Director of Information Technology

The Marwin Company•West Columbia, SC

About The Position

The Director of IT will be a key leader, responsible for setting the technology strategy and managing the entire IT function across all company divisions and locations. This role requires a strong blend of technical expertise, strategic foresight, and exceptional leadership skills to manage a geographically dispersed team and maintain robust, scalable infrastructure supporting core manufacturing operations

Requirements

Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, with at least 3 years in a Director or Senior Management role.
Industry Background: Must have prior experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally one with multi-site or multi-company operations.
Technical Expertise: Proven experience managing complex, distributed network environments (WAN/LAN/VPN), cloud services (Azure/AWS), virtualization, and modern cybersecurity frameworks.
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated success in leading and managing remote or multi-location IT teams, including managing effective off-hours maintenance and support schedules.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or relevant certifications like PMP, ITIL, CISSP is a plus

Responsibilities

Strategic Roadmap: Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year IT strategy that aligns with the overall business goals, including M&A integration and operational growth.
Budget Management: Own and manage the overall IT budget, ensuring cost-effective technology investments and vendor management.
Risk Management: Establish and oversee IT governance, security policies, and business continuity plans (BCP) focused on maintaining maximum uptime during operational windows and coordinating system maintenance outside of core production hours.
Core Systems: Lead the optimization, maintenance, and potential migration/consolidation of core business applications to ensure seamless integration and data flow across the multi-company structure.
System Reliability: Ensure high availability, performance, and security of all enterprise-wide systems, networks, and data centers (on-premise and cloud-based) during scheduled shifts.
Geographic Infrastructure: Oversee network architecture, connectivity, and hardware management across all multi-state manufacturing sites and corporate offices, addressing the unique needs of each facility.
Planned Maintenance: Coordinate all necessary system upgrades, patches, and maintenance activities to occur outside of regular operational hours to minimize disruption to manufacturing processes.
Operational Technology (OT): Bridge the gap between IT and OT, supporting manufacturing plant floor systems, IoT devices, and maintaining network stability for critical production equipment during scheduled operation times.
Dispersed Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and motivate a geographically dispersed team of IT professionals (including infrastructure, application support, and help desk) across multiple states.
Performance Management: Define team goals, conduct performance reviews, and implement professional development plans to build a high-performing, customer-service-oriented IT organization.
On-Call Structure: Implement and manage an effective on-call support rotation to rapidly address critical issues that may occur outside of standard hours, especially those that could impact the start of the next shift.
Collaboration: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, clear communication, and strong partnership between the IT team and business unit leaders/end-users.