IT Application Manager / Product Owner (m/f/d) Machine Integration (MES)

For the next possible date. For our IT-Team. In Düren.

Your Tasks

In our IT Demand team, you will take care of IT-OT integration and ensure the support, operation and further development of production-related IT / OT systems (MES). 

• Product and process owner in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) environment with a focus on machine integration
• Identifying and recording the requirements of the business and specialist departments or subsidiaries and providing support in defining the technical requirements and translating them into functional requirements
• Support, maintenance and further development of harmonized machine interfaces across all plants
• Integration of machines into the Business Application Network - from structured and unstructured raw data to the standardized data model

• • Creation of standardized machine profiles together with technical departments
  • Setting up the controller-specific (proprietary/RFC1006/OPCUA/...) machine data interfaces with the help of tools such as edgeConnector and OPC Router
  • Support, operation and further development of the interface to the MES
  • Support, operation and further development of the databases for storing and processing machine data (TimescaleDB)
  • Ensuring data quality

• Defining and ensuring group-wide standards for the connection of existing machinery and new machines to be purchased (internal and external coordination with technical departments and suppliers)
• Managing the implementation, test and production/rollout phases together with the project manager and IT team leader
• Knowledge transfer, go-live support and handover to technical departments in the plants, creation and updating of process-related documentation

Your Profile

• A successfully completed Bachelor's degree, e.g. in engineering, electrical engineering, business informatics or comparable technical training
• Several years of experience (at least 3-5 years) in the PLC environment
• First points of contact with an MES and machine data connection (PLC, databases, OPC-UA, MQTT) 
• Strong understanding of and interest in technical processes and IT
• Affinity to the industry and great self-interest in continuous and sustainable improvement approaches and their implementation
• Fluent German and good to very good English skills
• Independent, structured and results-oriented way of working
• Team player with strong communication skills and persuasiveness
• Willingness to travel internationally 

Our Promise

• Sustainability is our strategy. As part of a global team, you make your contribution for the generations to come.
• A family-run company with a shared culture of commitment, development, reliability and respect.
• Work-life integration through flexible working hours as well as the possibility to work from home.
• Targeted training programs for your professional and personal development.
• Attractive, collectively agreed remuneration (collective agreement for the metal and electrical industry in NRW).
• A company pension plan to provide for your retirement.
• Focus on health through our company medical service and ergonomic workplace design.
• Attractive discounts through "corporate benefits".

Do you want to shape your professional future and make the world healthier, cleaner and safer together with us?
We look forward to receiving your online application, including your earliest possible starting date and salary expectations.