Automation Engineer

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Develop and execute the factory’s digital, automation, and OT roadmap in alignment with site goals and global initiatives.

• Lead capital and digital projects with budgets up to $10 million, ensuring strong governance, vendor oversight, and risk management throughout execution.

• Senior-level technical leader and advisor on automation, digitalization, and industrial networking initiatives, ensuring alignment with site strategy and technical standards.

• Facilitate training and knowledge-sharing to enhance operator and technician capability with new digital and automation systems.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 5 years of project management experience leading automation, OT, or digital transformation projects across large-scale or multi-line manufacturing facilities
• Strong understanding of industrial automation platforms and industrial networking concepts to guide technical teams effectively.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

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 $104,900.00 - $122,800.00. 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.