IT Consultant Smart Factory Applications OESL

Are you excited by the opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing through digital technology? Join our Business Application Product Team and help transform OESL's production environments into smart, data-driven, and automated operations.

Your Impact

As our IT Consultant for Smart Factory Applications, you’ll collaborate closely with manufacturing and operations teams to design, implement, and support cutting-edge digital solutions. By connecting business needs with innovative technologies, you’ll play a key role in driving automation, operational excellence, and continuous innovation across our global Smart Factory landscape.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as a strategic partner for operations and manufacturing teams, identifying and delivering digital solutions that drive efficiency and automation.
• Design, implement, and manage smart factory applications and platforms (e.g., MES, IoT, data automation).
• Bridge business and IT by translating operational requirements into robust, scalable IT solutions.
• Identify opportunities for Industry 4.0 enablement and support project delivery from concept to rollout.
• Ensure integration of smart factory solutions into the broader IT landscape, including cloud and infrastructure environments.
• Apply project and service management best practices to ensure quality, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure timely, high-quality solution delivery.
• Support supplier evaluation, selection, and contract management in partnership with corporate IT purchasing.
• Foster a culture of innovation, technical compliance, and process reliability on the shop floor.
• Encourage continuous improvement and challenge the status quo to develop sustainable, future-ready solutions.

To succeed in this role, you bring advanced expertise across several critical domains:

• Smart Factory & Industry 4.0 Concepts: Strong experience with MES, IoT, and automation technologies within manufacturing environments.
• IT Infrastructure & Cloud Concepts: Solid understanding of IT architecture, connectivity, and cloud integration.
• Manufacturing Processes & Operational Technology: Familiarity with production processes and shopfloor systems, including PLCs and SCADA.
• Business/IT Consulting & Requirements Engineering: Ability to translate operational needs into IT requirements and guide stakeholders through implementation.
• Project Management: Proven skills in leading end-to-end IT and OT projects using Agile or Waterfall approaches.
• Vendor & Service Management: Experience in managing solution providers, ensuring SLAs, and optimizing performance and cost.

What we offer:

• The 13th salary – Paid once a year, in December;
• Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;
• Hybrid schedule – Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;
• Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;
• Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;
• Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;
• Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;
• Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that allows you to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
• Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;
• Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;
• Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis);
• Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27);
• Transport from the Timisoara area – You can choose to come with the bus provided by the company if you’ll work from the plant location/office;
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

About OESL 

Original Equipment Solutions (OESL) is emerging as a stand-alone global leader in the automotive sector, with over 17,000 employees and €2 billion in annual sales. Operating in 15 countries across 35 locations, including technology centers, OESL will build on Continental’s rich legacy to deliver high-quality parts to major OEMs and commercial vehicle customers worldwide. 

About OESL IT 

OESL IT is at the forefront of our transformation, being built from the ground up to be agile, forward-thinking, and strategic. As we shape the future of OESL, our IT team will play a pivotal role as a strategic advisory partner, driving digital capabilities and enabling business success across the organization. 

Why Join OESL IT? 

• Greater Impact: Take part in shaping the future of a newly formed, dynamic IT organization, with the opportunity to bring ideas to life and reap significant professional rewards. 

• Growth and Innovation: Work in a fast-moving, cloud-based infrastructure and application environment that encourages innovation and offers opportunities for continuous growth and expanding your skill set. 

• Creative Space: Experience the entrepreneurial spirit of a start-up culture within a global organization, enjoying both the creative freedom and the responsibility needed to thrive in modern working environments. 

• Tight-Knit Team: Join a highly collaborative team where individuals have the power to shape their work, make meaningful contributions, and drive collective success. 

Good to know: Our IT hubs are located in Germany (Hanover), Romania (Timișoara) and Portugal (Porto) and you will have the opportunity to work in one of the a.m. legal entities