Digital Engineer

What you´ll do

• Manage the digitization strategy and its ongoing maintenance, ensuring alignment with operational goals.
• Lead deployment and support of Smart Factory and manufacturing Execution System (MES) systems, collaborating with IT and regional teams to enhance production, material handling, and logistics functions.
• Support plant leadership by analyzing data from Smart Factory systems, SAP, and machine outputs to enable informed, value-driven decision-making.
• Provide daily assistance to end users by navigating digital systems, including troubleshooting SAP Graphical user Interface (GUI) integration and ensuring seamless workflow continuity.
• Conduct training sessions and develop documentation to ensure staff proficiency in Smart Factory systems, addressing knowledge gaps and promoting system adoption.
• Analyze historical production trends and system usage to identify and implement process improvements, update planning rates in SAP, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives by supporting OEE deployment, leveraging digital tools to develop and track world-class KPIs.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, or a related technical field, with 2-5 years of relevant experience, including project management.
• Ambition to lead complex operational and digital transformation projects within multi-stakeholder environments, driving efficiency and measurable outcomes.
• Strong understanding of ERP, MES, and database systems, including master data principles and digital interfaces (e.g., Industry 4.0 technologies).
• Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to generate insights from data and build financial business cases to support operational decisions.
• Skilled in driving organizational change, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and adapting leadership style to collaborative, cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly, train others in digital systems, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and digital fluency.

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, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), 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 for this role is $70,000.00- $90,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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.

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.

JOB ID: 25086990

Job Locations: United States, OH, Cleveland, OH

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