Mechanical Module & Tooling Expert for Platform development of Equipment Modules
Do you enjoy working with many disciplines and departments towards standardizing products and solutions, creating efficient & effective engineering supporting doing projects more easily? Are you the Mechanical Engineer and do you have knowledge of products, processes and tooling for standardization and optimization? Then apply now as Equipment & Tooling Expert within Vanderlande.
Your position
Within Platform development team of equipment modules in Technology you are the colleague who is responsible to make engineering easier with standardized products in clever tooling. Together with mainly Sales, Technology, and Engineering, you are involved which equipment should be standardised for the different businesses. Based on project experiences, standard concepts from Sales/Systems, and products from Technology, you translate this in clear application rules and standard components. You are the expert between all disciplines and departments gaining the knowledge from project to project and translate this into lessons learned. The scope is multidisciplinary, mainly mechanics, also affinity for EM and software is a pre. We expect you to focus on project needs as well as cost of execution and service.
We provide you the opportunity to:
- Be the design authority of key element of projects
- Translate the project needs into a technical layout/schematic solution
- Participate in our challenging and multidisciplinary projects
- Create and improve standards
- Work with different departments
- Work in different market segments within WS
You will report to the Project Leader Engineering of the Engineering Support Office within the Engineering department. Job location is Veghel but expect to travel to experience different solutions.
Your department
Your team is part of the Platform development team for Equipment modules (Co-development team between Technology and Engineering) and plays an important role in the execution of projects to deliver total solutions to our customer.
Your profile
You have an education on (hbo) bachelor or master level in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics. Relevant experience in material handling is an advantage, however we warmly welcome young graduates to apply for this position.
Furthermore, you have/are:
- proactive, pragmatic and interested in technology
- able to operate easily in and over teams and departments
- analytical mindset: you are able to analyse and structure highly diverse information into tangible solutions
- a multidisciplinary way of thinking (interfacing with electro-mechanical and software)
Our offer
In the challenging and responsible position of Mechanical Equipment & Tooling expert you'll have the chance to make a significant contribution to the growth and profitability of Vanderlande Industries. Our organization has been named for several years in a row as 'Top Employer' and 'Best Employer'.
We offer a full-time position in an informal and professional working environment with a lot of scope for personal development.
As well as your fixed salary, you'll receive the following secondary benefits:
- 27 days of vacation & 13 ADV (working hours reduction) days
- Flexible working hours
- Training facilities
- Travel expenses
- Collective pension scheme and insurance facilities for healthcare, car, WGA (Return to Work Scheme for the Partially Disabled) etc.
Contact
If the challenging profile of Mechanical Equipment & Tooling expert appeals to you, apply now by filling in the application form and uploading your CV and cover letter.
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Archie Bongers or Recruitment.
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What We Do
Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market.
Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions.
The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.
Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation.
Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.





