About this role
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 IT Infrastructure & Applications
• Responsible for the daily operations of computer systems including but not limited to the following: • 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. • 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 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.
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
PRIMARY LOCATION
Romulus Foam