What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Engineer position at Henkel?
About this Position 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 Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What You´ll Do
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.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
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.
- 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.
- 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
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.
Salary : $70,000 - $90,000