriented? Do you want to work in an international environment where you can influence strategic supply chain solutions and drive innovation projects? Then this is your chance!

Sign your first employment contract before February 1, 2026, and receive a starting bonus of €1,000 gross!

What will you do?

As a (Jr.) Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will be responsible for initiating, coordinating, and implementing improvement projects from A to Z for the Ewals Group. You will contribute to optimizing logistics services and perform analytical assignments.

You will enjoy a lot of freedom and variety in your role and work closely with Operations, Procurement, IT, and sometimes directly with customers.

You will achieve this by:

• Analyzing logistics networks and developing strategic improvement proposals;
• Creating tools and dashboards to support decision-making and performance tracking;
• Designing solutions that make internal and external processes more efficient;
• Supporting tenders and carrier procurement with analyses and implementations;
• Contributing to improvement events at customer locations with data-driven optimizations. For this, you will travel internationally on a regular basis.

We connect: Your team

You will join an informal, non-hierarchical CI team of about 7 colleagues where collaboration and knowledge sharing are key. Together, you work on tactical and strategic improvements that truly make a difference for our customers. During your onboarding, you will get to know the organization, systems, and processes and gain insight into how Ewals Cargo Care facilitates its logistics services.

We are Ewals Cargo Care

Ewals Cargo Care employs approximately 2,550 people across 29 locations in 14 countries throughout Europe. The head office is located in Tegelen (near Venlo). You will be working for a solid family-owned company that has existed for more than 100 years and where communication lines are short. Ewals has grown into a strong international player. We offer our customers a wide range of logistics products, from full truckloads, part and project loads, Control Tower set-ups, and Value Added Logistics to global forwarding. Especially, but certainly not exclusively, for transporting full loads, we are known for our European multimodal network, which includes around 4,650 Mega Huckepack XL(S) trailers. In addition, we rely on a solid network of partners. Ewals continuously works on improving work processes and invests in the development of our employees.

You bring:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Logistics, Business Economics, IT, or similar (0-3 years of experience);
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office;
• Technical skills: programming in VBA and/or Python and knowledge of AI;
• Ability to create visualizations and dashboards;
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken;
• A proactive attitude and willingness to travel internationally (approximately 10% per year, mainly for improvement events).

We care: You get

• A full-time position of 40 hours per week;
• Competitive salary and a temporary contract that will become permanent upon good performance;
• Pension scheme with only 5% personal contribution;
• 28 vacation days with the option to purchase 10 extra days;
• Travel allowance, health checks, collective health insurance, bike plan, and more;
• Access to training via the Ewals Academy and career development opportunities.

Let's connect!

Is this role perfect for you? Contact , Talent Acquisition Specialist, at or apply directly via the orange button: "Apply now".

Do you have questions about the position? Contact Stephan Verheijden at