IT Infrastructure & Applications Lead

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We are seeking a highly experienced and versatile IT Infrastructure/Applications Lead to serve as the single point of accountability for all Information Technology services and personnel at our manufacturing site. This is a hands‑on working manager role that requires a unique blend of strategic leadership, budget management, people management
, and deep technical expertise. This Lead will personally ensure the stability of all production‑critical systems (SMT, MES, ERP) while driving the strategic roadmap and managing the local IT team.

• Team Leadership: Provide direct supervision, coaching, and management to the on‑site IT team (Infrastructure and Applications), including performance reviews, compensation input, and hiring decisions.
• Strategic Planning: Establish long‑term plans and goals for the site’s IT function, ensuring alignment with corporate IT architecture strategies and overall site operational objectives.
• Financial Oversight: Develop, manage, and oversee departmental budgets (OpEx and Cap Ex) for all local IT investments, services, and external vendors.
• Vendor Management: Negotiate with and manage external service providers, ensuring that vendor performance meets contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

• Production Uptime (Hands‑on): Serve as the highest escalation point and personally engage in resolving Tier 3 technical issues to ensure maximum uptime of the Shop Floor Control (SFC), MES, and SMT line connectivity.
• System Integration: Lead the system analysis, design, development, and support for key Global Systems (ERP, PLM) and local manufacturing applications, managing the interfaces between shop floor hardware and corporate systems.
• Infrastructure Health: Oversee and troubleshoot the site’s entire IT infrastructure, including servers, high‑availability data networks (LAN/WLAN), and production‑critical hardware.
• Compliance & Security: Implement and enforce corporate IT security policies, manage disaster recovery planning, and ensure all site IT systems adhere to regulatory and corporate standards.

• Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in Information Technology with a least 2 years within manufacturing and preferably 1+ years within the Electronics Manufacturing Services or Contract Manufacturing Sector. Experience working with and negotiating with from shop floor thru to senior management and also with customers and suppliers.

• Manufacturing IT: Shop Floor Control (SFC), MES applications, and their integration with ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Infrastructure: Advanced knowledge of server administration, virtualization, and complex network troubleshooting in a factory setting.
• Application Development Life Cycle and technical analysis for system integration.
• Business
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong financial and business acumen, with the ability to manage budgets, negotiate contracts, and align IT strategy with manufacturing goals.
• Soft Skills: Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills, with a proven ability to interact effectively from the shop floor through to senior management.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

This position requires a dynamic work style that blends office‑based strategy with hands‑on shop floor presence.

• Office Environment: Extended periods of sitting, sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor, and repetitive manual movements (data entry) are required for administrative and strategic duties.
• Manufacturing Environment…