Plant IT Manager
Lear Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Vance • Alabama • United States
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About the role
- Directs the work of IT personnel to provide the upkeep, maintenance, and security of networks and assign and review their work of their subordinates.
- Manages all the information systems and computing resources.
- Develops requirements, budgets, and schedules for IT projects and services.
- Schedules upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems and disaster recovery operations, ensuring the effectiveness of all IT systems, including anti-virus software, print services, and email provision.
- Ensures total compliance of software licensing laws, approves secure access to the network for remote users, and ensures the security of data.
- Manages crisis situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or software problems.
- Mentors and trains new IT support staff and keeps abreast of the latest technologies.
- Maintains and administers computer networks and related computing environments including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Monitors the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use.
- Performs routine network startup and shutdown procedures and maintains control records.
- Approves changes to improve systems, network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
- Monitors network performance to determine whether adjustments need to be made, and to determine where changes will need to be made in the future.
- Monitors IT operations and complaints to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of operations and identifies problems that need to be addressed.
- Reviews department requests for latest information systems equipment or services to ensure overall information technology operations will be maintained and no long-term compatibility problems will be created.
- Evaluates employee performance and counsels’ employees concerning strengths and weaknesses.
- Assigns and prioritizes work to IT staff based on their workload.
- Responds to help desk requests for difficult and complex issues involving information technology services, needs, or problems.
- Reviews all correspondence, requisitions, purchase orders or maintenance requests and approves or routes paperwork as needed.
- Consults with vendor or corporate representatives to define equipment or service needs.
- Develops and/or teaches training modules for new or current users to assist them in deficit areas.
- Performs Sox monitoring and leads all IT Audits
Requirements
- BS degree in Information Systems or any related field with six years previous experience in the IT field.
- Must have at least 7 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Knowledge of the AS 400 operating system.
- Knowledge of databases such as PeopleSoft, Kronos, JBA, etc. as needed to provide administrative oversight.
- Knowledge of security systems (Camera’s, Door Readers, Badge systems)
- Knowledge of networking systems to include how they are designed, capabilities, and limitations, and feasibility of systems.
- Knowledge of peripheral equipment and their uses, capabilities and limitations as needed to determine equipment needs.
- Knowledge of telecommunication equipment and support (Cell, VOIP, WAN).
- Ability to support audio visual equipment (TV’s, projectors, paging systems)
- Ability to influence senior management and corporate as needed to gain support for new IT services, obtain innovative technologies, and expand the IT department.
- Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems including support of EDI.
- Ability to analyze and make judgments on equipment needs, IT services, scope of assignments, allocation of resources, and project assignments as needed to oversee IT activities.
- Ability to plan, assign, and direct the activities of IT employees performing a variety of technical, administrative, and clerical activities.
- Ability to plan and implement short- and long-range plans and programs for the continuing expansion of IT services and equipment.
- Must be willing to work extended periods of time or varying shift hours.
- Ability to work outside of standard business hours both onsite and on call.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
network maintenanceIT project managementdisaster recoveryanti-virus softwareAS 400 operating systemPeopleSoftKronosJBAERP systemsMRP systems
Soft Skills
mentoringcrisis managementperformance evaluationinfluencing senior managementplanningassigning worktraining developmentproblem-solvingcommunicationresource allocation