Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. As a Group we are a global manufacturer of construction materials and our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone’s contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.
Knauf Insulation is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. We have a 40-year heritage in manufacturing insulation and have big plans for the future. Our global reach in 40 countries continues to grow and we are looking for passionate, ambitious people to join our 6000-strong team and help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world.
The expansion of the Industrial Digital Engineering Department means we are now looking to recruit new Digital Automation Engineer in our offices of Skofja Loka, Slovenia and reporting to the Industrial Digital Engineering Director.

WHAT WE’D LOVE FOR YOU TO HAVE:

We are interested in you as a person; your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don’t already have, we’d love to speak to you. We’re looking for someone who has

• A degree in engineering or automation or similar
• Minimum 3 to 5 years experience, more senior profile are very welcome
• PLC programming skills (ladder, function block, statement list, etc.)
• SCADA programming experience
• Knowledge of latest PLC and SCADA software systems
• Good knowledge of control loops, how to optimize / improve
• Manufacturing plant experience within engineering team, supporting process teams in electrical and control
• Basic electrical skills and understanding
• People related, communicative, team oriented
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills (any other European language is an asset in particular French and/or German)

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Work with local plant teams to ensure all plants are using the best available software and hardware to operate the production lines, helping to deliver best products most efficiently (lowest cost).
• Supporting the plants in case of operational problems with digital control systems.
• Collaborate with the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science team to develop proof-of-concept for proposed automation solutions
• Collaborate with other Digital Engineers and local plant engineers in rolling-out successful digital solutions to plants.
• Coordinate activities with the plant team, IT team, external suppliers, and the interaction with the SAP/SQL/MES systems.
• Support plant teams and IT team with OT network installation (green field) and reconfiguration (brown field) related to vision and control system implementation
• Support development and rollouts of advanced control systems
• Take part in process trials to check on and optimize control system performance
• Constantly improves their knowledge of the business and advanced analytics field in general.
• Provide and maintain vision and control system software to leverage the opportunities that modern day digital systems provide.
• Integrate proposed automation solutions with running production lines

We are interested in you as a person; your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don’t already have, we’d love to speak to you. We’re looking for someone who has

• A degree in engineering or automation or similar
• Minimum 3 to 5 years experience, more senior profile are very welcome
• PLC programming skills (ladder, function block, statement list, etc.)
• SCADA programming experience
• Knowledge of latest PLC and SCADA software systems
• Good knowledge of control loops, how to optimize / improve
• Manufacturing plant experience within engineering team, supporting process teams in electrical and control
• Basic electrical skills and understanding
• People related, communicative, team oriented
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills (any other European language is an asset in particular French and/or German