Are you eager to work on exciting projects with cutting-edge technology and take on diverse tasks as part of a stable, collaborative team? Then you’ve come to the right place! To expand our Automation team at the Einbeck site of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, we are looking for a committed Electronics Technician – Automation to join us as soon as possible. In this role, you will be responsible for programming and servicing our systems to ensure the smooth operation of seed production and the research station. This full-time position is permanent.
Your Tasks – Challenge Meets Responsibility:
1. Programming and servicing of automation technology
2. Maintenance, servicing and development of process control systems (incl. creation of classes and libraries)
3. Development and programming of PLC software for machinery and equipment, including associated visualization
4. Commissioning of automation projects
5. Support in the construction of new production facilities and buildings
6. Design and evaluation of test setups for new automation technologies and their productive use
7. Close coordination with other departments and project stakeholders (clients and technical planners)
8. Participation in on-call duty according to the duty schedule
Your Profile – Expertise Meets Personality:
9. Successfully completed vocational training as an electronics technician for automation technology, industrial engineering, or a similar qualification
10. Solid experience in PLC programming
11. Confident handling of automation and visualization software (e.g., Siemens Simatic)
12. Excellent team and communication skills
13. Analytical thinking, initiative, and a structured, independent working style
14. Strong team spirit, communication strength, and high service orientation
15. Fluent in German (spoken and written); English skills are an advantage
What You Can Look Forward To:
16. As a family-run company, we live by the values of closeness, reliability, foresight, and independence – a culture that is practiced every day, for example through an open and friendly working atmosphere.
17. As an Electronics Technician in Automation, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a broad range of responsibilities and contribute to KWS’s core mission: Our passion for plants sustains farming, food and planet!
18. Varied tasks and the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art technologies in a fascinating, research-oriented production environment
19. We provide the right framework for your success: attractive compensation, company pension plan, high-quality tools and equipment, subsidized canteen, capital-forming benefits, Christmas and vacation bonuses, as well as flexible, hybrid working models with the option for home office
We look forward to receiving your online application via our SuccessFactors application system! To do so, please use the "Apply" function in the online application.