Packaging machinery manufacturer for pharma and cosmetics with 1,000+ employees
Marchesini Group designs and manufactures custom packaging lines for pharmaceutical and cosmetic production, exporting to 44+ markets through 9 foreign subsidiaries and an agency network. The engineering-heavy hiring mix (39 open roles in engineering vs. 4 in sales) and active projects around soft-PLC infrastructure, industrial HMI systems, and automation software signal a company modernizing its control-layer software stack while maintaining legacy CRM systems — a common inflection point for 50-year-old industrial machinery vendors moving from hardware-centric to software-service models.
Marchesini Group, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Pianoro, Bologna, manufactures automatic packaging machines and complete production lines for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. With exports representing over 85% of annual revenue, the company operates as a true multinational with 9 subsidiaries and 44 agencies globally. Each machine is custom-engineered to customer specifications; the company employs a sales team with deep technical and packaging expertise supported by product managers who translate diverse customer requirements into feasible designs. The organization spans engineering, manufacturing, operations, and logistics across 1,001–5,000 employees, primarily based in Italy.
Core: CNC, Linux, C/C++, Qt, Docker, Git, EtherCAT, QML, Python, OPC UA, Modbus, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Windows, Dynamics 365, PTC Creo, AutoCAD. Heavy reliance on industrial protocols (EtherCAT, OPC UA, Modbus) and PLC-adjacent tooling reflects control-layer machinery focus.
Active projects include soft-PLC infrastructure development, industrial HMI system design, sustainability and energy optimization, machine layout setup, automation software for production groups, logistics digitalization, and internal security exercises (CTF). Reflects modernization of control software alongside legacy system maintenance.
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