Application Consultant

We are looking for a Application Consultant for Shop Floor Domain to join our team of highly skilled IT professionals. In this role, you will translate business requests for functionality into technical specifications in order to create a solution proposal to the business. You will perform analysis and estimation, outlining cost calculations and assist with business case justification. Additionally, you will advise the business on best practices and the effective use of existing IT solutions deployed to production.

What is the job about?

You will use your business acumen and collaboration skills to work with both management and shop floor operators to improve production processes and utilizing IT solutions for the manufacturing automation domain. You will have domain knowledge of shop floor processes, and experience with Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Manufacturing Information Systems (MIS), database operator tasks, and common communication protocols used to interface production equipment.

“Our consultancy team have a lot of fun collaborating, and being helpful is a core value for everyone. You can always ask for help without any worries, and your colleagues are glad to offer their knowledge and assist you in achieving your goals”, says Kristian Kragh, Senior Manager.

Your main responsibilities:

• Join business projects to design, develop and implement new MES/MIS systems or enhance existing solutions
• Assigned to tickets in order to provide support and guidance, and estimate and quote requests for new business functionality / installations
• Operational tasks as monitoring, performance optimization and security enhancement of install base
• Specify new development needs to software developers and participate in testing of new software releases
• Deliver new installations of software and hardware
• Participate in process improvement activities in department as well as cross functional
• Run innovation projects to explore new technology and solutions
• Join IS project to upgrade, security, enhance or develop non-functional requirement
• Project coordinator for small projects

Your background

We imagine that you have:

• 3 years of experience with a similar position in a company with inhouse production, or as system integrator for manufacturing companies
• Domain knowledge of shop floor processes, protocols and IT solutions from the manufacturing automation domain
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Manufacturing Information Systems (MIS), database operator tasks, user interface design
• Knowledge of software development, CI and CD
• Education within IT management, engineering or development or similar

What’s in it for you?

What are your goals? Here at Grundfos it’s our mission to help you develop and fulfil your ambitions, both career and personal. We are guided by our six core values, and you’ll find that your fresh ideas will be welcomed and make a difference in everything from local to large-scale global projects. You’ll encounter colleagues from all over the world both as part of your daily work, supporting and all the while broadening each other’s cultural horizons.

In addition, your day-to-day benefits include:

• Flexible working hours; part time home office possibility and equipment; up to 3 days’ paid leave for volunteering
• Annual bonuses, parental support, internal well-being consultants and programmes, engaging team buildings
• Diverse, inclusive environment with employee-led forums offering colleagues a safe place to connect and share openly
• Long-term career development with regular dialogue, as well as continuous learning and development opportunities.
• Join our employee hobby and sports club and get access to training facilities, workshops and hobby communities

“Sometimes our business partners have a clear vision of how to solve the problem, but you can tell when you have done well when they are more pleased with a better solution than what they expected.”, says Kristian Kragh.

Do you want to learn more?

If you have questions or want to know more about the position, please get in touch with Kristian Kragh, Senior Manager at kris.kr@grundfos.com Agencies, please do not respond

If this job sounds appealing, please send your resume by clicking “Apply”.

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