Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.

To strengthen our HUB Engineering team in Pilsen and our Operational Excellence department in Germany, we are looking for a candidate for the position of: 

DIGITALIZATION MANAGER

Job Responsibilities
•    Support, standardization and further development of the Wacker Digital in Operations program, especially in the areas of digital process management, horizontal and vertical integration, paperless production and analytics
•    Coordination and implementation of new requirements for Wacker Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) with a focus on its central component, the Wacker Manufacturing Execution System (MES) as part of the "Digital Backbone for Production" (DBP) at Wacker 
•    Requirements analysis, cost-benefit analysis, budget application, project management to commissioning and training
•    Professional management of interdisciplinary project teams consisting of internal and external employees, also internationally
•    Initiation, management and participation in prototypes and digitization solutions as part of the Wacker Digital program
•    Responsible for projects in the environment of the cross-business and cross-divisional topic Wacker MOM with focus on DBP and MES with interfaces to production, purchasing, IT, EMR technology of the plants, PLT department, IT security, etc.
•    Support and further development of the topics of process data, time series analysis, key figures and Interface in the DBP environment with the contact partners from IT and productivity management
•    Further, active networking within the Group to promote digital solutions and sharing knowledge, facilitating collaboration across existing departmental boundaries and facilitate coordination processes

Job Requirements
•    Completed university degree in computer science, (business) engineering technology, electrical engineering, automation technology or natural sciences
•    Broad basic knowledge of digitization and information technology topics (e.g. data structures, data analytics, robotics, mobile applications)
•    Very good knowledge of automation technology and information technology in production (SAP, process control system, MES, data interfaces, network)
•    Knowledge of methods for improvement and change processes, experience in agile project management (e.g. Design Thinking, Scrum)
•    Project management, also with budget responsibility (SAP-PS)
•    Experience in the production and production planning environment (knowledge of chemical industry as an advantage)
•    Very good written and spoken English (German skills as an advantage)
•    Flexibility and mobility – willingness to travel occasionally to Burghausen 
•    International experience desirable
•    Analytical and strategic skills; strong goal and results orientation
•    Confident appearance; problem-solving skills and assertiveness
•    Ability to work in a team; high degree of initiative and strong communication skills

What We Offer
•    Competitive Salary (with yearly bonus of 15%)
•    Opportunity for Future Growth and Advancement
•    Meal allowance of 123 CZK / day
•    Transport allowance of 100 CZK / day
•    Flexi Pass 20 000 CZK / year
•    Vacation allowance 10 000 CZK / year
•    Christmas allowance 10 000 CZK / year
•    5 weeks of holiday and for every 3 years of employment plus 1 extra day of holiday
•    3 days of sick leave per year
•    Pension insurance contribution up to 4 166 CZK / month
•    Home office option

and much more! 
 

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As an international company, we welcome the diversity of people. We consciously promote equal opportunities and a diverse, inclusive culture in our teams - this is what makes us successful.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Reference code: 26599

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