At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams.We have an opening for an Operations Technology Engineer based in Bridgeton, New Jersey or Jacksonville, Florida!

Operations Technology Engineer (OTE) will be the single point of contact (SPOC) for deploying Operational Technology (OT) strategy in the plant and work as a liaison between plant operations and central automation team.

OTE will maximize the availability of industrial automation systems (Hardware, Network, Scada Software, Database, Integration of new components and solutions) and use cybersecurity tools (Claroty, Factory Talk Security, Factory Talk Asset Center) for threat mitigation and unauthorized access to industrial control systems.

OTE is a leader within the plant technical team & will be collaborating with both hourly & salary personnel in the resolution of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, & Nature (SQCDMN) initiatives along with managing automation improvement projects and participating in recovery efforts during equipment and plant outages.

OTE responsibilities require the ability to lift a minimum of 30 lbs, stamina and endurance (e.g., standing, sitting, walking, etc.) for long hours, the willingness to travel stateside & abroad, and the availability to be on-call & work flexible hours (e.g., weekends, off shifts, holidays during special projects implementation)

Job Specifications:

• Enforce relevant Danone OT cybersecurity policies and standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, ambiguous issues and escalate when necessary
• Project Management related to industrial networking, applications upgrade / deployments
• Industrial Automation Asset Management using Claotry / SolarWinds
• Management of vendor access in PLC and Scada application
• Continuous improvement of Cybersecurity KPI (Vulnerability mitigation, threat detection, access management).
• Report Cybersecurity KPI to plant director, automation director and regional security officer.
• Maintain and update industrial automation architecture
• Industrial automation hardware and software life cycle management
• Organize windows patch install in industrial automation servers and workstations with the Americas server infrastructure team
• Master plan development for industrial networking and industrial applications roadmap
• Share knowledge and learnings through Danone North America networking
• Enforce Danone North America automation standards / specifications
• Identify opportunities to evolve applications by proposing improvement actions to the Manager to satisfy business needs according to OT and IT standards
• Identify and communicate breakdowns and gaps in performance with respective personnel / systems
• Facilitate meetings regarding continuous improvement of system performance, reliability, & obsolescence.
• Report high priority incidents related to cybersecurity to plant director, automation director and regional security manager.
• Participate in Cybersecurity audits and maintain audit reports.

• Experience and working knowledge in plant wide automation network design
• Experience and working knowledge in logic controller communications
• Experience and working knowledge of Allen Bradley/ Rockwell PLC programming
• Experience and working knowledge in Industrial networking
• Experience and working knowledge in Auto Cad and Microsoft Visio
• Experience and working knowledge of the following distributed Scada systems such as Inductive Automation’s Ignition Platform, Wonderware System platform, Factory Talk View SE
• Experience and working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite and windows operating system
• Must be highly self-directed and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Must be organized and self-disciplined to accommodate the management of concurrent multiple projects.
• Excellent conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in IT and OT network segregation using Purdue model
• Fast learner, open to learn new things (attending training & certification related to the role as needed) and adapts to change
• ISA/IES 62443 Cybersecurity Certification is a plus

Experience Requirement

• 5-7 years of job experience in operations technology

Educational Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology/Management Information system or any related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience in food manufacturing related to information systems and automation technologies OR a minimum of 10 years of experience in food manufacturing related to information systems and automation technologies in lieu of degree

• At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Horizon Organic, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of the largest Certified B Corp™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.
• Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.
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