IT Manager

Inteva Products•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

The IT Manager will support the launch of a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metropolitan area and ensure continuous availability of its communications and network information systems environment. The role configures, maintains, controls, troubleshoots, and monitors facility LAN resources; provides first-level support for facility processes; and manages the plant IT team. It coordinates with Corporate and Shared Services IT teams to maintain local voice and data communications systems, including configuration, tuning, upgrades, performance monitoring, and usage reporting. The IT Manager analyzes technology trends and recommends appropriate information systems improvements, implementations, and execution. The role enforces corporate IT policies, procedures, and guidelines; recommends standard and facility-specific systems; contributes to monthly activity and other status reports; and documents application systems as required. It also maintains strong working relationships with business users and management and leads IT projects from planning through implementation, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule.

Requirements

10 years of IT experience.
Strong automotive manufacturing background, preferably within a Tier 1 sequencing, Just-in-Time (JIT), or Just-in-Sequence (JIS) facility.
Knowledge of applying lean principles, quality improvement processes, manufacturing processes, and production management systems.
High interpersonal skills to work effectively with others, motivate employees, and drive improvements.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts and collaborate across all levels of the organization.
Leadership skills to conduct workshops and drive continuous improvement.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to resolve complex business and technology challenges.

Nice To Haves

5–7 years of management experience of multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Support the launch of a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metropolitan area.
Ensure continuous availability of the facility's communications and network information systems environment.
Configure, maintain, control, troubleshoot, and monitor facility LAN resources.
Provide first-level support for all processes and manage the plant IT team.
Coordinate with Corporate and Shared Services IT members to configure and maintain the local voice and data communications environment.
Set up and maintain voice and data communications systems, including configuration and tuning, upgrades, performance monitoring, and usage reporting.
Analyze technology trends and recommend information systems improvements, implementations, and execution.
Adhere to and enforce corporate IT policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Define and recommend standard and facility-unique systems on an ongoing basis.
Provide input for monthly activity reports and other status reports as required.
Document application systems as required.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with key business function users and management.
Lead and coordinate IT projects from planning through implementation, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule.