MES Engineer

We are seeking a MES Engineer position based in our Roermond Office.

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly.  At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions. Join us and make a difference! 

Your future team

You will become part of the international MES team located in Roermond. We are a diverse team of 10 colleagues with 4 different nationalities across several locations, mainly in Denmark, Poland and Netherland. We have expertise in handling, tracking and monitoring data throughout the stonewool production, often participating in projects delivering machines and production equipment as well as entire production lines for our international production sites.

What you will be doing

You will be the MES specialist on the process- and control systems in our production machines and production lines. This entails being part of our MES team responsible for development, maintenance and support within ROCKWOOL’s software systems for automation-, control- and Manufacturing Execution systems.

A large part of your job will revolve around international projects where you will be responsible for the delivery of control systems for our production equipment. Your assignments can vary from small machine deliveries and support cases to participation in large ‘greenfield’ factory projects on a global scale. Specifically, you will:

• Carry out development, implementation and support of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in the ROCKWOOL Group
• Make service, commissioning and training visits on site
• Service and support ROCKWOOL Production facilities all over the ROCKWOOL Group
• Spend time diving deep into the ROCKWOOL processes to develop your knowledge on how we produce stone wool
• Operate in the field between IT and automation as our machines become more and more intelligent
• Travel up to 60 days per year to projects in our production sites in the US, Asia and within Europe

What you bring

As a person, you enjoy the technical analysis, evaluating a design or solving a technical issue. You value quality in your deliveries and will thrive in a role where you contribute your own ideas to our processes while remaining loyal to our overall standards and processes. This also calls for you to be able to communicate in an efficient manner with colleagues and internal customers in the ROCKWOOL subsidiaries.

Furthermore, we imagine that you have experience with:

• IT programming skills (C#, SQL and .net) and interest in software development
• General IT skills within network design, server settings, virtualization, security etc.
• May have knowledge of data collection and handling in relation to databases (SQL), e.g. in Wonderware Historian or similar
• Industrial process knowledge
• Are fluent in English – additional languages are an advantage

Additionally, it would be an advantage if you:

• Have knowledge of PLC and SCADA systems (TIA, Siemens S7 and WinCC)
• Have broad knowledge of manufacturing processes and production efficiency
• Have good skills within additional automation design automation software

​Who we are

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12,000 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the inherent power of stone to enrich modern living.

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

What do we offer?  

We offer a good basic salary and attractive fringe benefits with a collective pension scheme, holiday allowance, discount on your health insurance, travel allowance and a 13th month within an innovative sustainable organization. ROCKWOOL encourages a healthy lifestyle and vitality for our employees through our bicycle plan. We also consider a healthy work-life balance important and offer a discount on your fitness subscription. In addition to 25 regular holidays, you build up a 13 paid-leave days, giving you plenty of time for relaxation alongside work. We also put 13 paid leave days in your pension plan. ROCKWOOL guarantees a good working atmosphere with an active staff association and of course the opportunity to buy our own products at a reduced rate.   

This is how you can apply  

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.  

We look forward to receiving your application! Please respond via the application button and we will be happy to engage with you. We will provide your application with a response as soon as possible. An online assessment is part of the application procedure, which consists of a skills and competency test. If you have any questions, please contact our recruitment manager Dave Coppen directly at [email protected] or by phone at 06-1562 0130.