Operational Technology Engineer

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Łódź; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick & Company in Poland is seeking an experienced OT Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize industrial automation across our manufacturing network.

You will lead standardized PLC, HMI, and SCADA deployments, support MES integration, and work with Cybersecurity to preempt vulnerabilities, while driving cross-platform standardization and reliability improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Automation or related field.
• Proven experience in manufacturing OT environments.
• Exposure to Cybersecurity in an OT Automation environment.
• Familiarity with MES platforms and industrial historians.
• Hands-on expertise with PLC and SCADA systems.
• Strong understanding of industrial networking, cybersecurity, and disaster recovery principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent English language knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment of standardized PLC, HMI, and SCADA solutions.
• Support MES integration and plant-level data frameworks.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity to identify vulnerabilities and preempt them.
• Drive standardization across platforms (Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric).
• Improve system reliability through high-availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Identify automation opportunities to enhance performance and reduce costs.

Skills

PLC systems

SCADA systems

Industrial automation

Industrial networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Industrial Automation

Tools

PLC

SCADA

MES platforms

Job description

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We are seeking an experienced OT Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize industrial automation solutions across our global manufacturing network.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the deployment of standardized PLC, HMI, and SCADA solutions
• Support MES integration and plant-level data frameworks.
• Close cooperation with McCormick’s Cybersecurity team on identifying potential vulnerabilities and working on finding solutions on how to premeditate them in the future.
• Drive standardization across platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell, and Schneider Electric
• Improve system reliability through high-availability, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
• Identify automation opportunities that enhance performance, reduce costs, and support innovation initiatives such as predictive maintenance

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Industrial Automation, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Proven experience in manufacturing OT environments.
• Exposure to Cybersecurity in an OT Automation environment.
• Familiarity with MES platforms and industrial historians
• Hands‑on expertise with PLC and SCADA systems
• Strong understanding of industrial networking, cybersecurity, and disaster recovery principles
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Fluent English language knowledge.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?

As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.

Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.