Equipment Engineer

Are you working as an Electro & Control or Mechatronic Engineer at a machine builder or in another technical environment, is industry 4.0/5.0 a personal hobby and are you ready for the next step to a project-based role in the high-tech industry? Then Canon Production Printing in Venlo is looking for you!

Your job

The Consumables & Expendables for the printers of Canon Production Printing are mostly produced in-house in our factories in Venlo. Here you will find a large diversity of factories with corresponding processes and equipment. A 'playground' for someone with a technical affinity. The factories are in different technical and economic life phases. Each phase has its own challenges. In the new ink and printhead factories, the focus is mainly on upscaling and expanding functionality. In the toner and OPC plants, the challenge is to ensure continuity for many years to come, cost-effectively.

What you’ll do

As an Equipment Engineer you will work on a wide range of projects in multidisciplinary teams. You are responsible for the realization and optimization of parts of our plants. You take end-to-end responsibility for the Equipment Creation Process, which goes from customer advice and specification, through design and realization, to commissioning and transfer to the maintenance organization. You will also support the operations. You will work intensively together within our internal teams and you will manage the outsourcing of the design and realization of the equipment within our CAPEX supply base.

Based on your professionalism, organizational ability and strong communication skills, you will ensure successful project completion and commissioning according to agreements, costs and schedule. Besides the intensive cooperation with the suppliers of our equipment, you also work closely with fellow Equipment Engineers, Production Engineers, Quality Engineers, Purchasing, Facility Services and colleagues from the maintenance department. You identify possible risks and problems in time and, together with the colleagues involved, look for smart and structural solutions. As part of your work you have an eye for safety and environment and you work according to the Canon standards.

You have demonstrable skills in applying the Machinery Directive, ATEX and CE marking. You are trained to work safely in an industrial environment and have a valid VCA-VOL certificate.

Who you’ll work with

You will be part of the Equipment Engineering Department responsible for the design, implementation and management of ink production equipment. Our ink production factories are fitted with the most up-to-date manufacturing equipment, highly automated and optimized to consistently deliver high-quality inks minimizing waste at the same time.

You will get in touch with virtualized operating and line control systems, which manage communication flow between equipment and MES. Applied technologies vary from medium-sized process installations up to multi-recipe setups allowing for big scale 24/7 mass production for ink mixing but also filling and packaging.

The department Equipment Engineering has about 50 employees.

What you bring

We are looking for someone who takes initiative, a solution-oriented person with analytical and critical thinking skills. You are strong in planning and organizing your work and are a driven networker who can maintain contact with various internal and external customers.

Furthermore, you recognize yourself in the following job requirements:

• Bachelor or master degree in Electro & Control, Software or Mechatronics
• Minimum of 3 years' experience as an Engineer at a machine builder or in an (industrial) production or process environment, supplemented with experience of working in projects
• Experience with (soft) PLC and SCADA systems
• Experience and/or affinity with process technology and process installations
• Experience with project management methodologies such as PRINCE, IPMA or similar
• Experience with Maintenance Engineering/Asset Management
• Affinity with industrial networks
• Preferably you have worked in a multidisciplinary work environment, where you have built up experience in designing and implementing advanced equipment
• Good command of the Dutch and English language
• Willing to travel occasionally to suppliers within and outside The Netherlands

What you’ll get from us

Besides a challenging working environment, scope for personal and professional development you will receive an interesting package of employment conditions;

• A competitive salary (range €3.700 - €6.000 gross per month)
• 38 vacation days
• Extra 13th month pay (8,6%), holiday allowance (8%) and commuting allowance
• Hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• A huge range of training and professional development opportunities
• A laptop and smartphone
• An interesting lease (e-)bike plan

Career opportunities

From the position of Equipment Engineer you have a lot of career-opportunities. These can be within the Equipment Engineering department (for example switch between factories, grow towards NPI projects, or towards team lead) but also outside of it towards other positions, for example Production Engineering.

What do we stand for?

We develop and manufacture high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market as part of Canon, a global leader in imaging technologies. With around 3,300 employees across three continents and our headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands, we innovate to create high-quality solutions that add color to the world. Guided by the philosophy of Kyosei—living and working together for the common good—our culture is built on openness, collegiality, trust and stability. We empower our people to grow, take initiative, and make an impact.

With our company values collaboration, innovation and ownership, we strive to bring out the best in each other, expand boundaries and feel empowered to take ownership of our work.

Further information about Canon Production Printing is available at cpp.canon.