Lead IT Analyst - Manufacturing Operations

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Houston, TX, USA
Hybrid
Senior level
Aerospace
The Role
Leads SAP S/4 manufacturing and production-planning solutions, integrating SAP with MES, DCS, PLC, and shop-floor systems. Translates factory requirements into scalable system designs, supports production execution, material movement, capacity planning, and scheduling, and drives manufacturing technology projects and plant rollouts. Ensures system performance, reliability, security, compliance, master-data quality, testing, documentation, and user training while partnering with factory operations leaders and manufacturing SMEs.
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As a Lead IT Analyst – Manufacturing Operations in PT, you will ensure that our SAP S/4 Manufacturing, Production Planning, and shop-floor integration solutions are optimized for performance, reliability, and alignment with business objectives. You will work directly with factories, operations leaders, and manufacturing SMEs to understand production requirements and translate them into scalable, compliant SAP S/4 solutions.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in driving the organization's technology strategies and projects, aligning them with business objectives. This role is critical to delivering end-to-end production execution and planning capabilities, integrating SAP with shop-floor systems (DCS, PLCs, MES), and ensuring material movements, capacity planning, and scheduling are correctly designed and deployed within SAP S/4. Your technical leadership will ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our IT systems, ultimately enhancing our competitive edge and operational efficiency.

You will report directly to our Director, IT ERP Business Transformation and work out of our Houston, TX location on a Hybrid schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F

Responsibilities

As a Lead IT Analyst – Manufacturing Operations in PT, you will ensure that our SAP S/4 Manufacturing, Production Planning, and shop-floor integration solutions are optimized for performance, reliability, and alignment with business objectives. You will work directly with factories, operations leaders, and manufacturing SMEs to understand production requirements and translate them into scalable, compliant SAP S/4 solutions.

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in driving the organization's technology strategies and projects, aligning them with business objectives. This role is critical to delivering end-to-end production execution and planning capabilities, integrating SAP with shop-floor systems (DCS, PLCs, MES), and ensuring material movements, capacity planning, and scheduling are correctly designed and deployed within SAP S/4. Your technical leadership will ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our IT systems, ultimately enhancing our competitive edge and operational efficiency.

You will report directly to our Director, IT ERP Business Transformation and work out of our Houston, TX location on a Hybrid schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

  • 6+ years of IT analysis experience with a focus on Manufacturing, Production Planning, or Factory Operations.
  • Strong understanding of production processes, shop-floor execution, and manufacturing systems.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 PP and/or PP/DS in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience integrating SAP with MES, DCS, PLCs, or other production systems.

WE VALUE

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
  • Proven experience supporting or delivering manufacturing system implementations, enhancements, or plant rollouts.
  • SAP certifications in S/4 Manufacturing, PP, or PP/DS.
  • Experience working directly with factory operations and production leadership.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing master data governance and data quality.
  • Ability to translate complex production concepts into clear system designs and requirements.
  • Strong documentation, training, and communication skills.
  • Experience with structured testing methodologies in manufacturing environments.

Travel: up to 10% travel

Relocation support may be provided.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: click here (https://benefits.honeywell.com/)

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job Posting date: August 20, 2026.

ABOUT HONEYWELL

Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state of the art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)

THE BUSINESS UNIT

Process Technology (PT) is a Strategic Business Group at Honeywell focused on delivering technology‑driven solutions that enable customers to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and operational performance in process‑intensive industries. The business provides advanced process technologies, digital solutions, and domain expertise to help customers optimize energy usage, reduce emissions, and support sustainable operations across industrial and energy markets.

About UsHoneywell Technologies is a global, pure-play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission-critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned by our Honeywell Technologies Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Technologies Forge intelligence layer. By combining the deep domain expertise of our more than 50,000 employees with decades of data from our global installed base, we are uniquely positioned to lead the industrial sector’s transition from automation to autonomy.

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of IT analysis experience focused on manufacturing, production planning, or factory operations.
  • Strong understanding of production processes, shop-floor execution, and manufacturing systems.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 PP and/or PP/DS in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience integrating SAP with MES, DCS, PLCs, or other production systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
  • Experience supporting or delivering manufacturing system implementations, enhancements, or plant rollouts.
  • SAP certification in S/4 Manufacturing, PP, or PP/DS.
  • Experience working directly with factory operations and production leadership.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing master data governance and data quality.
  • Ability to translate complex production concepts into clear system designs and requirements.
  • Strong documentation, training, and communication skills.
  • Experience with structured testing methodologies in manufacturing environments.
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Year Founded: 1914

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