Job Description

Objective

Manage the Information Technology (IT) department of a Manufacturing Plant in the Automotive industry.Provide services and support to Plant Operations maximizing availability, performance and efficiency.Focus on cost effective solutions with a continuous improvement mindset.

Reporting Relationships

· Direct report to the Plant Manager

· Dotted-line reporting relationship to the Regional IT Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

IT Management

· Manage IT Team, primarily on 1st shift weekdays, ensuring support for off-shift, weekends and on call support.

· Consult with plant management on continuous improvement ideas and fulfill requests.

· Project Management or key team member of projects to deliver new initiatives and/or service improvements.

· Drive problem management resolution and permanent corrective actions.

· Provides key Plant IT contact for internal and external Adient Customer s

· Ensures Company IT activities are communicated in a timely fashion to the Plant Leaders.

· Responsible for IT tasks related to launches and communicating updates at readiness reviews.

· Other duties as assigned by management (can be modified for local requirements)

IT Infrastructure & Applications

· Responsible for the daily operations of computer systems including but not limited to the following:

o Perform Level 1, incident management, support for hardware, communications, networking, software and shop-floor systems ran at the manufacturing facility. Escalate to next level support teams if applicable.

o Monitor, event management and administration of local IT Infrastructure.

· Adhering to the processes and standards of the company.

· Manage access to IT services while complying with Security and Vulnerability standards.

· Ensure system backups are current and can be restored.

· Schedule and coordinate hardware and infrastructure installation with Corporate and 3rd party suppliers.

· Maintain Key and Operational Metrics

· Maintain documentation of IT Services, Equipment and Procedures

· (additions for local requirements)

Experience & Skills

Minimum Required:

· 6 years IT related experience.

· 3 years leading IT operations services and team.

· Strong communication, analytical, project management and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to delegate and track multiple work streams.

· Desire to have broad responsibilities and work in fast paced environment.

· (additions for local requirements)

Additional Desired:

· At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally automotive industry.

· Manufacturing Execution System (MES) experience.

· Basic database knowledge and report writing skills.

Education & Training

Required:

· Bachelors’ Degree in IT.

· Or Associates/Technical Degree in IT related field of study with 5+ years of experience.

Desired:

· Technical Certifications.

· Continuous Improvement training.

Other Requirements

· 7x24 on-call availability for critical plant operation system support

· Willingness to work 45+ hours a week and weekends

PRIMARY LOCATION

Romulus Foam