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Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted 1d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
You will lead and execute automation engineering projects for global manufacturing plants throughout the entire project lifecycle. This includes defining scope, managing budgets, overseeing detailed engineering, and ensuring successful commissioning and aftercare.
Requirements
A Master’s degree in Automation Engineering or a related field is required. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and experience with Rockwell or Siemens automation systems.
Full job description
As Project Engineer Automation, you are part of our Group Engineering Department. This team focuses on implementing the automation strategy of CAPEX projects in the Global Biscoff and Natural Foods Plants.
You study, execute and/or lead various automation engineering projects for the Plants in coordination with the local technical and/or operational teams. This includes the complete project lifecycle, starting from scope and objective definition, concept and budget preparation, tendering until detailed engineering, commissioning and aftercare.
You work on CAPEX project as well as revamping projects for our 3 Biscoff Plants in Lembeke, Mebane (US) and Chonburi (Thailand) and our Natural Food Plant in Wolseley (South-Africa).
You develop and retain a strong expertise within the team in order to act as a reliable sparring partner for external topic experts and to supply support to the plant.
Through your expertise, you also develop and maintain working procedures to reliably manage the automation systems, while using formal project management processess in all phases of the project.
In this role, we also count on you to keep up to date with new developments in technology related to the bakery sector and packaging machines, documenting and sharing your knowledge about new technologies and evolutions within the team and technical departments of the plants.
Master’s degree in automation Engineering or a related field. Experience in a manufacturing or production environment is considered a strong asset.
Passion for new technologies and Industry 4.0.
Knowledge of Rockwell and/or Siemens is strongly recommended.
Strong analytical and creative skills in order to be able to solve complex technical issues and translate those into structured solutions.
Excellent team-orientation and a flexible attitude towards international cultures.
You're based in Lembeke but you’re willing to travel to our Biscoff plants abroad.
Founded in 1932 by Jan Boone Senior with the creation of the iconic Biscoff® cookie, Lotus Bakeries has grown into a global snacking company with a diverse brand portfolio. Today, the Group is led by the third generation, with Jan Boone, the founder’s grandson, as CEO.
Alongside its universally loved Biscoff® brand, the Group offers a range of better-for-you snacking brands, including nākd.®, TREK®, BEAR®, Kiddylicious®, as well as a range of local hero brands such as Lotus®, Suzy®, Dinosaurus®, Peijnenburg® and more.
Headquartered in Belgium, Lotus Bakeries is a dynamic and internationally oriented company, with production facilities across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. The Group is active in more than 70 countries, employs around 4,300 people and achieved a revenue of EUR 1,355 million in 2025.
The majority of shares are owned by the Boone and Stevens families, complemented by a public listing on Euronext Brussels, where Lotus Bakeries is part of the BEL20 index and amongst the largest and financially stable listed companies in Belgium.
Offices: Gentstraat 1, Lembeke, Flemish Region 9971, BE
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