IT Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary/Objective

Manage the Information Technology (IT) department of a Manufacturing Plant in the Automotive industry.  Provide services and support to Plant Operations maximizing availability, performance and efficiency.  Focus on cost effective solutions with a continuous improvement mindset.

Reporting Relationships

·          Direct report to the Plant Manager

·          Dotted-line reporting relationship to the Regional IT Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

IT Management

·          Manage IT Team, primarily on 1st shift weekdays, ensuring support for off-shift, weekends and on call support.

·          Consult with plant management on continuous improvement ideas and fulfill requests.

·          Project Management or key team member of projects to deliver new initiatives and/or service improvements.

·          Drive problem management resolution and permanent corrective actions.

·          Provides key Plant IT contact for internal and external Adient Customers.

·          Ensures Company IT activities are communicated in a timely fashion to the Plant Leaders.

·          Responsible for IT tasks related to launches and communicating updates at readiness reviews.

·          Other duties as assigned by management (can be modified for local requirements)

IT Infrastructure & Applications

·          Responsible for the daily operations of computer systems including but not limited to the following:

o    Perform Level 1, incident management, support for hardware, communications, networking, software and shop-floor systems ran at the manufacturing facility. Escalate to next level support teams if applicable.

o   Monitor, event management and administration of local IT Infrastructure.

·          Adhering to the processes and standards of the company.

·          Manage access to IT services while complying with Security and Vulnerability standards.

·          Ensure system backups are current and can be restored.

·          Schedule and coordinate hardware and infrastructure installation with Corporate and 3rd party suppliers.

·          Maintain Key and Operational Metrics

·          Maintain documentation of IT Services, Equipment and Procedures

·          (additions for local requirements)

Experience & Skills

Minimum Required:

·          6 years IT related experience.

·          3 years leading IT operations services and team.

·          Strong communication, analytical, project management and problem-solving skills.

·          Ability to delegate and track multiple work streams.

·          Desire to have broad responsibilities and work in fast paced environment.

·          (additions for local requirements)

Additional Desired:

·          At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally automotive industry.

·          Manufacturing Execution System (MES) experience.

·          Basic database knowledge and report writing skills.

Education & Training

Required:

·          Bachelors’ Degree in IT.

·          Or Associates/Technical Degree in IT related field of study with 5+ years of experience.

Desired:

·          Technical Certifications.

·          Continuous Improvement training.

Other Requirements

·          7x24 on-call availability for critical plant operation system support

·          Willingness to work 45+ hours a week and weekends

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