IT Programmer

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?
In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions. We are proud to be ranked by the prestigious Corporate Knights Inc. as the world’s most sustainable building material company in 2023.
Join us and make a difference

Your future team: 

Working from Poznań, you will be part of global MES team primarily working out of Hedehusene, Denmark – where we create and deliver machines and production equipment as well as entire production lines for our international production sites. As IT – Automation Engineer, you will join Operational Technology & Electrical Project Management department and about 30 colleagues with strong engineering backgrounds within electrical design, automation technology and project management.

What you will be doing: 

Would you like to work on international projects and see the world as you use your specialist skills and build your knowledge within a field in which ROCKWOOL is the leading player?

When it comes to IT and automation, we are ahead of competition, and you will deliver control systems, support factories and projects and get to help develop new technology in our ‘Factory of the Future’ where the sky is the limit. Join us to work on automation in global projects – from initial idea over development all the way to go-live and maintenance. And see your ideas come to life.

You will be the system specialist on the process- and control systems in our production machines and production lines. This entails being part of our Automation team responsible for development, maintenance and support within ROCKWOOL’s software systems for automation-, control- and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

A large part of your job will revolve around international projects where you will ensure unified setup of our MES systems responsible for the quality of our software.

Your assignments can vary from development of new functionality to specific factory projects where MES needs to be updated. Specifically, you will:

Carry out development, implementation and support of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in the ROCKWOOL Group

Make service, commissioning and training visits on site

Service and support ROCKWOOL Production facilities all over the ROCKWOOL Group

Spend time diving deep into the ROCKWOOL processes to develop your knowledge on how we produce stone wool

Operate in the field between IT and automation as our machines become more and more intelligent

Travel up to 60 days per year to projects in our production sites in the US, Asia and within Europe

What you bring: 

As a person, you enjoy the technical analysis, evaluating a design or solving a technical issue. You value quality in your deliveries and will thrive in a role where you contribute your own ideas to our processes while remaining loyal to our overall standards and processes. This also calls for you to be able to communicate in an efficient manner with internal customers in the ROCKWOOL subsidiaries as well as colleagues.

Furthermore, we imagine that you have:

IT programming skills (C#, SQL and .NET Platform) and interest in software development

General IT skills within network design, server settings, virtualisation, security etc.

Do have knowledge on data collection and handling in relation to databases (SQL), e.g. in Wonderware Historian or similar

Are fluent in English – additional languages are an advantage

Additionally it would be an advantage if you have:

Knowledge about Kafka

Knowledge about PLC and SCADA systems (Siemens S7 and WinCC)

Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes and production efficiency

Good skills within additional automation design automation software

What we offer: 

By joining our team, you become a part of the people-centric work environment of a Danish company. We offer you a competitive salary, permanent contract after the probation period, development package, team building events, activity-based office in Poznan’s city center.

Our compensation package on employment contracts includes:

Flexible work arrangement including maximum 2 home office days weekly and starting working time (7:00-9:00)

Home office subsidy 

Private Medical Care 

Multikafeteria MyBenefit

Wellbeing program

Extra Day Off for voluntary activities 

and while in the office you can also use modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture, bicycle parking facilities & showers, chill-out rooms with PlayStation, football table, pool table, board games, subsidized canteen with delicious food & fruit.

Our Poznań office is located in a prestigious office building – Nowy Rynek. The building is recognized as a building without barriers, which means that it is fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. 

Who we are:

At ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our products and services. We help our customers and communities tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Stone wool is a natural, fully recyclable, versatile material that forms the basis of all our businesses. With approximately 12 000 dedicated colleagues in 40 countries and sales in more than 120, we are the world leader in stone wool products, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibres for industrial use to insulation for the process industry and marine.

Our employees are the reason we can achieve our goals and adapt to the changing world around us. Whether in an office, sales or factory role, our employees contribute actively to making the world safer and more sustainable. In return, we are committed to offer you fulfilling opportunities and support you in building the professional life you wish for. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we are building our future on a strong foundation. 

ROCKWOOL Global Business Service Center located in Poznań opened in 2016 with 27 employees. Today we are more than 450 employees and still expanding. Apart from the central services we provide within Finance and Controlling, we have built strong competence centres in areas such as IT, Engineering, R&D, Sourcing and Procurement and Digital Marketing. 

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.
At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.

Ready to apply?

If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English .