Smart Manufacturing IT Specialist

Parker Hannifin Corporation; Wickliffe (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Digital IT Technical Specialist (Level 1) to implement and support secure, resilient IT solutions across enterprise and global environments. This role focuses on turning shop-floor signals into reliable manufacturing workflows and data, bridging controls engineering, IT/OT, and digital transformation.

You will deliver technical systems, architecture, and documentation, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Five or more years' experience in Information Technology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to maintain professional and strong relationships with business partners, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Experience in Agile methodologies and can apply those processes to everyday work.
• Experience in security best practices and compliancy requirements for area of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Stays abreast of new Digital and IT technological innovation/processes and researches the usage at Parker
• Understands business impact; Create and communicate decisions impacting the wider business, effectively managing customer expectations
• Guide and train team members in technical business skills & processes
• Has a broad understanding of Digital and IT strategy across all functions and can assess impact within own area of responsibility. Interprets business requirements effectively that can translate to information technology solutions
• Applies and leads continuous improvement initiatives to streamline and improve system efficiencies within the Enterprise solutions working closely with division/group on localized systems.
• Performs IT life-cycle management methodologies, including design, system analysis of complex technologies with considerable scope, development, testing, project management (goals and objectives) and change management
• Performs benchmark analysis and ROI on existing & new Digital and IT solutions in order to estimate, develop and manage departmental/project budgets and cost/performance analysis.
• Accountable for delivery of technical systems/solutions, plus the architecture and documentation within their area of technical expertise, supporting enterprise and global environments
• Leads the development and implementation of solutions that address new business requirements, risk management and producing standardized documentation
• Establishes methods to monitor and improve performance of systems and processes; Identifies deficiencies in IT systems/processes and recommends solutions / areas for improvement
• Single point of contact for all communications with 3rd party vendors while managing project expectations
• Ability to travel as needed
• Available to provide after-hours technical support as needed

Skills

IT experience

Communication skills

Agile methodologies

Security best practices

Education

4-year University / College Degree or significant technical certifications

Job description

Parker Hannifin is seeking a Digital IT Technical Specialist (Level 1) to implement and support secure, resilient IT solutions across enterprise and global environments. This role focuses on turning shop-floor signals into reliable manufacturing workflows and data, bridging controls engineering, IT/OT, and digital transformation.

You will deliver technical systems, architecture, and documentation, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and travel as needed.