MES Engineer

About the job

MES Engineer (Zoetermeer - Fulltime)

Are you looking for an exciting role in an international Manufacturing FMCG environment? Do you want to work at our Nutricia Factory (500+ employees) where the brand started 125 years ago?

Then join us as a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Engineer at Danone! You will be part of the Industrial Automation Team, within the Engineering and Transformation Department. This position reports directly to the Automation Manager and is based in the factory in Zoetermeer.

About the job:

The MES Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining MES solutions within our manufacturing environments. Key tasks for our weighing department MES application include configuring workflows, troubleshooting application issues, documentation and ensuring seamless integration between MES, SAP and other systems. You get energy from working in a cross-functional team. Containing people from Danone Global, Digital Manufacturing, Industrial Automation, IT, Production, Logistics, Engineering, and external parties such as system integrators. You implement solutions, from small shop floor requests for data access to major system migrations, in a sustainable and well documented way.

In this position within Nutricia’s Supply Point you will be responsible for:

• being the expert and go-to person on our weighing department MES system and its OT/IT infrastructure
• documentation and validation of hardware, dataflow and application architecture
• leading application issue troubleshooting and modification. Individually and/or with team partners
• integration between MES (AVEVA), SAP, Tekdan and our weighing systems (Siemens PLC’s)
• training key users, production and maintenance operating / troubleshooting the weighing department MES
• road mapping of hardware and application enhancements / upgrades
• being first point of contact of our service level agreement partners
• ensuring adherence to both internal and external quality, safety, and process standards

About you

We are looking for a passionate candidate who loves to proactively troubleshoot, maintain, document and add value to our weighing department MES system. Individually and with team partners. You are no stranger to automation and engineering in a production environment. Used to properly design (FDS/SDS), implement, validate (FAT), commission (SAT) an MES application within the Good Automated Manufacturing Practice standard.

In addition, you ideally bring:

• 3 years of experience in working with MES (Preferable AVEVA) applications
• A curious, problem-solving mindset with great attention to detail and ownership
• Knowledge of MS SQL server, .NET quickscript, SQL scripting and model driven MES
• Familiarity with process control systems (Siemens), SAP and networking/communication protocols
• Experience within an FMCG environment where project and validation methods such as FAT, SAT, and the associated documentation are important
• Fluency in Dutch and English (must have).

About us Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table - the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health - BY YOU.
We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

• all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

We Offer
It’s an exciting time to join Danone as a MES Engineer. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.
All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more).
What’s next?
It’s simple - hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of 2 weeks. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.
Need more information? Please contact me: Sigrid van der Poel-Kreike, Talent Acquisition Manager on sigrid.kreike@danone.com