Automation Technician/ Junior Automation Engineer (m/w/d)

Automation Technician/ Junior Automation Engineer

Ferring GmbH is the German production company of the internationally operating and rapidly expanding Ferring Group. In Kiel, we produce important products for the pharmaceutical market in the areas of reproductive medicine, endocrinology, urology, pediatrics, and gastroenterology. We produce mainly sterile dosage forms with the latest production facilities, specializing in the field of peptide hormones. Research and development have a high priority in the Ferring Group and in our company philosophy. Ferring has its own subsidiaries in almost 60 countries and markets its products in 110 countries. Around 450 employees are employed at our Kiel site.

To change the lives of millions of people means that we are successful together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions for even the most difficult problems. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

For our Information & Operational Technology department, we are looking for an Automation Technician/ Junior Automation Engineer (m/w/d) as soon as possible. This is a permanent full-time position.

Whether you come to us as a technician with a passion for automation or as a (junior) engineer with a passion for production technology, you can use and expand your technical know-how with us. Together we ensure that our production facilities run smoothly, processes become smarter, and innovative solutions become a reality.

Your contribution to make something meaningful:

• Ensuring high plant availability and supporting ongoing production operations
• Troubleshooting, fault finding, and repairing production machines and equipment
• Participating in setup and format changes, maintenance, and calibration of process equipment
• Analyzing, optimizing, and documenting process and automation systems
• Assisting in commissioning, qualification, and testing of new equipment
• Supporting or leading (part-)projects in the field of automation and digitalization
• Collaborating with engineering, IT, quality assurance, and production
• Supporting external service providers and suppliers with maintenance and commissioning

Your qualifications that enrich us:

• Completed training as an industrial electronics technician, mechatronics technician, industrial mechanic or a degree in automation, electrical, or production engineering
• First practical experience in automation, maintenance, or production
• Basic knowledge of PLC controls (e.g. Siemens S7, TIA, PCS7, WinCC) is advantageous
• Understanding of process operations and technical relationships
• Reliable, structured, and solution-oriented working style
• Enjoyment of teamwork and technical development
• Good German language skills, English language skills are advantageous
• Willingness to work in shifts or on-call duties (as agreed)

People come first at Ferring.

• Make your own contribution to help people worldwide.
• Communicate on an equal footing through flat hierarchies and be a full member of the Ferring family.
• Receive diverse opportunities for individual career planning and personal development in an international and innovative environment.
• Balance work and private life through attractive working time models (including shift work and on-call duties) with the possibility of overtime compensation, part-time work, mobile work for positions where the operational process allows, and 30 days of vacation per year for full-time employment.
• Receive an attractive and performance-oriented salary for your commitment, both in the contractual area (in accordance with the tariff contract of the IG BCE (chemical tariff contract of Schleswig-Holstein)) and in the non-contractual area, as well as very good annual benefits (Christmas and holiday money as well as an attractive bonus model).
• The pme family service offers you practical advice and support services to bring your private and professional life into balance.
• Building Families at Ferring (BFF): Family and family formation are a heart’s desire of Ferring, therefore we support our employees on their own way to family formation, depending on the type of employment.
• Profit from Ferring’s pension concept: This includes, depending on the type of employment, company pension schemes, occupational pension schemes, and time value accounts.
• A safety-mindset is crucial for Ferring, we value safety at the workplace, but also in the health sense: Ergonomics counseling, height-adjustable tables, workplace audits, and various health promotion offers (e.g. Hansefit).
• Do you come to work by bike, bus, train, or car? We offer covered storage for your bike, subsidies for public transport, and free parking spaces.
• Free hot and cold drinks and fresh fruit are a matter of course for us, but should not go unmentioned.
• Corporate benefits: Profit from attractive offers from various companies.

Become a part of the Ferring family - surrounded by employees with the same mission.