Digital Process Engineer
The Digital Process Engineer at Confidential Client leads the integration and optimization of IT and OT systems within manufacturing operations, focusing on automating processes and supporting cloud transformation. This role involves incident management, change implementation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and digital innovation at the Mehoopany plant.
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What You’ll Do
Confidential Client is hiring a Digital Process Engineer to support site-level digital/IT operations for manufacturing. In this role you will drive the operational interface between IT and plant teams, help provision cloud and on-prem resources, automate processes, and deliver digital solutions that reduce downtime and create value across Business Intelligence, Data, Transactional Systems, Automation Systems, and Web Applications.
- Lead technical incident response and drive issues to resolution in collaboration with local and global teams.
- Troubleshoot applications, compute platforms, networking, and data acquisition systems affecting operations.
- Own change-management and implementation activities for digital projects at the site—ensure changes are tested, documented, and executed with quality.
- Provision and enable cloud and infrastructure resources to support operational transformation and business continuity.
- Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities to streamline tasks, data flows, and reporting.
- Act as the primary Digital lead for the site—align digital priorities with site leadership and global GBS objectives.
- Build and maintain tools and dashboards that improve visibility, operational performance, and resiliency.
- Execute systemic remediation of recurring digital issues identified by policy, stewardship, or operational impact analysis.
Responsibilities
- Incident Management: lead cross-functional technical incident resolution.
- Technical Mastery: troubleshoot applications, compute, networking, and data interfaces.
- Change Management: plan and deliver site-level digital changes with minimal operational disruption.
- Continuous Improvement: propose and implement solutions that increase efficiency and reduce loss.
- End-to-End Digital Ownership: ensure digital systems support site priorities and global requirements.
- Collaboration: work closely with Power, Controls, Information Systems, Cybersecurity (OT), and Product Supply functions.
- Value Creation: administer and document improvements that generate measurable site value.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
- Demonstrated applied IT skills from prior roles, internships, or academic projects.
- Experience working with complex systems and data acquisition in a manufacturing or industrial setting is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with SQL and Power BI (or similar BI tools) is preferred.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills with cultural awareness and a willingness to share insights.
- Ability to define and lead work to improve team dynamics, IT practices, or site-level processes.
- Must be able to work onsite 5 days per week in the Forkston / Mehoopany, PA area.
- Entry-level / early-career candidates with the right technical depth and drive are encouraged to apply.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $85,000 - $122,200 per year (range provided by the client).
- Total rewards typically include base salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits; exact compensation depends on location, role level, experience, and credentials.
- Benefits and total rewards details will be provided during the recruiting process.
Location & Schedule
- Onsite: Forkston / Mehoopany, Pennsylvania (MEHOOPANY PLANT).
- Schedule: Full-time, onsite 5 days/week.
Additional information & Compliance
- Immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.
- Confidential Client participates in e-verify as required by law.
- Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities during the application or interview process—please request accommodations when contacting the recruiter.
- Qualified applicants will not be disadvantaged for being unemployed.
- This posting is intended to comply with applicable U.S. hiring laws across states where it may be listed.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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