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Headquartered in London, UK and publicly listed there since 1971, we employ c.3,900 employees across our 5 innovation centres of excellence and more than 29 manufacturing sites across Europe, North America and Asia. Around 20% of our sales volumes are from new and patent protected products.\nAt our innovation centres of excellence in the UK, Germany, China, Malaysia and Ohio, USA we collaborate closely with our customers to develop new products and enhance existing ones tailored to their needs, with an increasing range of sustainability benefits. Since 2021, we have been proud holders of the London Stock Exchange Green Economy Mark, which recognises green technology businesses making a significant contribution to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.\nDCS Engineer\nThe Role\nAs DCS engineer you are part of the engineering team which has the prime responsibility to support the execution of the site capital investment program. In addition you provide the DCS support for the manufacturing organization in the daily operation of the plant.\nThe projects range from large investment projects and innovations to smaller modifications in the process installations. You ensure that projects and DCS changes are executed safe and without business interruption.\nThe engineer must be able to effectively communicate with customers and team members to recommend potential safety, operability, quality and efficiency improvements, share technical knowledge and report technical problems.\nAs a DCS Engineer, you are the central point of coordination between Production, Process Engineering, and Instrumentation.\nAll modifications need to be examined on safety aspects.\nResponsibilities\nYou provide ABB 800xA software application / control systems design for new projects and process changes.\nYou ensure modifications to the DCS systems are correctly configured and installed and ensure stable operation of the DCS systems.\nYou support system maintenance, upgrades and modifications, including supervising contractors who work on the DCS controls systems.\nYou manage projects and MOC’s for implementation and maintenance of distributed control systems, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.\nYou train manufacturing and maintenance colleagues as needed.\nYou contact point to the automation company and corporate DCS experts.\nYou provide support for the manufacturing team for DCS related operational issues.\nYou ensure safety and compliance of the DCS systems in line with industry regulations and standards.\nYou keep DCS documentation up-to-date.\nYou have basic understanding of commissioning activities to troubleshoot for the DCS systems if needed.\nBasic understanding of chemical manufacturing processes\nYou have basic knowledge of (chemical) plants and instrumentation\nAbout you\nYou have completed at least a targeted Bachelor's degree focused on Engineering, Electronics, mechatronics or chemical, Computer Science, or related technical field (a Master’s degree is an advantage) have a thorough understanding of ABB 800xA automation software. Supplementary training in mathematics, programming or APC is a pre.\nMore than 5 years of related DCS engineering work experience inthe chemical/process industry. Experience with DCS migrations and/or DCS server replacement project is a plus.\nProficiency in using latest computer hardware and software.\nLanguages: Excellent and skilled communicator in Dutch and English.\nExperience with design, setup, field verification, installation, troubleshooting in a, preferably, industrial environment.\nTroubleshooting skills.\nStrong verbal and written communication skills.\nAbility to work well under work pressure\nEager to learn and continuously develop through training and education.\nWhy join Synthomer\nWith approximately 250 colleagues in the Netherlands and close to 4,000 globally, Synthomer is a truly international organisation with a strong local presence. We offer a professional environment where ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement are valued.\nYou can expect:\nA strategic supply chain leadership role with real operational impact.\nStrong exposure to global supply chain stakeholders.\nExcellent development and training opportunities.\nA competitive employment package, including:13th month\nPerformance bonus\nPremium-free pension\n\nA culture that values safety, diversity and personal growth.\nAre you our new teammember! We're looking forward to hear from you!\nGlobal Benefits Overview\nCompetitive, market-aligned compensation\n\nDiscretionary global bonus scheme\n\nDiscretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - for senior positions\n\nCompany car or car allowance - varies by region and role\n\nHealthcare - tailored to regional locations\n\nParental leave and family support - maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)\n\nWorking options - flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs\n\nLearning & development opportunities - training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers\n\nWellbeing support - employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives\n\nRetirement / pension contributions - plans vary by country\n\nCulture of Inclusion - where everyone can thrive\n\nPerformance culture, global reward & recognition programmes","description_format":"text","description_chars":5578,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Dutch","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Parental leave","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Plastics & Polymers"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T10:38:40Z"}],"liveness":{"score":38,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.503,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":27,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:8","stale_co","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/synthomer-dcs-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/synthomer-dcs-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-02T02:13:24Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2877,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2123,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-03T00:00:00Z"}}}