Production IT Engineer

Yara International ASA; York; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Yara International ASA seeks a Production IT Engineer to support its production site in Howden, UK. The role focuses on maintaining IT systems and infrastructure critical for operations, with an emphasis on cybersecurity, network management, and compliance with company standards. Candidates should possess a relevant bachelor's degree and a strong understanding of IT and industrial control systems.

Benefits

Vitality Private Health

10% employer Pension Contributions

Life Assurance

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Wide range of personal development opportunities

Inclusion & Wellbeing Activities

Qualifications

• Expertise in corporate IT systems (networks, servers, cybersecurity).
• Experience in application software, hardware knowledge and networking.
• Ability to support production sites and understand industrial control systems.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and support production IT systems.
• Administer and secure industrial networks.
• Implement change control procedures and maintain documentation.

Skills

Problem Analysis

Cybersecurity Knowledge

Infrastructure Technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer/electrical engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Job description

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Area of Expertise: Information Technology

Job Type: Permanent

Job Requisition ID: 22343

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Yara UK and Ireland is part of the global company Yara International ASA.

We are leader in the product development, manufacture and marketing of speciality nutrients & biostimulant products for use in regenerative agriculture worldwide. The business has grown significantly in recent years and has continued ambitious growth objectives for its Biological products. To meet this growth a new Global Production plant is currently being built in Howden, UK.

We are seeking a Production IT Engineer to join our team in Howden.

Reporting to the Production Manager in this role, you will be responsible in supporting the production site with all production IT systems and infrastructure.

This role requires expertise in corporate IT systems (e.g., networks, servers, cybersecurity) which must also be expended to industrial control systems (e.g. SCADA, PLC network management, OT device configuration, devices hardening etc).

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities for this role are:

- Monitor, troubleshoot, and support production IT systems.

- Administer and secure industrial networks.

- Implement change control procedures and maintain documentation for assets.

- Perform general maintenance, security updates, upgrades, diagnostics, and data backups of workstations or server (in IT and OT domains).

- Responsible person for achieving and maintaining compliance with company cybersecurity policy.

- Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

- IT Support - ensure the smooth operation of hardware, software, networks, servers etc.

- Follow ITIL-based service management processes (incident, problem, and change management)

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in computer/electrical engineering, Information Technology.
• Experience in application software, knowledge of hardware, networking, and computer support services.
• Working on and supporting production sites is an added value.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure technologies.
• Understanding of OT and Industrial Control Systems is an added value
• Eager to expand knowledge on niche technology like OT devices or Industrial control system devices.
• Experience with cloud integration of industrial systems is an added value
• Ability to analyze complex problems and provide effective solutions.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices.
• Professional Certifications ie Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, CompTIA Network+ would be beneficial but not essential.

Additional Information

In addition to a great place to work, Yara offer an attractive rewards package including:

• Vitality Private Health
• 10% employer Pension Contributions
• Life Assurance
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Wide range of personal development opportunities
• Inclusion & Wellbeing Activities (including football, badminton, walks and golf.)

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Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchoredDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

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