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 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
- The Digital Engineer (DE) is the primary enabler of digital readiness and transformation
at the factory level.
- This role acts as the single point of contact (SPOC) for all digital
tools, initiatives, and infrastructure at the site.
- Ensuring plant readiness for current and future technical requirements across
HPS, SHEQ+, Engineering, and other pillars.
- Driving harmonization of digital initiatives—aligning site-specific tasks with
global standards to reduce redundancy and improve operational efficiency.
- Acting as a bridge between factory-level needs and global digital strategies,
ensuring that deployment reflects local IT/OT maturity while adhering to strategic
4IR frameworks.
- Leading the education and upskilling of factory teams, driving usage,
availability, and improvement of digital tools.
- Contributing to site advancement, including cyber-related responsibilities and
supporting HPS workstreams.
- Collaborates closely with Global CoE Digital, regional directors, and the plant
leadership team (PLT) to define, implement, and continuously evolve the digital
roadmap
- Technical Abilities to interact with PLC platforms including Rockwell Automation & Wonderware systems
- Provide shop floor technical support for digital platforms
- Serve as a liaison with regional IT/OT colleagues to support and execute project initiatives
