Operational Technology Analyst

Ash Grove Cement Company; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Culture

Generous PTO

11 Holidays per year

Retirement Plan

Internal Mobility

Professional Development

Training Provided

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Discounts on products

Job summary

Ash Grove Cement Company in Overland Park, KS is seeking an Operational Technology Analyst to help manage reliability and integration of OT systems across our cement plants. This hands-on role works at the plant level, translating needs between operations and IT.

You will support SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, and historians, assist with upgrades and deployments, and help standardize OT practices across sites while maintaining accurate documentation and asset inventories.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-year associate degree in Electrical/Industrial Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4-year bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting industrial/OT systems, automation, or plant IT environments.
• Experience with data pulling, validation, and reporting of operational/process data.
• Familiarity with SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, or historian systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and cross-system problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with plant operators, engineers, and IT staff.
• Ability to travel to plant/site locations (up to 25%).
• Familiarity with Purdue Model and network basics (VLANs).

Responsibilities

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Provide day-to-day OT system support for SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, historians, and related applications.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot system issues with plant operations, automation engineers, and vendors.
• Support OT upgrades, migrations, and deployments across sites.
• Maintain inventories and documentation of OT assets and configurations.
• Keep diagrams and SOPs up to date as systems change.
• Coordinate OT changes with operations to minimize production disruption.
• Participate in testing and validation of new systems and integrations.
• Collaborate with OEMs and vendors on implementations and support contracts.
• Identify opportunities to standardize OT systems across sites.
• Support OT governance templates and best practices.
• Assist training and knowledge-sharing with site teams.

Skills

Strong troubleshooting

Good communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Industrial Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Associate's degree in Electrical/Industrial Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SCADA

PLC

HMI

Historian systems

Industrial networking (Purdue Model, VLANs)

Job description

Career Opportunities: Operational Technology Analyst (529094)

Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world–class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward–thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

At Ash Grove Cement, people are ourfirst priority. We offer a complete benefits packageto include:

Company Benefits:

• Family Culture – We treat our team like family
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement Plan
• Opportunities for Internal Mobility
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Training Provided
• Tuition Reimbursement Program - We'llassistwith continuing education that aligns with your career goals
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• CompanyDiscounts onproducts, goods, services, electronics, automotive, travel & more!
• Opportunities for Community Engagement
• Potential Relocation Packages

Summary:

The OT Analyst supports the reliability, performance, and integration of Operational Technology (OT) systems across the company’s plants and industrial sites, including SCADA, PLCs, historians, HMIs, and related control and automation systems. This role acts as a key link between plant operations, automation engineering, and corporate IT, helping ensure OT systems run smoothly, data flows accurately between the plant floor and business systems, and issues are diagnosed and resolved quickly. This is a hands‑on, cross‑functional role suited to someone comfortable working with both industrial systems and the people who operate them, translating between plant teams and technical/IT teams, and helping standardize how OT systems are managed across sites.

Whatyou’llbecontributing:

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Provides day‑to‑day support for OT systems including SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, historians, and related plant‑floor applications.
• Diagnoses and troubleshoots system issues, working with plant operations, automation engineers, and vendors to resolve them.
• Supports system upgrades, migrations, and deployments across sites.
• Maintains accurate inventories and documentation of OT assets, network layouts, and system configurations across sites.
• Keeps configuration records, diagrams, and standard operating procedures up to date as systems change.
• Supports planning and execution of OT‑related changes and projects, coordinating with plant operations to minimize disruption to production.
• Participates in testing and validation of new systems, upgrades, or integrations before go‑live.
• Works with OEMs and third‑party vendors on system implementations and support contracts.
• Helps identify opportunities to standardize OT systems, configurations, and processes across multiple sites.
• Supports the rollout of OT governance practices, templates, and best practices developed by the broader OT/IT team.
• Provides input on tools and processes that improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Acts as a liaison between plant operations (MTS/OTS), automation engineering, and corporate IT teams.
• Communicates clearly with non‑technical stakeholders about system status, issues, and upcoming changes.
• Supports training and knowledge‑sharing with site teams on OT tools and processes.
• Additionalduties as assigned by supervisor

Tosucceedinthisposition,youwillneed:

• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Minimum 2 Year - Associates Degree in Electrical/Industrial Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related field required
• 4 Year - BachelorsDegree in Electrical/Industrial Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or related field preferred
• Minimum 2 years of Experience supporting industrial/OT systems, automation, or plant IT environments. Experience working with data - pulling, validating, and reporting on operational/process data. Experience in manufacturing, cement, mining, or another heavy industrial sector. Exposure to project management or change management processes in an industrial setting.
• Working knowledge of SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, or historian systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work through ambiguous, cross‑system issues.
• Good communication skills; able to work effectively with plant operators, engineers, and IT staff.
• Ability to travel to plant/site locations.
• Familiarity with industrial networking basics (Purdue Model, VLANs, network segmentation).
• Up to 25% doemstic travel.

Compensation:

• Compensation: $86,000.00 - $105,100.00 USD
• Eligible for yearly bonus

What’snext for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The physical demands, working environment, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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