Global Manufacturing Data & OT Engineer (Scent)

Location: Hybrid role in Benicarlo or Barcelona, Spain

Company

hirify.global is a global company working across flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, health and biosciences, and specialty solutions.

What you will do

• Connect and integrate data from PLC, DCS, SCADA, MES, laboratory, and historian systems.
• Support and enhance AVEVA PI, including data collection, asset frameworks, interfaces, analytics, and manufacturing context.
• Apply ISA-88 and ISA-95 to structure equipment, process, batch, and production data.
• Ensure reliable, contextualized, governed industrial data for analytics, reporting, MES, and enterprise data platforms.
• Monitor data flows, troubleshoot data quality issues, and coordinate corrective actions with Automation, IT, Manufacturing, and Data teams.
• Support site deployments, commissioning, system improvements, continuous optimization, documentation, and global manufacturing standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation, Control Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial IT, Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing automation, industrial data, historians, MES, or IT/OT integration environments.
• Hands-on experience with industrial systems including PLCs, DCS, SCADA, MES, and process historians.
• Hands-on experience with AVEVA PI or similar historian platforms.
• Knowledge of ISA-88, ISA-95, industrial data integration, and manufacturing data models.
• Experience with SQL and at least one scripting language such as Python or PowerShell.
• Understanding of OPC, APIs, and database integrations.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Professional English proficiency required.

Nice to have

• Experience in chemical, process manufacturing, flavors and fragrances, life sciences, or related industries.
• Knowledge of MES platforms, OT cybersecurity practices, and industrial networking.
• Experience with Snowflake, Power BI, Seeq, or other analytics platforms.
• Exposure to multi-site manufacturing environments and global deployments.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to digital transformation across a global Scent manufacturing network.
• Work with OT, MES, industrial data, and analytics technologies.
• Collaboration across Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, and Digital functions.
• Opportunity to develop expertise in industrial data architecture and smart manufacturing.
• Inclusive workplace supporting diversity and authentic participation.