IBM iSeries System Administrator

Coilcraft•Cary, IL

About The Position

Coilcraft, Inc. is a privately held global manufacturing organization headquartered in Cary, Illinois, with a worldwide reputation for high-quality passive electronic components. Our systems support manufacturing, finance, and operations across multiple facilities, and system reliability is critical to our daily business. We are seeking a dependable and detail-oriented IBM iSeries / Infor XA System Operator to manage and monitor our core ERP environment. This role is responsible for maintaining system stability, supporting batch processing, and ensuring backups and nightly operations are completed successfully to keep our manufacturing and business workflows running without interruption.

Requirements

3+ years of experience operating IBM i / AS400 / iSeries systems
Direct experience supporting Infor XA / MAPICS ERP
Command-line proficiency (CL, WRKACTJOB, WRKSYSSTS, etc.)
Familiarity with DB2 for i and basic SQL queries
Understanding of work management concepts, including subsystems, job queues, and memory pools
Experience with IBM Power hardware (Power8 / Power9 / Power10 / Power11)
Working knowledge of TCP/IP, SMTP, and FTP in IBM i environments
Ability to diagnose system, connectivity, and hardware issues
Strong documentation and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with monitoring software (for example: Halcyon)
Experience with replication / HA solutions (for example: iTera)
Exposure to RPG programming
Experience supporting ERP systems in a manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Monitor IBM i / AS400 / iSeries systems (QSYSOPR) for messages, errors, and hardware alerts
Apply program fixes (PTFs) and perform routine system maintenance
Manage job scheduler and monitor active batch jobs
Troubleshoot job failures, clear message waits (MSGW), and ensure nightly processing completes on time
Provide front-line support for the Infor XA (MAPICS) ERP environment
Configure and maintain printer queues, output queues, and environment refreshes
Execute and verify daily, weekly, and monthly backups
Assist with disaster recovery procedures and media rotation
Manage spool files, overlays, and forms/label software
Support third-party output tools such as TLA Barcode / TLA Forms
Document system activity and communicate issues to programming or infrastructure teams
Work with vendors and internal IT staff to maintain system hardware and software