Business Systems Analyst (Operational Technology)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
Your Job
Guardian Glass is seeking a Business Systems Analyst (Operational Technology) to join our growing global support team in Auburn Hills or Carleton, Michigan.
In this role, you will partner with manufacturing, engineering, business, and IT/OT teams to identify operational priorities and deliver scalable technology solutions. You will translate plant and business needs into actionable requirements, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, remove roadblocks, and advance manufacturing systems, process data, and continuous improvement across Guardian production facilities.
Our Team
The Operational Technology organization focuses on maintaining and improving glass IT/OT manufacturing systems and support within the plant. We provide clear guided IT support to our plants globally as we continue to implement new technological solutions. With this vision and operational model in mind, we support our operations teams, business, and our plants to deliver and make the most of new technology.
What You Will Do
- Partner with plant, business, and technical stakeholders to identify operational priorities and translate them into clear business, operational, and technical requirements.
- Develop business cases, use cases, workflows, and actionable requirements for development, infrastructure, architecture, and vendor teams.
- Plan and coordinate IT/OT initiatives using project management and Agile practices, including priorities, backlogs, status reporting, testing, training, and change management adoption.
- Collaborate across operations, engineering, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, data, and application teams to deliver solutions aligned with Guardian standards and support models.
- Take ownership of business and technical requests by clarifying needs, evaluating options, removing roadblocks, and driving issues to resolution.
- Identify opportunities using AI enabled productivity solutions to eliminate manual work, improve manufacturing data use, and standardize proven solutions across production sites.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience in business systems analysis, manufacturing systems, operational technology, industrial automation, or a related field.
- Experience supporting technology solutions in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
- Experience eliciting, documenting, and managing business, operational, or technical requirements using Azure DevOps.
- Experience working with cross-functional business and technical stakeholders to implement or support integrated technology solutions.
- Experience evaluating IT or OT technologies and their integration with existing systems.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience with manufacturing technology such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), historian platforms, manufacturing execution systems (MES), advanced process control, or industrial networking systems.
- Experience with data integration, time-series data, analytics, Power BI, or operational reporting solutions.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.
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Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).