Maintenance Technician Automation Technology PLC
Original title: Instandhalter Automatisierungstechnik SPS (m/
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Start Date
On request
Sector
Industrial Maintenance / Automation
Salary
Competitive salary
Listing data as of November 1, 2026
About this Apprenticeship
As an electronics technician for industrial engineering with a focus on automation and control technology, you ensure the high availability of Vaillant Group's highly automated production plants and manufacturing lines.
What You'll Learn
- As an electronics technician for industrial engineering with a focus on automation and control technology, you ensure the high availability of our highly automated production plants and manufacturing lines
- Your focus is systematic troubleshooting and fault repair on PLC-controlled systems, drive systems and networked automation and production systems
- You analyze electrical, control and process-related faults and derive lasting measures to prevent them
- By diagnosing sensors, actuators, frequency converters, servo and drive systems, you ensure short response times and minimal downtime
- You support the commissioning, optimization and modernization of production plants as well as modifications of existing control and automation systems
- Together with the departments, you contribute to continuous improvement processes to increase plant availability, process stability and productivity
- You document faults, measures and technical changes in the relevant maintenance systems and technical documents
Requirements
- Qualification: You have successfully completed vocational training in an electrical trade, for example as an electronics technician for industrial engineering, industrial electrician or electrician
- Experience: You have practical experience with control systems such as Siemens SIMATIC S7/TIA Portal and ideally other PLC systems
- Know-how & skills: Knowledge of drive technology, especially frequency converters, servo drives and their diagnostic options, rounds off your profile
- Nice to have: Experience in production plant environments and knowledge of energy supply, building or industrial technology are an additional advantage
- Language skills: You have good written and spoken German to create technical documentation and communicate confidently with colleagues and external specialists
- Personality: An independent, responsible and solution-oriented way of working defines you, as do team spirit, commitment and a strong safety awareness
What Vaillant GmbH offers
- Compensation package: We offer our collectively agreed employees an attractive compensation package under the IG Metall pay scale NRW, including vacation and Christmas bonuses and other special payments
- Purchase of vacation: Whether you need a longer break for a trip, more time with family or simply a pause from everyday work, buying additional vacation days gives you the chance for an extended break
- Career paths: We offer our employees individual, sustainable and future-oriented career paths that recognize each person's potential and strengths
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