Manufacturing Production IT MES Engineer

Vaillant Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Manufacturing Production IT MES Engineer to support production operations in Belper and Derby. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting IT issues, integrating hardware, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will have a degree in IT and experience in assembly manufacturing systems. The position offers an attractive remuneration, generous benefits, and promotes a collaborative team culture.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Private health care options

Death in service benefit

Health MOT's and NHS Health checks

Qualifications

• Degree in an IT or software-related discipline.
• Experience in assembly manufacturing systems and digitisation projects.
• Proficient in troubleshooting IT systems and integrating hardware.

Responsibilities

• Support daily production operations across Belper and Derby.
• Troubleshoot and resolve IT-related issues on production lines.
• Implement and manage IT change requests based on business requirements.

Skills

Troubleshooting IT systems

Integrating hardware into production lines

Industry 4.0 projects experience

Proactive communication

Mentoring others

Education

Degree in an IT or software-related discipline

Tools

LabView (Level 3 preferred)

AMS+ systems

Job description

Overview

Manufacturing Production IT MES Engineer role at Vaillant Industrial UK Ltd, located in Belper, GBR and Derby, GBR, United Kingdom. The position focuses on supporting daily production operations and ensuring high system uptime and reliability of assembly management systems.

Responsibilities

• You will support daily production operations across our Belper and Derby sites, ensuring high system uptime and reliability of assembly management systems.
• Your responsibilities will include troubleshooting and resolving IT-related issues on production lines and ancillary equipment, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
• By creating technical concepts and solution designs, you will integrate hardware such as RFID, scanners, and printers into our production systems.
• Together with an interdisciplinary team, you are involved in new product introductions and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• After analysing and evaluating business requirements, you will implement and manage IT change requests and present data to support decision-making.
• You will foster knowledge sharing and mentor colleagues, helping to build an inclusive and collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• You hold a degree in an IT or software-related discipline.
• You bring experience in assembly manufacturing systems and have worked on digitisation and Industry 4.0 projects in a production environment.
• You are proficient in troubleshooting IT systems, integrating hardware into production lines, and working with LabView (Level 3 preferred).
• Experience with AMS+ systems and familiarity with Vaillant Group standards is a plus.
• You areproactive,communicative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You enjoy mentoring others and contributing to team success.
• You work effectively across departments and with international colleagues, contributing to a strong team spirit and shared success.

What you can count on

• We offer our employees an attractive remuneration package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and bonus opportunities.
• We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire.
• For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit and the option of subsidised private health care.
• The safety of our employees is paramount and Vaillant Industrial are proud to have received the ROSPA Gold medal award for the 10th consecutive year and the resultant Presidents Award.
• We pride ourselves on our family friendly policies designed to support our employees during important life events.
• The health of our employees is important, we provide free eye test vouchers, Health MOT’s, NHS Health checks and flu vaccinations to all.

What makes us special

We take care of a better climate. In every home and our environment. As a successful family business, we have been living up to this claim for over 150 years. We are one of the world's leading providers of heat pumps, digital services and efficient gas heating appliances and offer energy-saving solutions.

You will find sustainability everywhere at the Vaillant Group. In the office, at the production sites and on the road. Around 16,000 employees from over 70 countries are committed to this every day. As an international team, we take responsibility - for our future and that of our planet. We promote your personal development so that you can act with passion and together we can ensure a better climate.

Become part of the Vaillant Group and help us shape the future of heating!

We promote equity and do not tolerate any form of discrimination. We value the uniqueness of each individual and encourage all people to apply.

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