IT Specialist, AVEVA MES - Aarhus or Gdańsk

Do you want to shape the production IT behind some of Europe’s largest dairies, and are you motivated by taking the AVEVA platform to the next level across more than 50 sites?

“To support our growth, we are looking for you to join Arla as an Aveva MES engineer to deliver great results within our MES environment. Together, we support Europe’s largest dairies, a wide range of products and the farmers who own Arla Foods through great IT solutions. By contributing to these solutions, you will make a real difference for the entire organization, and your colleagues near and far. Join us to help us create a dairy of the future,” says Arne Bo Jensen, Senior Manage, Head of IT Product.

How you will make an impact

The Arla AVEVA System Platform is installed in various versions on more than 50 dairy sites across Europe, where operational teams use it as their primary industrial software platform to monitor and optimise plant performance and execute global production targets. We are now upgrading the platform on all sites as an important step in Arla’s digitalisation strategy. You will join the AVEVA team within Digital Manufacturing in IT Solutions, working in a hybrid delivery model that combines Agile and traditional project methodologies. Working closely with your team, key business stakeholders and external consultants, you will be part of the ongoing development and rollout of the platform and help standardise solutions across all our dairies.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Migrating older platforms to the newest AVEVA System Platform.
• Developing and implementing new system functionality on AVEVA System Platform and InTouch.
• Performing performance testing in our Quality Test System.
• Deploying and rolling out application solutions to our sites, primarily through remote connections.

What will make you successful

You enjoy working close to production, where your solutions make a direct difference to how our dairies run. You are a valuable team member who thrives on close collaboration with colleagues, business stakeholders and external consultants across countries and cultures.

The ideal candidate brings:

• A degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or similar.
• 2+ years of experience with solutions such as AVEVA System Platform, AVEVA InTouch, AVEVA Historian, AVEVA PEM and AVEVA PLC drivers (DAS and OI).
• Experience with Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL.
• A background in production environments or projects.
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methods.
• Experience from working in a multicultural environment.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

It is an advantage if you also have experience with:

• MES systems.
• PLC (Siemens/Rockwell).
• OPC drivers such as Kepware or OPC Router.
• SAP MII.
• GitHub and Azure DevOps.
• C++, .NET, C# or VB.NET.

What do we offer?

This position is based in Aarhus, Denmark or Gdańsk, Poland, and you should expect approximately 20 travel days per year, primarily to our sites across Europe. You will help support Europe’s largest dairies, a wide range of products and the farmers who own Arla through great IT solutions, making a real difference for the entire organization and your colleagues near and far.

Would you like to join us?

If you want to help us create the dairy of the future, we would love to hear from you. Please apply as soon as possible, as we review applications on an ongoing basis and may close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.

For more information, please contact Arne Bo Jensen, Senior Manager - Head of IT Product on aboj@arlafoods.com.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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