Digital Engineer

Henkel; City of Geneva (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid time off

401k matching

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite Health Care Center

Job summary

Henkel is hiring for a manufacturing digital systems specialist within its Consumer Brands unit. You will optimize MES/OEE, develop dashboards, and lead Industry 4.0 initiatives across the site to improve operational efficiency and data integrity.

The role focuses on integrating MES, ERP, and quality systems, with emphasis on cybersecurity, data quality, and scalable analytics solutions. 3–5 years of experience and a relevant engineering background are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience with MES, reporting platforms, Power BI, SQL and manufacturing data management.
• Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory experience.
• PLC/SCADA familiarity for troubleshooting and integration.
• Cybersecurity, Lean Six Sigma, or PMP certification.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing digital systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and optimize MES, OEE, production reporting, digital workflows, and manufacturing applications.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and improve digital systems, data quality, cybersecurity compliance, and system reliability.
• Lead digital projects, Industry 4.0 initiatives, training programs, and adoption of digital tools across the site.
• Develop dashboards, KPI reporting, data pipelines, and analytics solutions to improve operational visibility and business performance.
• Integrate MES, ERP, quality systems, historians, and manufacturing applications while ensuring reliable and secure data flow.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Industry 4.0 experience

PLC/SCADA troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

AVEVA/Wonderware

Ignition

FactoryTalk

Siemens OpCenter

SAP MII

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What You´ll Do

• Support and optimize MES, OEE, production reporting, digital workflows, and manufacturing applications.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and improve digital systems, data quality, cybersecurity compliance, and system reliability.
• Lead digital projects, Industry 4.0 initiatives, training programs, and adoption of digital tools across the site.
• Develop dashboards, KPI reporting, data pipelines, and analytics solutions to improve operational visiblity and business performance.
• Integrate MES, ERP, quality systems, historians, and manufacturing applications while ensuring reliable and secure data flow.
• The position is in the factory and could involve sitting, standing, walking and lifting for long periods of time throughout the day. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Occasionally this position may require the lifting and/or moving of more than 55 pounds. All lifting must comply with OSHA standards.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• AVEVA/Wonderware, Ignition, FactoryTalk, Siemens OpCenter, SAP MII.
• Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory experience.
• PLC/SCADA familiarity for troubleshooting and integration.
• Cybersecurity, Lean Six Sigma, or PMP certification.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing digital systems experience.
• Experience with MES, reporting platforms, Power BI, SQL, and manufacturing data management.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and IT/OT environments.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
• Local Benefits: Product giveaways, on-site cafeteria available for staff during designated hours, and onsite Health Care Center for acute care services.

The salary range for this role is $85,000.00 and $105,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.