About this role
Are you a highly motivated, team player, who wants the opportunity to challenge yourself? Innovative Automation encourages anyone who answered yes to the above question to apply today!
About Innovative:
Located in Barrie, Ontario, Innovative Automation designs and delivers advanced custom automation solutions for global manufacturers, including Fortune 500 companies. At Innovative, we lead globally, industry-wide, and locally—with passion and pride. We foster a culture where collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement are part of everyday work, and where people are supported to grow both technically and professionally.
At Innovative Automation, we:
• Invest in employee growth through training, development, and advancement opportunities
• Encourage a “work hard, play hard” environment
• Support community involvement and team connection through events and fundraisers
• Value safety, family, and well-being alongside performance and quality
What we offer:
• Employer Matched RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Program)
• Flex-time Policy (flexible start and end times)
• Extended Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Paramedical, EFAP Benefits
• Healthcare Spending Account
• Employee Events
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Costco Membership Reimbursement
• Safety Boots and Safety Glasses Allowance
Job Opportunity:
The Epicor Kinetic Developer designs, develops, integrates, and supports secure, maintainable software solutions that improve internal business processes. Working collaboratively with the Software Development group and business stakeholders, this position delivers Epicor Kinetic customizations, Blazor applications, integrations, reporting, and process automation while ensuring the safety, quality, performance, and timely completion of assigned work. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
What You’ll Do:
• Research, design, develop, test, deploy, document, maintain, and support secure, source-controlled software solutions using C#, .NET, Epicor Kinetic, Blazor, SQL Server, and related technologies.
• Build and support Epicor Kinetic customizations, business logic, dashboards, queries, process automation, and integrations that improve internal business processes.
• Develop responsive Blazor applications, REST APIs, backend database integrations, and SSRS reports.
• Troubleshoot bugs, deliver enhancements, and integrate completed work cleanly into the main codebase using established development, testing, review, and deployment practices.
• Evaluate appropriate technologies and use approved AI tools to support research, development, documentation, testing, troubleshooting, and code review.
• Collaborate with employees, customers, contractors, and management to gather requirements, communicate solutions, and provide training where appropriate.
• Maintain technical documentation and protect confidential or sensitive information in accordance with company policies.
• Follow ISO policies and procedures and ensure the safety, quality, performance, and delivery of assigned work.
• Maintain current technical skills and travel occasionally, including globally, as required.
What You’ll Need:
• Proficiency in C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, LINQ, Entity Framework Core, Visual Studio, Git, and Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server database design and development, complex T-SQL, and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Experience developing Blazor Server and Blazor WebAssembly applications using Razor components, routing, layouts, forms, validation, data binding, dependency injection, state management, authentication and authorization, JavaScript interoperability, testing, deployment, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, JSON, XML, REST services, OpenAPI, HttpClient, SignalR, and Redis.
• Experience developing and supporting Epicor Kinetic solutions using Application Studio, application layers, DataViews, data bindings, events, rules, reusable components, and responsive layouts.
• Ability to design, optimize, secure, and maintain BAQs, updatable BAQs, dashboards, calculated fields, parameters, and referenced queries.
• Experience implementing Epicor Kinetic business logic and process automation using BPM method and data directives, Epicor Functions, and scheduled processes.
• Experience developing secure Epicor integrations using REST, OData, business objects, BAQ services, Epicor Functions, API keys, and appropriate authentication and authorization controls.
• Knowledge of Kinetic application, menu, BAQ, user, group, and field security using least-privilege practices.
• Ability to apply structured documentation, automated testing, code review, version control, deployment, and change-management practices to create maintainable, secure, and upgrade-resilient solutions.
• Effective use of Microsoft Copilot and GitHub Copilot, including clear prompting and critical validation of generated code for correctness, security, performance, accessibility, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and finance processes, including production planning, inventory, purchasing, order management, costing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger workflows.
Education Requirements and Experience:
• Computer Engineering/Software Engineering Degree or Computer Programmer/Software Engineering Technician Diploma
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Job Fit:
• Ability to lead a team towards a common goal.
• Confidence and ability to deal with people of all types of personalities.
• Able to modify approach in a dynamic environment.
• Able to prioritize competing job functions.
• Possess structured problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong ethical standards
• Maintains confidentiality regarding information being viewed, stored, or accessed.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to actively listen to ideas and concerns of others.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness and independent thinking.
• Display a high attention to detail.
• Demonstrates a team approach to business and contributes to a positive workplace.
Soft Skills:
• Adaptability
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
For more information, visit our website at www.innovativeautomation.com.
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be used to screen and assess candidates throughout the recruitment process.
If you require any accommodation during our recruitment process, please let us know.
#IAI2025 $32-$54/hr (will be determined based on skills and experience level)