Junior PLC Developer/Ostrava

Job description: Design, analysis, development and installation of control systems on the first and the second level of control for industrial machines on sawmills. You will work as a part of the team under supervision of Project manager. Your main task will be: • Receive tasks for programming PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) devices from Service Manager and Project Manager • Installing these tasks (program changes or new programs) in PLC devices. Contact the requestors if something is unclear or incomplete. • Create documentation of existing PLC programs. • Maintain documentation of every implemented change and addition. • Implement and test PLC programs on sites during rollout. • Participate in PLOS development planning. This position offers an opportunity to work in an international environment. The position holder will have local unlimited labour contract. Skills: Mandatory skills: • SIMATIC S7-300 and S7-400 programming in languages STL, LAD and FBD experiences with industrial grade production systems, multi CPU/CPU-PC SCADA systems. • knowledge of programming environment SIMATIC STEP7 (Simatic Manager, HW configuration, STL/LAD/FBD) • ability to read electro-technical documentation • to have practice with PLC programming (Siemens is prefered; other ones e.g. Allan Bradley, etc. have also value) • willingness of spending up to 6 months of the year on business trips abroad (business trips are short, they usually last from 1 up to 2 weeks) • fluent English (This is not negotiable.) Skills, which would be beneficial for the job: • experience with Siemens programmable logic controllers (PLC) • knowledge of object oriented programming and at least one of the following programming languages – Visual Basic 2005 (or higher), C#, C++, Delphi • knowledge of .NET 2.0 or higher • knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or higher • knowledge of databases and SQL • knowledge of MS SQL Server 2005 or higher