IT Manufacturing Technical Leader

Hemlock Semiconductor•Hemlock, MI

7d•$132,966 - $182,829

About The Position

The IT Manufacturing Technical Leader is responsible for the strategy, delivery, support, and modernization of Hemlock Semiconductor’s manufacturing systems portfolio. The role leads a team of 5–7 professionals and serves as the primary IT partner to Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Safety, Quality, and Maintenance. It owns the long-term roadmap, reliability, cybersecurity, and lifecycle management of manufacturing applications, operational technology solutions, and manufacturing data platforms that support production operations. The position provides portfolio ownership across manufacturing execution systems (MES/MOM), SCADA and manufacturing automation, quality management, laboratory information management, manufacturing data historians, plant maintenance systems, engineering applications, manufacturing reporting and analytics, and IT/OT integrations. Responsibilities include system performance, support models, budgets, vendor relationships, upgrades, architecture, technical standards, and technology roadmaps. The leader will direct the migration from ABB MES to Critical Manufacturing MES, including program governance, priorities, resources, risks, communications, deployment, user adoption, training, and operational support. The role also leads enterprise implementation and expansion of Ignition SCADA, establishes its architecture and operating standards, and develops a scalable foundation for manufacturing data collection, visualization, alarming, reporting, and analytics. The position enables manufacturing data strategy and analytics in partnership with Data & AI teams; partners with Security and Infrastructure to protect manufacturing systems; and owns manufacturing systems disaster recovery and business continuity plans. It is accountable for production-critical application availability, incident reduction, root cause analysis, continuous improvement, KPIs, and service-level metrics in support of a 24x7 manufacturing operation. The leader coaches and develops a team of 5–7 direct reports, establishes performance and development plans, builds succession plans, reduces key-person dependency, and fosters safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Engineering.
10+ years of IT experience, including leadership roles supporting manufacturing or industrial operations.
Experience with MES platforms and manufacturing system implementations, upgrades, or migrations.
Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, system integrations, industrial automation, and operational technologies.
Proven ability to lead teams, manage complex initiatives, and work effectively across business and technical organizations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Critical Manufacturing MES, Ignition (SCADA), LIMS (Sample Manager), Data Historians (AVEVA PI), or manufacturing data platforms.
Experience supporting chemical, process manufacturing, or other highly automated production environments.
Knowledge of IT/OT environments.

Responsibilities

Own the manufacturing systems strategy and roadmap and serve as the point of accountability for reliability, support, and modernization.
Partner with Manufacturing leadership to align technology investments with operational priorities.
Lead application lifecycle management, technical standards, architecture decisions, and vendor strategy.
Own system performance, support models, budgets, vendor relationships, upgrades, and roadmaps across the manufacturing systems portfolio.
Lead migration from ABB MES to Critical Manufacturing MES and sunset legacy applications.
Establish MES program governance, priorities, resources, risk management, and executive communications; ensure deployment, adoption, training, and operational support.
Lead enterprise implementation and expansion of the Ignition SCADA platform and establish architecture, development standards, governance, and support processes.
Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to modernize operational visibility and plant-floor decision making.
Establish a scalable foundation for manufacturing data collection, visualization, alarming, reporting, and advanced analytics.
Enable manufacturing data strategy and operational analytics, partnering with Data & AI teams on trusted manufacturing data sources.
Support manufacturing dashboards, predictive analytics, and future smart manufacturing capabilities.
Partner with Security and Infrastructure teams to protect manufacturing systems and ensure compliance with industrial cybersecurity standards and corporate policies.
Own disaster recovery and business continuity plans for manufacturing systems and manage technology risks affecting manufacturing operations.
Ensure high availability of production-critical applications and drive incident reduction, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
Establish KPIs and service-level metrics for manufacturing systems and support the 24x7 operation through effective operational support processes.
Lead, coach, and develop 5–7 direct reports; establish performance expectations and development plans.
Build succession plans, reduce key-person dependency risks, and foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.