Mechanical Engineer

WP HatonPanningenJob.bopublished 10/15/2026
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About the company

Your design. Our technology. Impact across the world.

In Panningen, we develop machines that contribute to bread production all over the world. Smart, innovative technology that helps industrial bakeries perform better every day.

With us, it is about more than just technology. We want to get better every day, take responsibility for our performance, and work together to realize solutions that our customers worldwide can rely on.

World-class? That starts in Panningen!

Your tasks

As a Mechanical Engineer at WP Haton, you will conceive and develop mechanical solutions that find their way around the world. You will work on machines that are becoming increasingly smarter, better, and more efficient. With your ideas, you will help advance our technology and contribute to more efficient production and the reduction of food waste.

What will you do? You translate technical challenges into smart, manufacturable solutions. In doing so, you look beyond just the design: you think about how we can build our machines smarter, standardize them, and continuously improve them.

  • Design and develop – You work out mechanical solutions for our innovative dough processing installations, tailored to the needs of our customers.
  • Smarter standardization – You contribute to the modularization of our machines. This way, we make our technology more efficient, consistent, and future-proof.
  • Continuous innovation and improvement – You optimize existing designs and our drawing package and are open to new ideas and changing insights.
  • Realizing results together – You work closely with colleagues from Sales Engineering, Purchasing, Assembly, and Service, among others. You share knowledge, respect each other's expertise, and work together to find the best solution.
  • Taking responsibility – You think beyond your own design and take into account quality, manufacturability, costs, and practical performance.

Requirements

In addition, you bring

  • A HBO degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar technical education.
  • Experience with and knowledge of SOLIDWORKS.
  • Good technical and communicative skills.
  • A practical, customer-oriented, and solution-oriented attitude.
  • The motivation to continue developing yourself technically and personally.
  • A good command of the English language. German is a plus.

You don't have to excel in everything right away. More importantly, you want to learn, take responsibility, and, with the right attitude, want to build further together with us.

World-class: the bar is high.

  • Customer comes first – You delve into the customer's needs and look for solutions that add real value in practice.
  • Innovation and adaptability – You are curious, dare to challenge existing solutions, and move along with new technologies and insights.
  • Responsibility for performance – You take ownership of your work, honor agreements, and keep searching for a better result.

What we offer

You will be given the space to take initiative, suggest improvements, and further develop yourself. Because you don't achieve world-class by standing still, but by taking steps forward every day.

What do we offer?

  • a driven, flat organization with a lot of responsibility and room for own initiative and development;
  • an informal corporate culture in which you feel welcome and at home;
  • teamwork with enthusiastic colleagues who make the difference for our customers;
  • good primary and secondary employment conditions based on the CAO Metalektro;
  • various good schemes to promote vitality and development (including schemes for a bicycle, sports, working from home, study costs, and travel expenses);
  • growth opportunities for top performers;
  • regular fresh bread from our Master Bakers;
  • good company restaurant, delicious coffee, fruit, and fun company parties.

How to apply

Upload your CV immediately!