IT Manager - Hybrid (Livonia/Roseville)

Job Title: IT Manager (Engineering Background & Project Management Experience - Manufacturing & Automotive Industry)
Location: Hybrid (Livonia or Roseville)
Job Type: Full-time

Job Summary: The IT Manager will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of our IT operations, focusing on engineering solutions that support the manufacturing and automotive sectors. With a strong engineering foundation and hands-on experience in project management, you will lead IT projects, optimize technology solutions, and ensure that our systems are aligned with industry-specific needs. You will manage IT resources, collaborate with engineering teams, and drive the adoption of technology that improves operational efficiency and product quality.

Key Responsibilities:

• IT Strategy: Develop and execute IT strategies that align with business goals and growth objectives.
• Project Management: Plan, coordinate, and oversee the execution of IT projects, including software implementations and system upgrades, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
• Manufacturing & Automotive Systems Support: Support and optimize IT systems used in manufacturing processes. Ensure the integration of IT solutions with automotive manufacturing systems and production lines.
• Technology Infrastructure: Oversee the management of the network, servers, cloud environments, and workstations, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Provide solutions that enhance operational performance within the manufacturing environment.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Leverage industry-specific technologies to streamline manufacturing workflows and automate processes, focusing on driving efficiencies and reducing downtime in production environments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, operations, and manufacturing teams to identify technology needs and ensure the successful implementation of IT solutions tailored to the automotive and manufacturing sectors.
• Cybersecurity & Compliance: Ensure the security of critical systems, data protection, and compliance with industry regulations.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with external vendors and suppliers, ensuring that technology solutions meet business requirements and that service level agreements (SLAs) are upheld.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current on emerging technologies in the manufacturing and automotive industries, recommending and implementing innovative solutions to support continuous improvement and digital transformation.

Current IT Service Systems:

• Lantern / Finance Lantern (Homegrown): web based Program Mgmt System (10 yr contract with his company)
• Hood: system used for tracking hours to jobs (just launched) - Bubble
• Employee PDP: is this performance evaluation?
• Zoom Oversight: Administrative account to make adjustments
• Pipedrive: Sales CRM
• Executive Sales Overview: Potentially implement new reporting/data visualization software such as Power Bi or Tableau
• DTI Capacity: Bubble
• Neptune (Homegrown): Estimating (web based program used to send RFQs, vendors respond with quotes thru system, final quotes to customer is created once costs are chosen, creates data based for access to historical data) - Bubble

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