Automation Engineer — Bühler Group
- Location
- Uzwil
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 12 days ago
Role overview
Are you enthusiastic about machinery and automation for the production of chocolate, cocoa, coffee and nuts and would like to contribute your automation expertise to high-quality pleasure products?
As an automation engineer, you develop, program and support our machines throughout their entire life cycle.
Together as a team, you provide reliable and efficient systems with PLC, HMI and safety solutions.
- Are you enthusiastic about machinery and automation for the production of chocolate, cocoa, coffee and nuts and would like to contribute your automation expertise to high-quality pleasure products?
- As an automation engineer, you develop, program and support our machines throughout their entire life cycle.
- You program machine controls with Siemens and Rockwell as well as frequency converters from various manufacturers
- They implement the results of the risk analysis in the security software and take over programming, verification and validation according to DIN EN ISO 13849 for PLr a to e
- Completed studies (bachelor, diploma or master) in the field of automation
Main responsibilities
- You program machine controls with Siemens and Rockwell as well as frequency converters from various manufacturers
- They implement the results of the risk analysis in the security software and take over programming, verification and validation according to DIN EN ISO 13849 for PLr a to e
- You check electrical schemes and work on design documents and functional descriptions
- They oversee the software versioning and release process and ensure compliance with relevant norms and standards such as CE and UL
- They occasionally support support – both on site and remotely Requirements
- Several years of experience in the project planning and commissioning of Siemens and Rockwell control systems including safety technology and unit tests in the Digital Twin, ideally in mechanical engineering in the food industry
- Experience in the automation of processes for more efficient and faster handling of development projects
- Secure handling of Profinet, Profisafe, Ethernet, CIP Safety, IO-Link, visualization and drive technology as well as tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, SourceTree, Softema, Sistema, E-Plan and TeamViewer
- Good knowledge of German and English, willingness to travel for commissioning at the customer (about 10%);
- Further language skills are advantageous. We offer: Staff restaurant VIVA
Key requirements
- Completed studies (bachelor, diploma or master) in the field of automation
Additional details
- They occasionally support support – both on site and remotely
- Further language skills are advantageous. Staff restaurant VIVA
- We offer our employees a daily fitness menu from 9.00 CHF. Attractive mobility concept
- We offer an OSTWIND ZVV / Z-Pass + Half-Tax for 365 CHF + 400CHF public transport credit as well as an attractive first-class subscription or free parking.
- We are committed to health prevention through laboratory analyses, massages, nutritional advice, physiotherapy, group courses and a company doctor. Mobile subscriptions
- We offer special conditions for mobile subscriptions via Mobilezone at Sunrise and Swisscom.
- We promote sport through self-organized circuit training and running groups as well as vouchers for update and active fitness.
Notes and original content
- Requirements
- Further language skills are advantageous.
- Staff restaurant VIVA
- We offer our employees a daily fitness menu from 9.00 CHF.
- Attractive mobility concept
- Health port
- We are committed to health prevention through laboratory analyses, massages, nutritional advice, physiotherapy, group courses and a company doctor.
- Mobile subscriptions
- Sports activities
- Family support
Questions about this listing
What salary does Bühler Group offer for this role?
Bühler Group lists CHF 57'500 - 87'000 gross per year for this position in Uzwil. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Bühler Group offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Bühler Group during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in St. Gallen?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton St. Gallen can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with St. Gallen's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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