Mechanical Engineer

We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer position based in our Poznań location to join the Spinning & Curing team.

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come? In an ever-changing world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work with dedication to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.

Join us and make a meaningful difference!

Your future team: Take this chance to grow and learn in a noteworthy company within the field of insulation - and help us reach even higher standards with the ideas you bring. You will execute projects end-to-end together with a connected team of engineers at our Headquarters in Hedehusene and on-site at our factories, seeing your contributions put into play.

Stepping through the doors at our office space in Poznań, Poland, you will become part of Group Technology - within the main ROCKWOOL organisation. In Group Technology we collaborate on creating and handing over machines and on-site equipment, sometimes entire production lines, to our factory sites across Europe, North America and beyond. Therefore, in this role you can expect to travel between 40-80 days per year.

You will become an important colleague in our Hot End, Fluids, Waste & Abatement department, where you and your engineering will be responsible for some of our unique, essential in-house production equipment, e.g. spinners, spinning chamber, curing oven, etc.

What you will be doing: As our next Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering key equipment used in our stone wool production. You will work across all phases of delivery projects - from initial order and concept study through specification and design to testing, commissioning and after-service support.

You are the expert and key contributor of design solutions in your scope, ensuring the right balance between technical performance and cost over the equipment lifetime. Your responsibility will cover design, specification, time schedule, budget and quality for your scope in the project.

During your workday, you will work hands-on with design improvements, create drawings/specifications, select the right components, and support on-site implementation together with colleagues and partners at our factories.

More specifically, it will be up to you to:

• Participate in small machine delivery projects as well as support large international greenfield factory projects

• Analyse production equipment needs and production challenges, considering investment cost, lifetime, and running/maintenance cost

• Make clear and unambiguous technical agreements with the internal customer and other involved parties

• Produce mechanical designs (drawings and/or specifications) for production equipment within your scope

• Communicate and collaborate with suppliers to place orders and follow up to secure compliance with specific design needs

• Ensure that required documentation and reporting is completed and archived in line with CE directives and GT rules

• Travel to factory sites to supervise implementations on-site and collaborate with international colleagues

• Partake in budgeting and the development of tender material for suppliers

• Act in line with ROCKWOOL’s code of conduct and confidentiality requirements when representing the company externally

What you bring:

• 5+ years of experience from a similar position, working with mechanical design, machine construction, design specifications and 3D modelling using Inventor or a similar programme

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Knowledge/experience in engineering or maintaining bulk material handling equipment (transport, storage, granulation, milling) would be a plus

• Knowledge of wear resistant materials would be a plus

• Proficiency in English at a minimum B2 level, both spoken and written - as an international company, we use English in our daily communication

What we offer: By joining our team, you become a part of the people-centric work environment of a Danish company. We offer you a competitive salary, permanent contract after the probation period, development package, team building events, activity-based office in Poznan’s city center in the new prestigious office building – Nowy Rynek. The building is recognized as a building without barriers, which means that it is fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities.

Our compensation package on employment contracts includes:

• An office-first approach: home office is available up to 2 days per week

• Adaptable Hours: start your workday anytime between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM

• Home office subsidy

• Private Medical Care

• Multikafeteria MyBenefit

• Wellbeing program

• Extra Day Off for voluntary activities

… and while in the office you can also use modern office space with beautiful view and high standard furniture, bicycle parking facilities & showers, chill-out rooms with PlayStation, football table, pool table, board games, subsidized canteen with delicious food & fruit.

Interested? If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge, we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.

Who we are At ROCKWOOL, everything we do is based on releasing the natural power of stone to enrich modern living. We help our customers and communities tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Our product range reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, while supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint.

Stone wool is a recyclable, versatile material that forms the basis of all our businesses. With ~11,800 dedicated colleagues in 37 countries and sales in more than 120, we are the world leader in stone wool products, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, customised stone wool insulation components for other manufacturers’ products and systems (OEM), to insulation for the process industry and marine & offshore.

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

Diverse and Inclusive Culture We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees. At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.