Controls Support Engineer (material handling solutions) Moorebank, Sydney

Posted:
1/28/2026, 4:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ⋅ New South Wales, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Job Title

Controls Support Engineer (material handling solutions) Moorebank, Sydney

Job Description

Controls Support Engineer – Onsite at a State-of-the-Art Automated Facility in Moorebank, Sydney.
 

Engineering - Software (Information & Communication Technology)
 

The Job
Are you a problem-solver with a passion for technology? Do you thrive in a dynamic, high-tech environment where your expertise makes a real impact? As a Controls Support Engineer, you will be at the heart of Vanderlande’s cutting-edge automated facility in Moorebank, Sydney, ensuring our world-class logistics systems run smoothly for our customers.

This is more than just fixing issues – you’re the frontline expert, diving deep into root cause analysis to prevent future disruptions. You’ll be the go-to specialist for high-level software challenges, collaborating with global service desks, the Melbourne team, and on-site service teams to keep operations running seamlessly, 24/7.

Main responsibilities

  • Incident management for Vanderlande-designed material handling solutions

  • Own the system – Quickly resolve high-level software issues and keep things moving.

  • Think beyond the fix – Perform root cause analysis and look for long-term solutions.

  • Be the expert – Log and process customer requests in our ITSM system.

  • Be flexible – Work Monday to Friday between 05:00 – 21:00 onsite, with weekend on-call rotations

Job Requirements

  • Education at a bachelor's (or higher) level, technical or IT subject matter

  • Ideally experienced in software development of automated logistics systems.

  • A technical mindset (automation experience is a plus, but we’ll train you!)

  • Strong experience in control technology.

  • Preferred IT background, data analysis, Splunk, Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana), and ACP solutions

  • Good knowledge of Oracle PL / SQL, C++, C #, and Java

  • Excellent English language skills

  • Eager to learn and motivated by achievements

  • Preferably experienced in working for an international company

  • Possibility to travel internationally

  • Prepared to participate in a weekend standby rotation

  • Hold full working rights to work in Australia (Permanent residency or citizenship).

Personal skills

  • Strong interpersonal communication skills

  • Good sense of setting the right priorities in a demanding and dynamic environment 

  • Reliable team player

  • Pragmatic and proactive

  • Good analytical skills

  • Solution-oriented attitude

  • Service minded

Why Join Us?
Work at a world-class automated logistics site with cutting-edge technology
Be part of a global leader in logistics automation
Join a supportive, high-performing team that always has your back
Gain experience in a fast-growing, future-proof industry

Contact
If the role of Controls Support Engineer appeals to you, then please apply now by uploading your CV and covering letter.

Vanderlande Industries

Website: https://www.vanderlande.com/

Headquarter Location: Veghel, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

Employee Count: 1001-5000

Year Founded: 1949

IPO Status: Private

Industries: Computer ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ Logistics ⋅ Transportation ⋅ Warehouse Automation