Site IT Engineer - Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center

Ford • Sterling Heights, MI

415d

About The Position

The Site IT Engineer at Ford Motor Company plays a crucial role in supporting the Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center, which focuses on manufacturing electric power units and hybrid transmissions. This position involves maintaining IT systems that ensure the smooth operation of plant lines, providing technical support, and contributing to process improvements in a manufacturing environment. The role offers an opportunity to enhance IT skills while gaining valuable manufacturing experience.

Requirements

• High School diploma
• 2+ years of experience supporting Enterprise IT in areas such as Dell PCs, Dell Laptops, HP Printers, and HP Servers
• Experience with Windows server and Windows Active Directory/ADFS
• Experience with VM servers (vSphere)
• Server administration experience in Windows (2012+) or Linux

Nice To Haves

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple tasks
• Work efficiently with diverse, cross-functional teams under stressful circumstances
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users and IT professionals, including globally distributed teams
• Motivated self-starter
• Identifying, investigating, and solving problems without supervision
• Manufacturing experience is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support a multi-shift operation in a manufacturing plant.
• Provide technical support for IT applications, infrastructure, operating systems, and end-user productivity tools to plant business customers.
• Interface with Business IT and business owners to prioritize improvement efforts.
• Support Plant Floor Systems and resolve incidents, providing hands-on support to teams as necessary.
• Focus on the integration and long-term maintenance of applications and hardware.
• Assist team lead with managing assignments and workload.
• Develop, maintain, and share accurate support documentation.
• Support local network equipment in a Cisco-based environment.
• Support local servers across both physical and virtual environments in Windows and Linux ecosystems.
• Support IIOT deployments and expansion efforts utilizing iOS and Android-based equipment.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: High school or GED