Job Location

Mechelen

Job Description

Interested in launching an exciting engineering career by joining a world class manufacturing site of a leading global company, home of iconic brands like Ariel, Pampers, Gillette, Pantene, Always, Lenor or Oral-B?   Imagine the opportunity to drive continuous improvement in top-tier production systems, optimizing machinery and processes to ensure the highest quality standards.

If you get excited working in engineering and collaborating with operations, suppliers, and equipment vendors to bring new technologies and innovative strategies to life, we are seeking individuals with strong technical skills and experience in power, controls, information systems, and/or automation projects to join our team at Mechelen Plant as PC&IS Automation Technician. We are looking for engineers who can handle dynamic work environments and who know how to think outside of the box. If you would like to be a part of this challenge and you are passionate about inventing, developing, reapplying, and delivering processes and packing technologies, then PC&IS Automation Technician is excellent for you!

📝 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Mechelen DC Power, Controls & Information Systems (PC&IS) technician is responsible for ensuring the reliability and optimal performance of critical equipment in a highly automated warehouse environment. This role is pivotal in meeting specifications and maximizing the use of cutting-edge automation technologies. The technician will operate primarily during the day shift at the Mechelen P&G Distribution Centre (DC), which features state-of-the-art systems including automated storage and retrieval systems, automatic conveyors for pallet transfers (including PLCs), automatic scanning, and automated truck loading systems. Key responsibilities:

Automatic Dead-Pile Loading and Unloading System (ADP)

• Contribute to the commissioning of the ADP system, the first of its kind in P&G globally.
• Ensure the operability of the ADP by programming all necessary stacking patterns into the PLC
• Maintain equipment reliability through regular assessments and troubleshooting

Operations Technology (OT) Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing equipment KPIs, including ADP performance, conveyor scanner efficiency, pallet throughput on conveyors, and automated truck loading systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices and innovative solutions

Bridge Between OT and IT Teams

• Act as a liaison between the Operations Technology team and the IT team managing systems, software, and applications critical to warehouse operations
• Facilitate communication and collaboration to ensure seamless integration of technology solutions

 

You will receive encouraging functional and corporate trainings and mentoring to facilitate Your on-boarding process. You’ll expand your knowledge based on personal experiences with industry experts and great managers who will invest in your development. You’ll gain valuable hands-on experience, as part of a team in which trust, team spirit and respect are very important.

🎯 WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation: We prioritize recognizing and rewarding your contributions, which is why we offer annual salary revisions and potential promotions that align with your performance, results, and potential.

• Comprehensive benefit package: We offer a comprehensive range of benefits to our employees, including a pension plan, private healthcare coverage, life insurance, a stock ownership scheme, an employee assistance program, etc. Additionally, we provide a subsidized company cafeteria with a wide variety of daily option, an on-site fitness room, and an on-site medical department, ensuring convenience and well-being for our employees.

• Career growth in a well-established company: As a global company with over 185 years of experience, P&G Mechelen Plant has been a reliable employment provider in Mechelen for more then 60 years. We are dedicated to develop our employees via Individualized development plan, including relevant coaching, mentorship, on the job training and a large portfolio of resources within our learning platforms, ensuring a stable and supportive work environment for our employees

• Friendly & respectful working environment: At the core of our organization are our employees, whom we deeply value. We foster a diverse work environment that places great importance on work-life balance, ensuring that each individual is supported and empowered to thrive.

· ⭐ REASONS WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE:

• Health and safety are a top priority with all of our roles and sites. We continue to collaborate with medical and health professionals and take all recommended precautions in our buildings to keep people healthy.

• Developing our talent is a priority: we have a culture of growth and internal promotion that sets us apart. At Procter & Gamble, we give individual meaning work and responsibility from day one with effective and consistent training and mentoring. In this way, we demonstrate our employees' strengths and develop them.

• Work in stable & reliable international company

• Commitment to sustainability

Job Qualifications

🧩 THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU HAVE/ARE:

Core Skills

• Bachelor degree in electromechanics / electronics
• Recent graduate up to 5 years after graduation, preferably with experience in supply chain environment
• Proficiency in PLC programming and troubleshooting
• Strong understanding of automation technologies, control systems and maintenance
• Fluency in English and Dutch (both written and spoken)​

Additional Capabilities

• Passion for continuous improvement and a proactive approach to innovation
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to learn and master new technologies relevant to the industry
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multifunctional team environment​

We believe in the power of cooperation, creativity, and diversity of our employees, therefore we are looking for personalities with fresh perspectives, creativity and passion who want to become part of our motivated teams.

🔔 HIRING PROCESS

We look for the best talent to join us, so our hiring process is thorough and purposeful. Process is designed around 3 main steps: application, on-line assessments and interviews to ensure we recruit the right people but also that you have a complete understanding if we are the fit for you and your desired career path. We recommend checking this link to get fully prepared.

📌At P&G #weseeequal

P&G is an equal opportunity employer, where respect, diversity, and inclusion are the cornerstones of our culture. We create a company in which all people have the same access and the same chance to learn, grow, succeed, and develop. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identification, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected factor. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process. Please make sure to wait to hear back from us regarding your accommodation before proceeding with the online assessment, we thank you in advance for your patience.
 

🌏 About P&G BELGIUM

We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. P&G’s in Belgium started the operations in 1956 with the introduction of Dreft, the first synthetic detergent. Over the next 60 years, P&G introduced many breakthrough, life-changing products to the Belgian consumer, including laundry products, disposable diapers, feminine care, and hair care. ​​Today P&G employs about 1,450 people in Belgium. At the Brussels Innovation Centre, there are more than 1,100 people, of which more than 600 are scientists and engineers. Our plant in Mechelen, has about 300 employees, who produce Automatic Dishwashing tablets.
 

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000125530

Job Segmentation

Plant Technicians (Job Segmentation)