Operational Technology (OT) Automation Engineer
Give your career a fresh boost and combine your passion for technology with the world of food! Are you keen on technology, do you enjoy taking on responsibility, and are you looking for a varied role in an exciting environment? Are PLCs, circuit diagrams and control systems more than just technical terms to you, and do you prefer to think in terms of solutions rather than problems? If so, we look forward to receiving your application.
We can only consider applicants who are authorized to work in Switzerland (EU/EFTA).
Permanent
100%
as of now
German
What we offer
A healthy work-life balance is important to us. You benefit from at least 25 vacation days as well as transparent electronic time tracking. This allows you to flexibly compensate any overtime with additional time off.
Catering is very important to us: you can enjoy freshly prepared food in our staff canteen, a lunch menu including soup and salad, water & tea and free fruit as well as high-quality products at greatly reduced prices in our outlet.
Benefit from convenient public transport connections, attractive ticket subsidies and ample parking facilities in the multi-storey car park.
Expand your knowledge with extensive training programmes, high-quality courses at the Coop Training Centre and a wide range of personal development opportunities.
Your well-being is important to us: benefit from our health management programme, attendance bonus, discounted Reka cheques, exclusive employee discounts and subsidised fitness subscriptions – for health and fun during your leisure time.
Experience unforgettable moments at our department events and help to strengthen the team spirit at the company run – celebrate, exercise and socialise together.
Secure your future with our exceptionally generous pension scheme, receive anniversary and Christmas bonuses and attractive rewards for employee referrals. You will also receive the Coop employee discount card and we will pay two-thirds of your pension fund contributions.
Organise your working hours flexibly with part-time models, wear professional work clothes and experience an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued and encouraged.
Your tasks
- Managing and ensuring the technical availability of the automation systems at the Oensingen site
- Providing first- and second-level support, including fault analysis and troubleshooting
- Managing and further developing the higher-level server systems within the automation and Operational Technology (OT) environment (HMI, PLC, SCADA, PLS, Data Historian, MES, WMS)
- Acting as an interface between users, IT, engineering and suppliers
- Implementing and supporting automation projects (e.g. optimisation, customisation, expansion, modernisation) on plant and systems
- Integration and configuration of new plant, systems and components into the Bell Group’s infrastructure
- Providing support during commissioning and offering production support for highly complex plant
- Providing technical support to the various maintenance and project teams
- Monitoring of systems, management of backups and support for disaster recovery
What you bring with you
- Completed technical training, preferably following prior training as an electrician, electronics technician, automation technician or IT specialist
- Professional experience in the programming and commissioning of PLCs and visualisation systems, such as Siemens S7 (Step 7 Classic / TIA Portal) and WinCC, as well as in fieldbus systems such as ProfiNet, etc.
- Experience with IT systems (Windows client, server, networks)
- Experience in implementing and coordinating automation projects
- No sensitivity to blood, cold or strong odours
- Willingness to work irregular hours (on-call and weekend work)
- Very good written and spoken German and good written and spoken English
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This is what our application process looks like:
Thank you for your application! We have received your documents and will get back to you as soon as possible.
We would like to get to know you and your motivation better in the first introductory meeting – let us have a relaxed chat and find out together whether we are a good match.
In the second interview, we will get to know each other better and talk about your skills and the next steps at our company – we look forward to continuing our dialogue with you. For some positions, an assessment may still be required - if this is the case, you will be informed in good time.
Congratulations, you have won us over and we you! We are now finalising the process and look forward to welcoming you to our team soon.
