Automation Manufacturing Engineer - IT/OT On the Floor

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer of Automation to support critical technology systems on the production floor.

You will troubleshoot IT/OT issues, coordinate with Operations, Engineering, and Cybersecurity to ensure reliable plant operations. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT/OT environments within manufacturing, industrial, or chemical settings, with strong problem-solving and communication skills for both technical and non-technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Automation, or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting IT infrastructure, OT systems, manufacturing tech, or industrial systems.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, chemical, production, plant, or operations environments.
• Hands-on technical support in downtime-critical environments.
• Experience with industrial software platforms used in manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production-impacting IT/OT issues on the shop floor.
• Support both IT and OT systems and coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Cybersecurity.
• Diagnose across applications, servers, networks, and industrial systems to ensure reliability.

Skills

IT/OT troubleshooting

Tier 2/3 support

Industrial systems

Cybersecurity awareness

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Production-floor support

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/Automation

Tools

SCADA

AVEVA

Historian

Job description

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer of Automation to support critical technology systems on the production floor.

You will troubleshoot IT/OT issues, coordinate with Operations, Engineering, and Cybersecurity to ensure reliable plant operations. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT/OT environments within manufacturing, industrial, or chemical settings, with strong problem-solving and communication skills for both technical and non-technical