Junior PLC Engineer Job in Veghel, Netherlands

A challenging role with Vanderlande will help you to develop your career and satisfy your ambitions. We are the global leaders for value-added logistic process automation at airports and in the parcel market, as well as a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. Our systems are operational at more than 600 airports – including 14 of the world’s top 20 – the world’s leading parcel companies, and 12 of Europe’s top 20 e-commerce companies.

Established in 1949, Vanderlande employs more than 4,500 people in more than 100 countries, all committed to moving our customers’ businesses forward. Our unique capabilities include integrating hardware, software and services into tailor-made solutions. The result is a distinctive track record in innovation, reliability and partnership. Our global presence provides an unrivalled 100 site-based teams, who ensure that our customers enjoy an optimum level of performance, 24/7.

Through building strong relationships – as well as enjoying our work and a more varied social life – the focus at Vanderlande is on the freedom to express ourselves while being trusted to deliver on every level. This is one of the key criteria on which Vanderlande has been assessed to become the number one Best Employer in The Netherlands for 2016.

If you’re ambitious and would like your career path to lead you to the fast-moving world of Vanderlande, then please contact us to set these challenges in motion.

Vanderlande – challenges in motion

Junior PLC Engineer Job Description

We are looking for junior PLC Project Engineers for our Warehouse Automation Engineering department within Vanderlande. 

Your position
We will train you to become a PLC engineer; among others, you will learn to create a design, programming (Siemens S7) PLC's, develop a testing plan, perform simulations, and commission the system you designed on site. 

As PLC Engineer you'll design and program PLC controls meeting high quality demands on a project basis. During the commissioning phase you'll carry out functional testing of the PLC hardware and software. You'll also integrate these in the overall control system. This position involves regular on-site working to commission control and transport systems. Finally, you'll be responsible for project reporting to the Project Leader, and you'll provide on-site user training. During the project you'll closely monitor the available budget and the agreed schedule, and you'll take the appropriate actions when necessary.

Your department
The Project Engineering department is responsible for the execution of projects in which the different components (mechanical and controls) of our material handling systems are implemented. Working under the supervision of a Project Leader, the PLC Project Engineer is part of a multidisciplinary team of Engineers.

Junior PLC Engineer Job Requirements

Your profile

• Successfully completed education at HBO (higher vocational education) level in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Computer Science or Controls Technology
• Some knowledge of, and experience in PLC applications (Siemens S7) is an advantage
• Willing to work regularly for extended periods in other countries (up to 50% of your time)
• Good command of the English language
• Good command of the Dutch language is preferred

• 27 days vacation & 13 ADV (working hours reduction) days
• Flexible working hours
• Training facilities
• Travel expenses
• Comprehensive travel and subsistence allowance
• Collective pension scheme and insurance facilities for; healthcare, car, WGA (Return to Work Scheme for the Partially Disabled) etc.

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