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Head of Manufacturing IT Production Plant Rohrbach (m/f/d)

Your job: 

  • Technical and disciplinary management and development of local manufacturing IT staff
  • Responsibility for the local implementation of global IT/OT architecture specifications and security standards 
  • Responsibility for ensuring the continuous IT/OT operability of local production technology based on global standards and tools 
  • Ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the local IT production infrastructure 
  • Recognizing technology trends and identifying local potential for improvement 
  • Responsible overall project management for projects to be carried out locally  
  • Continuous coordination with all relevant specialist and/or production areas to ensure local support and management of local measures
  • Transfer of global architecture specifications into local operational rollout/modernization projects
  • Advising users and clarifying requirements in terms of strategy conformity, usefulness and feasibility

 

Your qualification:

  • Successfully completed university degree in business informatics or comparable qualification
  • Several years of professional experience in the management of a production-related IT department 
  • Experience in the planning and implementation of IT projects
  • Knowledge of the special requirements of a plant with regard to manufacturing IT 
  • Good understanding of components and technologies in the production network  
  • Broad knowledge of relevant IT technologies in industrial production 
  • In-depth knowledge of common OT protocols, systems and architectures
  • System knowledge of OTbase and Versiondog/Octoplant desirable
  • Very good written and spoken German and English skills
  • High level of analytical thinking, enthusiasm, persuasiveness and assertiveness 
  • Very good communication skills, high customer orientation, ability to solve problems and work in a team as well as an independent and structured way of working

 

Part of the selection process is an assessment centre.

  
You can expect the following with us:

  • The good feeling working for a family-owned company with a safe and solid financial basis
  • Freedom to explore, innovate and realise your own ideas
  • Competitive compensation with attractive perks and other benefits
  • Respect and appreciation for each other - regardless of gender, nationality, disability, age and identity
  • Lifelong learning with great conditions for individual further development
  • Flexible working models depending on the respective workplace for a good balance of work and private life
  • Highly modern working environment, infrastructure and communication technologies
  • Great family and health services for your well-being

 

You can find more information about our benefits and Festo as an employer here.

 

Contact person: Susanne Kestner, +49(711)347-58463

Reference code: 12574

Company:  Festo SE & Co. KG
Location: 

St. Ingbert, DE, 66386

We look forward to your application!