Your Typical Day to Day Activites

Leads Plant floor application portfolio management including incident, problem, change processes, health of the portfolio, business continuity. Performs / oversee & governs daily Plant floor systems health and initiates appropriate actions as needed. Communicates effectively with the business partner and IT teams to support day-to-day operations Leads project(s) within an application portfolio to improve overall operations performance (e.g., 8-D, 6-Sigma), special projects, or management initiatives. Interaction with IT professionals such as Network Engineers, Security & Control Engineers, Application Development Teams, Application Maintenance Teams, Database Administrators and Architects Provides escalation support and troubleshooting for software, and/or operating systems Interact with management and peers/subordinates to present technical subjects Ability to work with minimal supervision. Strong communications skills to communicate directly with offshore teams, regional management, and business partners while engaging external IT SME’s/Vendors to resolve production issues. Builds and maintains strong relationship with appropriate customer base (depending on location, this may include the plant operating committee), internal IT partners, and/or internal environment related support organizations and vendors Manage purchased services engagement effectively as per SLA. Minimum of 7 years experience in related field. Experience of progressive responsibilities within IT Hands-on experience in multiple roles across the spectrum of applications and/or technologies Experience of working in a global environment ITIL Awerness Experience of IT Application management and infrastructure support in a complex manufacturing environment with preference to the automotive industry. Knowledge of various manufacturing disciplines and methodologies is an advantage (i.e., 8D, Kanban, six sigma) Knowledge on cyber security and IT controls is required Team player with superior communication skills and proven ability to work under pressure of delivery as well as timelines. Good analytical skills, problem solving abilities and willingness to work hard in support of the overall project effort. Ability to create documentation to assist in training of later recruited staff and ongoing support of the environment Demonstrated the capability of working in high pressure situations with a good degree of autonomy Shows the willingness to adapt and take on new roles and responsibilities as needed by the organization Ability to work shifts/overtime on short notice/weekends and public holidays. Flexibility to support other sites  Good communication skills to facilitate and co-ordinate meetings with Senior Management within the Plant related to IT Issues Management skills - will manage Manufacturing Purchased Services Employees, Manage SPOC resources and Manage Junior Employees

Your Typical Responisbilities

Day to Day operations manufacturing plant IT operations  Operational Implementation & Launch Project Management Risk Management IT Partner Management Good understanding and support of plant floor end user devices (i.e., scanners, MRTs, printers, PCs) Scripting for automating day-to-day task. Virtualization concepts ITIL/ ITSM - Incident, Problem, Change Knowledge on Financial Management will be added advantage