OT Manufacturing Systems Administrator

First Quality • Anderson, SC

13h • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is a family-owned company with over 35 years of history, employing over 5,000 team members across multiple manufacturing campuses in the U.S. and Canada. We produce a variety of personal care and household products. We are seeking an OT Manufacturing Systems Administrator for our First Quality Tissue site in Anderson, SC. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the manufacturing network to ensure its performance, security, and reliability. The position serves as a liaison between IT/IS and the controls engineering team, implementing IT/IS policies on manufacturing systems and managing various aspects of the manufacturing network, including software, hardware, user accounts, backups, IP addresses, updates, and virtual server clusters. The role also involves maintaining asset inventory, configuring network equipment, managing obsolescence plans, troubleshooting communication issues, monitoring network security, and coordinating vendor access and support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, computer science, electrical engineering or related field or equivalent experience (10 years minimum).
• 3+ years in IT System Administration including Windows Active Directory system management, managing Dell virtual server clusters, network switches, Windows update server and IT/OT convergence.
• Working knowledge of information security related technologies and products.
• Good understanding of industrial control networks and security.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to travel approx. 15% travel.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for leading the design, engineering, and implementation of the OT Manufacturing Network to support operations at the site.
• Responsible for software and hardware on manufacturing systems site wide.
• Liaison between IT/IS and the controls engineering team.
• Works with the controls engineering team to implement IT/IS policies and procedures on the manufacturing systems.
• Assists the controls group on needs from IT/IS on the manufacturing systems.
• Manages user accounts on the manufacturing networks.
• Active Directory System administrator for manufacturing.
• Manages backups of systems on the manufacturing network.
• Manages Network IP addresses on manufacturing systems.
• Manages Windows, anti-virus, and software updates and remediations on manufacturing systems.
• Manages HA Virtual Server Clusters on manufacturing system.
• Maintains an asset inventory of all devices on the manufacturing system.
• Configures and troubleshoots issues with network switches and routers on the manufacturing systems.
• Manages obsolescence and upgrade plans for devices in the manufacturing network.
• Helps troubleshoot communication issues between manufacturing systems and IT systems.
• Monitors network with tools like Portnox and Claroty to verify there are no security issues.
• Provides vendor access to manufacturing systems when vendors visit to perform work.
• Coordinates with vendors for remote/onsite system support, testing, upgrades and projects.
• Assists in network design and changes to meet the needs of the company.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees