Job Description & How to Apply Below
by Rick Stomphorst
Imagine a enabling a food processor to grow 2x over the next 5-years through new technologies?
Searching for a hands‑on IT Manager for a large food processing company in Brampton/Mississauga area. Initial 3‑month contract with the possibility of roll becoming permanent.
Requires someone who will position IT as a Business partner through its journey of demonstrable continual improvement.
Initial engagement will include a discovery process to review company’s as‑is environment and identify areas of improvement in reliability, speed, security, costs, increased functionality and or new technologies to accelerate the business, providing them with a competitive advantage.
About the Job
The purpose of this role and why this role exists.
We are looking for a proactive individual, one who is continually looking for ways to improve the business by new or improved technology. The company growing yearly by double‑digits. They need to ensure the computing production environment will scale, and contains sufficient redundancy, to meet their expected growth.
Top Responsibilities
Supporting the production environment – supporting their hosted ERP is mission critical
Managing vendors who provide virtually all of their computer services and maintenance
Plant communication infrastructure (e.g. scanners, scales, label printers)
Data and network security and backups
Planning and implementation of upgrades to IT infrastructure
Manage helpdesk
Some of the Experiences & Background we’d like to see
Support of a production environment including networking, security, network latency, telephony, WAN, EDI, plant connectivity, hosted applications, monitoring system performance
Supporting a production ERP or MRP
Superior problem resolution techniques, practices and rapid root‑cause determination. Avoiding system outages is a primary responsibility
Managing a small team providing break/fix/diagnosis
Experience managing vendors including SaaS providers
Experience using SQL and SSRS
Project Management and Budget Management
Knowledge of current with leading edge processes and technology
Knowledgeable with Microsoft’s hosted services
Strong knowledge of the SaaS model
Experience with Canadian food compliancy and regulations (nice to have)
Degree in relevant discipline
Expect travel between GTA locations.
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