European paint and coatings manufacturer with industrial automation focus
ADLER is a 90-year-old Austrian coatings manufacturer serving woodworking, furniture, and construction sectors across Europe. The tech stack—Simatic S7-1200, TIA Portal, Dynamics 365, C#/.NET—reveals a manufacturing operation undergoing digital transformation, with active investment in building management systems and ERP modernization. Hiring spans engineering, manufacturing, and research, with a documented staffing gap from retirements driving recruitment in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.
Notable leadership hires: Controlling Team Lead
ADLER manufactures paints, varnishes, and wood-protection products from its Schwaz, Tirol headquarters, where R&D and production have operated since 1934. The company serves carpenters, furniture makers, window manufacturers, and the DIY channel through a network of seven branch offices and European trading partners, including the ADLER Farbenmeister dealer network. Still family-owned (third generation since 1999), ADLER allocates 10% of annual sales to innovation and research. Current operational priorities include plant construction, building management automation, and expansion into southern Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg markets.
ADLER runs Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations for ERP, Simatic S7-1200 and TIA Portal for manufacturing automation, C#/.NET for custom development, and Microsoft Office/Excel for operations. The company is actively adopting Dynamics 365.
Yes. ADLER has 6 active engineering roles and 27 total open positions. Active recruitment spans Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, with a noted staffing gap from retirements driving current hiring velocity.
ADLER is headquartered in Schwaz, Tirol, Austria, where the company has maintained research, development, and production operations since 1934. Seven branch offices operate across Europe.
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