Digital Engineer

Henkel; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k & incentives

Family Support

Job summary

Henkel is hiring for a Smart Factory Application owner in Mentor, OH. You will lead digital/I4.0 initiatives, solve problems, and continuously improve value creation on the site.

You will bridge local IT/OT needs with global strategies while ensuring system availability, training plant personnel, and maintaining OT cybersecurity standards. Experience with SAP, ERP, Power BI, SQL and MES is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Data Analysis and/or IT.
• Minimum five years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum three years of work experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and other digital platforms (Power BI, SQL, MES, historians, CMMS)
• Experience with Industrial IoT technologies.
• Experience with cybersecurity in operational technology (OT) environments.

Responsibilities

• Own for the Smart Factory Application at the site, responsible for support, problem solving, continuous improvement and value creation.
• Bridge between factory-level needs and global digital strategies, ensuring deployment reflects local IT/OT maturity.
• Ensure continuous availability, usability, and support of digital / I4.0 systems and applications.
• Conduct training, onboarding, and upskilling of plant personnel on digital tools and platforms.
• Facilitate compliance with OT cybersecurity standards and corporate controls.
• Troubleshoot and support integration between SAP GUI and the Smart Factory System, ensuring seamless data exchange and workflow continuity.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Industrial IoT

OT cybersecurity

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Data Analysis/IT

Tools

SAP

Power BI

SQL

MES

CMMS

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 Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

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

What you´ll do

• Owner for the Smart Factory Application at the site, responsible for support, problem solving, continuous improvement and value creation.
• Acting as a bridge between factory‑level needs and global digital strategies, ensuring that deployment reflects local IT/OT maturity.
• Ensure continuous availability, usability, and support of digital / I4.0 systems and applications.
• Conduct training, onboarding, and upskilling of plant personnel on digital tools and platforms.
• Facilitate compliance with OT cybersecurity standards and corporate controls.
• Troubleshoot and support integration between SAP GUI and the Smart Factory System, ensuring seamless data exchange and workflow continuity.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Data Analysis and/or IT.
• Minimum five years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum three years of work experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and other digital platforms (Power BI, SQL, MES, historians, CMMS)
• Experience with Industrial IoT technologies.
• Experience with cybersecurity in operational technology (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

The salary range for this role is $90,000.00-$110,000.00. 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.