Senior Site IT Engineer – Manufacturing

Elanco • Fort Dodge, IA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Site IT Engineer – Manufacturing is the primary on-site IT partner for Elanco’s Fort Dodge manufacturing facility, supporting manufacturing, laboratory, and business operations. The role maintains reliable and secure IT infrastructure and partners with Operational Technology (OT) stakeholders to implement solutions that enable safe and efficient operations.

The engineer serves as the main on-site IT contact for site leadership and liaison to regional and global IT teams, vendors, and service providers. The position provides local support for enterprise applications and end-to-end ownership of site-specific systems, including validation and change control. It also leads multiple technology projects, with responsibility for scope definition, risk management, and status communication.

The position is based on-site and in person at the Fort Dodge, Iowa manufacturing site. The schedule is a standard eight-hour day shift, Monday through Friday, with 10% travel. Some on-call support may be required for 24/7 operations. The work involves exposure to production and R&D environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent level of experience.
• At least 5 years of hands-on IT experience; manufacturing, laboratory, or regulated-environment experience is preferred.
• At least 2 years of hands-on IT project management experience.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Proven troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across infrastructure, applications, and integrated IT/OT environments.
• Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with enterprise infrastructure, including networking support for Cisco switches, wireless access points, and Palo Alto firewalls; VMware virtual server environments; Windows Servers; monitoring and performance management such as SolarWinds; storage and archiving services; and applications custodianship.
• Experience with IT service management processes and tools, including incident, change, asset, and lifecycle management; experience with ITIL and ServiceNow.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of manufacturing-related computer systems, HMI, PLCs, and data flows.
• Knowledge of computer system validation (CSV), CAPA, and documentation practices within GxP environments.
• Experience with quality systems such as Veeva Vault.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability, availability, and security of site IT systems and services supporting manufacturing and laboratory operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely and compliant manner.
• Serve as the primary on-site IT contact for site leadership and the key liaison to regional and global IT teams, vendors, and service providers.
• Partner with business and operational stakeholders to identify needs and deliver effective technology solutions.
• Provide local support for enterprise applications and maintain end-to-end ownership of site-specific systems, including validation and change control.
• Lead and manage multiple technology projects simultaneously, including scope definition, risk management, and status communication.
• Maintain compliance with site procedures, regulatory requirements, and corporate standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior