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HEHenkel Adhesives Operations

Head of Digital Manufacturing(m/w/x)

Niederlande, Düsseldorf
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior

Defining Industry 4.0 vision and roadmap for adhesives manufacturing operations. 10+ years manufacturing experience with large-scale digital transformation track record essential. Work from anywhere policy.

Requirements

  • 10–15+ years manufacturing and operations experience
  • 5+ years industrial automation or digital transformation
  • Track record in large-scale digital transformation
  • Experience in MES or industrial platforms
  • Leadership of global cross-functional technical teams
  • Strategic, communication, and project management skills
  • Ability to translate goals into programs
  • Visionary leadership and digital adoption capability

Tasks

  • Define the digital manufacturing vision and roadmap
  • Prioritize digital use cases for production and sustainability
  • Ensure scalable and secure regional solutions
  • Interface between operations, IT, and digital teams
  • Communicate the digital vision to stakeholders
  • Deploy core IIoT and MES platforms
  • Define governance for OT and digital solutions
  • Ensure reliable data acquisition across plants
  • Deploy technologies to enhance plant availability
  • Implement data governance and analytics strategies
  • Prioritize analytics for safety and maintenance
  • Maintain data integrity and consistent KPIs
  • Enforce OT security strategies and standards
  • Secure PLC, DCS, and IIoT platforms
  • Partner with IT security on network segmentation
  • Ensure compliance with industrial cybersecurity regulations
  • Oversee OT security risk assessments
  • Bridge operations, engineering, and supply chain teams
  • Align technology with business priorities
  • Lead a multi-disciplinary digital manufacturing team
  • Drive change management for digital adoption
  • Upskill the global and regional organization

Work Experience

  • 10 - 15 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • MES
  • Industrial platforms

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Flexible work scheme
  • Flexible hours
  • Hybrid work model
  • Work from anywhere policy

Career Advancement

  • National and international growth opportunities

Mental Health Support

  • Global wellbeing standards

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Health and preventive care programs
  • Health Insurance

Generous Parental Leave

  • Gender-neutral parental leave

Competitive Pay

  • Employee Share Plan
  • Henkel matching shares

Retirement Plans

  • Pension Fund

Other Benefits

  • Disability Insurance

Free or Subsidized Food

  • Canteen
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