Director of Information Technology

Silfex, Inc. - A Division of Lam Research Corporation•Springfield, MO

19h

About The Position

The Director of Information Technology is a key member of the Silfex leadership team. This is a matrixed role with primary reporting into Lam GIS and strong dotted‑line accountability to Silfex, ensuring alignment to both enterprise standards and site‑specific business priorities. This position will be responsible to develop, maintain and execute the strategic technology plan for the company and to drive process improvement and streamline business processes with technology (this is inclusive of the company’s Industry 4.0 strategic and operational plans). This position is also responsible for the development, justification and implementation of IT and network integration plan between Silfex and parent company Lam Research. This position will manage all activities associated with the information technology systems in support of the company’s business and oversees the company's IT team across multiple sites. The leader and IT team will interact with other executives, management and stakeholders to ensure that the company is providing the appropriate performance level of IT services and capabilities.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field.
15+ years of proven success of increasing responsibility in an IT Leadership Role.
Experience using information technology in computer applications programming, systems programming, computer systems development, data telecommunications, database administration, planning of data/information processing, user services, or area networks.
A track record of successfully implementing IT strategies at an enterprise level, including the selection, implementation, operation and maintenance of large-scale systems over multiple hardware and software platforms.
The ability to operate in ambiguous situations and be flexible as the organization changes and grows.
Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to identify and acknowledge challenges swiftly and directly; offer solutions and course-correct as needed.

Nice To Haves

MBA or graduate degree in related field.

Responsibilities

Effectively plans, manages and controls IT operations across multiple sites.
Collaborates with business stakeholders to understand the company’s strategic and operational imperatives and develops and delivers an IT strategy and operational plan to support company needs and provides return on investment to justify proposed plans.
Develops an IT strategic roadmap that communicates and ensures continual alignment b/w IT, company and operational planning.
Establishes key relationships with Lam Research IT executive and support teams to understand their strategies, policies, etc and makes recommendations regarding how/when Silfex IT/Network will integrate to leverage capabilities and supports.
Provide leadership in planning and managing computer operations and production support, systems and database administration and network operations.
Manage day-to-day IT operations to improve infrastructure costs, performance and end user satisfaction.
Execute technical transformation to reduce cost, eliminate inefficiencies, and increase organizational capacity by modernizing IT platforms, consolidating systems, and enabling scalable, end‑to‑end digital capabilities aligned to Silfex and Lam operating objectives.
Responsible for providing business rationale and an innovative perspective to all technology problems and innovations.
Analyzes operational procedures, data needs, and existing information technology, including hardware and software, to determine efficiency, capabilities and limitations to propose future needs to support a rapidly scaling business.
Direct teams of technical and management staff in the successful fulfillment of IT service delivery commitments.
Confers with department managers to analyze current operation procedures, pinpoint problem areas and determine areas for potential improvement of information services.
Foster and manage vendor structures to fit with the size and needs of a growing organization.
Understand business goals, drivers, context, and processes to suggest technology solutions that improve the organization.
Establish standards for system availability, fault tolerance, and recoverability aligned with business continuity objectives.
Drive telemetry‑driven operations, event‑based automation, and intelligent alerting to enable proactive service management.
Standardize automated recovery, health checks, and operational runbooks to support scalable, reliable operations.
Collaborate with engineering, operations and quality to develop the strategic roadmap for Silfex’s implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts – in such a way that access and use of data, information and technology provides targeted return on investment.
Pursue knowledge of personal strengths and the strengths of teammates in order to be more productive and leverage the time and talents of others.
Work closely with all departments to assist with needs assessments, messaging, timelines, and clarity.
Formulation of IT policies, procedures and performance management processes and measures.
Display a positive attitude and strong work ethic that reflects the Mission and Core Values of Silfex.
Create and maintain a culture where workplace safety is part of everything we do.
Provide the safest possible workplace to our employees by modeling and following all company safety policies, reporting any incidents or unsafe conditions immediately to Silfex management.
Wear all PPE as required by work area or job function.
Communicate boldly as well as effectively with empathy and respect to inspire teamwork and collaboration vertically and horizontally within Silfex.
Assist in applying lean manufacturing concepts and 5S.
Demonstrate ownership of continuous improvement ideas and activities.
Maintain organization and cleanliness, housekeeping and 5S within work area.
Maintain these areas at the highest degree possible while responsibly escalating any maintenance issues.