Graduate Automation Engineer Apprenticeship Program

Join our Reliability Maintenance Engineering (RME) team as an apprentice and launch your career in automation and maintenance engineering. Over two years, you'll gain hands-on experience working with control systems and sensors while earning a competitive salary and receiving structured training from industry professionals. In addition to solving technical problems, you will learn planning, prioritization, develop analytical and communication skills, and teamwork. Throughout the program, a mentor will support you to successfully advance in all these areas. At the end of the program, you will be fully trained to be eligible for an Automation Engineer position in our maintenance teams.

A day in the life As an apprentice in our RME apprentice program, you'll split your time between our facilities in Brno, where you'll spend approximately three weeks each month embedded in the team, and the external training provider in Italy for the remainder of the month, gaining practical experience while completing your training curriculum.

During the apprenticeship program, you will work to achieve the following objectives at the end of the program:

- Be the site level Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all controls systems and sensors within the building. Work in a hands-on manner to actively monitor, find and repair systems in order to provide a high level of equipment availability to internal customers. - Train technicians in the basics of control systems fault finding in order to raise the level of knowledge within the site. - Work within the EU Controls network to enhance the capability to monitor Material Handling Equipment (MHE) metrics and provide visualization and data to internal customers by means of troubleshooting and prioritizing. - Actively participate in or own continuous improvement projects coordinated by the EU Controls network. - Work with IT, EU Controls Engineering and Operations Engineering to ensure all systems are correctly documented and that accurate backup library are maintained. - Work alongside global teams to support the installation and commission of new equipment. - Support other sites in the EU network as required. - Interpreting both mechanical and electrical drawings plus understanding and developing improvement strategies for code conforming to IEC 61131-3. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's or Engineering degree in mechatronics, automation, mechanical engineering, robotics, or related engineering field - Fluent Czech language skills with demonstrated written and verbal communication abilities - English language proficiency at Level B2 or higher - Ability to understand and follow technical instructions in written and verbal formats - Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel) Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in electrical engineering or related fields - Experience with project management principles or methodologies - Our program is the perfect opportunity to learn the profession while you achieve the required qualifications, as you will be studying at the same time that experiencing in a real environment and while you earn a competitive salary. Apply, we are waiting for you! (If you want to add a cover letter to your CV, attach them in a single PDF)

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