Network Engineer - Direct Hire and Local to Minnesota Only

Job Title: Network Engineer

Duration: Direct Hire

Location: (Onsite) Litchfield, MN

Job Description:

• Our client is looking for a Network Engineer to strengthen business continuity, reduce dependency on a single network resource, and add capacity across IT and OT support needs.
• This person will work closely with the existing network engineer, operations leaders, production stakeholders, and the broader IT team.
• This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys hands-on infrastructure work, understands how technology supports manufacturing operations, and can communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical teams.

What You Will Do

• Support network infrastructure and related IT/OT systems tied to plant operations.
• Partner with the current network engineer on network reliability, uptime, business continuity, and cybersecurity-adjacent needs.
• Coordinate system changes, patches, updates, and outages around production schedules and planned downtime.
• Work closely with operations and production teams before making changes that could affect plant systems.
• Help reduce single-point-of-failure risk within a lean IT department.
• Provide support for urgent issues, including occasional off-hours needs tied to a 24/7 production environment.
• Participate in the IT on-call rotation.
• Bring another technical perspective to infrastructure decisions and help challenge thinking in a constructive, service-oriented way.
• Build trust with business partners by following through, communicating clearly, and understanding the operational impact of IT decisions.

Requirements:

• Mid-level network engineering experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, production, plant, OT, or other operationally critical systems.
• Strong understanding of how infrastructure changes affect always-on business environments.
• Ability to coordinate technical work around limited maintenance windows and production downtime.
• Strong accountability, follow-through, and credibility with teammates and business partners.
• Clear communication style, especially when explaining technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.
• Service-oriented mindset and willingness to work closely with operations.
• Ability to work well with structured, high-expectation technical teammates.
• Flexibility around early production schedules, maintenance windows, on-call support, and occasional off-hours issues.

Preferred Experience

• Dairy, food production, or broader manufacturing environment experience.
• Experience supporting systems that are directly connected to production processes.
• Cybersecurity awareness or experience working alongside cybersecurity-focused infrastructure resources.
• Experience in a lean IT environment where team members balance ownership, collaboration, and hands-on support.

The projected salary range for this position is $90-95k salary.

On-Demand Group (ODG) provides employee benefits which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance. ODG is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.