IT/OT Administrator
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026. Koch Industries scores A on the Alion truth index.
Your Job
Guardian Glass is looking for an IT/OT Administrator to join our team in Carleton, Michigan!
In this hands-on role, you will support and maintain critical Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) infrastructure, provide technical support to end users, and partner with business and operations teams to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient technology solutions.
You will play a key role in supporting manufacturing operations, network administration, technology projects, infrastructure improvements, cybersecurity compliance, vendor management, and shop-floor technology initiatives that enable operational excellence and business success.
Our Team
Our IT team partners with manufacturing and business leaders to deliver innovative, reliable, and secure technology solutions that create value for the organization. We work collaboratively across functions to support production operations, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, and digital transformation while applying our principled culture to continuously improve processes and achieve superior results.
What You Will Do
- Serve as the primary site IT and OT contact, providing hands-on support for hardware, software, endpoints, networks, servers, and manufacturing technology.
- Maintain reliable IT and OT infrastructure and shop-floor connectivity by resolving incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing sustainable corrective actions.
- Partner with production, maintenance, engineering, and process-control teams to understand priorities and support plant operations.
- Lead technology deployments, system upgrades, infrastructure improvements, and equipment lifecycle activities while communicating plans, risks, impacts, and progress.
- Strengthen plant cybersecurity through network segmentation, endpoint protection, patching, access controls, Guardian Purdue Model alignment, and accurate technical documentation.
- Collaborate with local, regional, and enterprise teams to standardize and automate processes, support industrial automation networks, and advance Industrial Internet of Things, edge-computing, artificial-intelligence, and digital-transformation initiatives.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience providing hands-on support for IT infrastructure, hardware, software, endpoints, networks, or servers.
- Experience supporting Operational Technology, manufacturing technology, industrial automation, or technology in a production environment.
- Experience troubleshooting technical incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
- Experience coordinating technology deployments, system upgrades, or infrastructure improvement projects.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience implementing or supporting cybersecurity controls such as network segmentation, endpoint protection, patching, or access management.
- Experience with industrial automation networks, the Industrial Internet of Things, edge computing, or the Purdue Model.
- Experience using automation or artificial-intelligence tools to improve troubleshooting, documentation, data analysis, or technical workflows.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
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).