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
Adient is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation during the application process please email [email protected].
