Senior Controls Engineer

For our Controls Engineering department in Gorinchem, we are immediately looking for an experienced Senior Controls Engineer for programming the control of our latest food production lines for our customers of the Tromp brand from Gorinchem. This is a full-time position, with a lot of variety and the help of involved teammates to build the smartest/most efficient control solutions.

Do you enjoy designing and programming the latest dough processing machines from AMF Bakery Systems? Then step in as a Senior Controls Engineer! Do you have experience as a software, controls, or mechatronics engineer in machine building, are you familiar with programming in Structured Text, and do you know Siemens control technology? Do you value involved and smart colleagues with whom you jointly design, program, and build 'state of the art' food production lines? Great, then we are looking for you!

What do we offer you?

• Monthly salary between €4.000.00 and €5.800.00 based on 40 hours; depending on your knowledge and experience, excluding allowances

• Commuting allowance (€0.25 / km); vitality budget up to €25.00 net per month and a very good pension scheme (PME)

• Flexible working hours, partial home working possible

• Holiday pay 8%

• CAO Metalektro including 27 vacation days and 13 ADV days per year

• Profit sharing, depending on the profit for the year, up to a maximum of €2,000.00

• Excellent training opportunities to ensure your professional knowledge is and remains up-to-date

• Working in an enthusiastic and innovative team

• Informal working atmosphere, team outings, Friday afternoon drinks

• Plenty of room to grow in your role depending on your ambitions

What will you do:

• Develop / program, configure, and integrate software for our machines (PLC + HMI). We use a lot of Siemens and Allen Bradley technology.

• Testing at the Gorinchem location (IO, network, drives, functional)

• Software preparation for the FAT (Factory Acceptance Test)

• Utilize your software expertise to support Assembly, Field Service, and customers with complex software-related issues

• Occasionally travel to customers for support during the commissioning of new production lines

• As our software expert, you will work closely with Electrical and Mechanical engineers, colleagues from Sales, Project Managers, Assembly Engineers, etc. You will be a point of contact and make decisions regarding our software solutions.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our technical control solutions in accordance with our Markel Business approach

• Assist with further standardization of our software solutions for our product portfolio of the Tromp brand in Gorinchem.

• You will work independently on your projects

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent, or ROC Mechatronics level 4 with extensive experience

• Solid knowledge and experience with Siemens TIA Portal and/or Allen Bradley Studio 5000

• Knowledge of higher programming languages (e.g., Structured Text or VBA)

• Team player, pragmatic, and eager to learn

• Communicative skills (good command of the Dutch and English languages)

In what kind of company will you be working?

At AMF Bakery Systems, you are part of a close-knit and proud group of colleagues who contribute to the success of industrial bakeries worldwide. What connects us is our drive to innovate and our care for the world around us. For example, together we developed the first industrial oven powered by hydrogen – a major step towards a more sustainable future.

We work with over 220 colleagues in the Netherlands – from Gorinchem, Amersfoort, and Nieuwleusen – and are part of the international Markel Food Group. Within AMF, everyone feels at home: whether you work in the office, in the workshop, or at the customer's location. We believe we are stronger together when everyone feels welcome, heard, and valued.

Diversity and inclusion are therefore in our DNA. We are open to people with different backgrounds and ideas, because we know that this mix leads to smart solutions and strong teams. You belong here – exactly as you are.

Together we are building something bigger than just machines. We are building a future where we can grow, learn, and make an impact together.

👉 Is this position perfect for you?

For more information, please contact Jan Peter Westland of agency Staal Verbind (

The recruitment and selection for this vacancy are handled by the agency Staal Verbind. Please direct all responses and applications through this agency. CVs offered unsolicited by other agencies will not be considered.

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