Automation Engineer - Production (m/f/d)

Re-mobile in severe osteoarthritis or bone diseases? Improve surgical results with bone cement? Heraeus Medical offers advanced solutions from orthopaedics to infection management. Excellent quality drives us and brings joy back to life of patients and to your job. What are you doing? Play at Heraeus Medical in the top league of medical technology! Heraeus Medical, based in Wehrheim (Germany), is an operating company of the Heraeus Group. This delivers world-class quality in the fields of Metals & Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family companies in Germany, Heraeus employs around 16,400 employees in 40 countries.

As Automation Engineer – Production (m/w/d), make sure that our fully and partially automated production lines run reliably, stable and efficient – from the filling system to assembly and blister processes to robot-assisted final packaging. Specifically, you analyze malfunctions in controllers, robots, sensor technology and actuators and quickly bring the systems back into a stable operation. At the same time, you support production in technical issues, perform fault analyses and implement sustainable solutions. To further increase performance and stability, optimize OEE, cycle times and movement sequences and customize control logic and interfaces. In addition, you work on automation, retrofit and digitization projects – from conception to validation. You can also maintain and update technical documentation, current schedules and change documents according to GMP and DIN EN ISO 13485 requirements. In close coordination with maintenance, production, quality, industrialization and external plant suppliers, you design smooth and future-oriented processes.

Complete studies in automation technology, mechatronics, electrical engineering or a comparable qualification Extensive, relevant professional experience in the automation of highly automated or regulated production facilities, for example in the field of medical technology, pharmaceuticals or packaging Secure know-how in PLC and robot programming as well as in handling OPC‐UA interfaces Practice in the GMP environment and the technical documentation of changes Analytical thinking, structured working and pronounced problem-solving capability Embossed team idea, communicative appearance and high operational readiness Very good knowledge of German and English

Exciting tasks – implement them with high self-responsibility in an ambitious environment with very good further development possibilities Attractive remuneration - strong basic salary according to chemical tariff agreement, annual one-off payments (judgment allowance, 13. collective wage, future amount) as well as extension of the legal care insurance for a supplementary care insurance Additional financial services - Promotion of private pensions, discounts in many (online)shops, bicycle leasing Regular working hours - 37.5 hours a week, compensation for overtime, periods of old age, 30 days a year, special leave for special occasions Health & well-being - medical service with comprehensive preventive examinations, social advice and in-house staff canteen with freshly prepared meals daily Sustainability and social engagement - Sustainability as part of the corporate strategy and targeted promotion of initiatives in the fields of education, family and science through own foundations