Industrial OT & IT Solutions Lead

Nestlé S.A.; Savannah, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Senior Operations Technology Specialist to secure and enhance the reliability, performance, and security of our site IT/OT environment, including factory floor hardware, software, networks, servers, and communications. You will collaborate with site leadership and Market ITC Network to drive improvements and deploy innovative technology solutions across locations.

As a trusted technical advisor, you will lead local and market IT projects, translate business needs into

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related IT/OT experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Knowledge in five or more areas listed.
• Travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Sustain in-depth knowledge of production and IT systems, translate business needs into specs.
• Autonomously improve factory floor IT solutions to meet location goals.
• Coordinate installation, configuration, and optimization of IT/OT systems.
• Ensure data backup, disaster recovery, licensing, compliance, and security.
• Guide factory personnel on IT/OT process resolution and best practices.
• Coordinate with stakeholders on IT solution issues and outages.
• Provide off-hours support aligned with factory requirements.
• Plan local implementation of new/enhanced factory software with leadership.
• Develop expertise for base location systems and cross-site capabilities.
• Apply Agile methods within functional specialty and promote IT efficiency.
• Enhance performance with regional experts for cross-site initiatives.
• Collaborate to deploy new technologies across market locations.
• Benchmark external trends to enable new operating models for site IT.
• Develop documentation protocols for clarity across teams.
• Partner with IT Product/Sustain and Business Ops to align project goals.
• Lead local and market IT projects and initiatives.

Skills

LAN operations

Windows OS

Cloud computing

Database design

MES/SCADA

PowerShell

Security & Compliance

MDM

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Cisco/Aruba networking

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Nestlé is seeking a Senior Operations Technology Specialist to secure and enhance the reliability, performance, and security of our site IT/OT environment, including factory floor hardware, software, networks, servers, and communications. You will collaborate with site leadership and Market ITC Network to drive improvements and deploy innovative technology solutions across locations.

As a trusted technical advisor, you will lead local and market IT projects, translate business needs into