IT/OT Administrator

Guardian Industries; Carleton (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

Retirement and savings

Job summary

Guardian Glass in Carleton, Michigan is seeking an IT/OT Administrator to join our hands-on team.

In this role you will support and maintain critical IT and OT infrastructure, provide day-to-day technical support to end users, and partner with operations to deliver secure, reliable technology solutions for manufacturing.You will lead deployments, strengthen cybersecurity, and collaborate with plant teams to optimize shop-floor networks and automation initiatives, helping drive operational

Qualifications

• Hands-on IT/OT infrastructure support across hardware, software, networks, and endpoints.
• Experience with Operational Technology and manufacturing environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Experience coordinating deployments and infrastructure upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary IT/OT contact at the Carleton site and provide end-user support.
• Maintain reliable IT/OT infrastructure and plant connectivity, resolve incidents, and document root causes.
• Partner with production, maintenance, engineering, and process-control teams to understand priorities.
• Lead technology deployments, upgrades, and lifecycle activities with clear communication.
• Strengthen plant cybersecurity through segmentation, endpoint protection, and access controls.
• Collaborate to standardize and automate processes across local, regional, and enterprise teams.

Skills

IT/OT infra

OT manufacturing tech

Incident troubleshooting

Deployment coordination

Cybersecurity basics

Job description

Guardian Glass is looking for an IT/OT Administrator to join our team in Carleton, Michigan!

In this hands-on role, you will support and maintain critical Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure, provide technical support to end users, and partner with business and operations teams to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient technology solutions.

You will play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations, network administration, technology projects, infrastructure improvements, cybersecurity compliance, vendor management, and shop-floor technology initiatives that enable operational excellence and business success.

Our Team

Our IT team partners with manufacturing and business leaders to deliver innovative, reliable, and secure technology solutions that create value for the organization. We work collaboratively across functions to support production operations, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, and digital transformation while applying our principled culture to continuously improve processes and achieve superior results.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the primary site IT and OT contact, providing hands-on support for hardware, software, endpoints, networks, servers, and manufacturing technology.
• Maintain reliable IT and OT infrastructure and shop-floor connectivity by resolving incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with production, maintenance, engineering, and process-control teams to understand priorities and support plant operations.
• Lead technology deployments, system upgrades, infrastructure improvements, and equipment lifecycle activities while communicating plans, risks, impacts, and progress.
• Strengthen plant cybersecurity through network segmentation, endpoint protection, patching, access controls, Guardian Purdue Model alignment, and accurate technical documentation.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and enterprise teams to standardize and automate processes, support industrial automation networks, and advance Industrial Internet of Things, edge-computing, artificial-intelligence, and digital-transformation initiatives.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience providing hands-on support for IT infrastructure, hardware, software, endpoints, networks, or servers.
• Experience supporting Operational Technology, manufacturing technology, industrial automation, or technology in a production environment.
• Experience troubleshooting technical incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience coordinating technology deployments, system upgrades, or infrastructure improvement projects.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience implementing or supporting cybersecurity controls such as network segmentation, endpoint protection, patching, or access management.
• Experience with industrial automation networks, the Industrial Internet of Things, edge computing, or the Purdue Model.
• Experience using automation or artificial-intelligence tools to improve troubleshooting, documentation, data analysis, or technical workflows.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

• Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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