Minimum of 2 years' relevant work experience; typically requires 3 years or more.
Experience with network devices, servers, and workplace technology.
Proficient in troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues.
Able to configure and deploy both hardware and software solutions.
Experience in project management and co-leading IT projects.
Responsibilities
Monitor performance of networks and devices for optimal operations.
Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and workplace technology issues.
Manage incidents and coordinate timely resolutions for outages.
Perform protocol analysis to ensure communication between devices.
Configure and deploy new hardware, ensuring system compatibility.
Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to resolve issues.
Document issues, resolutions, and technology asset inventories.
Benefits
Opportunity for hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment.
Potential for travel to multiple facility locations within a designated territory.
Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors for networking solutions.
Engagement in impactful IT projects, enhancing professional development.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose and Impact
The Professional, Operations job maintains the smooth operation of the organization's infrastructure by performing moderately complex tasks, including monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing security measures. With limited supervision, this job serves as a trusted onsite IT partner physically based within manufacturing facilities, providing hands-on support for infrastructure and workplace technology. The role may support multiple facilities within an assigned geographic territory and may require travel to nearby sites. This job collaborates with vendors and internal teams to document and resolve moderately complex network and infrastructure issues, maintain technology asset inventories, and implement solutions that improve reliability, availability, and security across plant environments.
Key Accountabilities
MONITORING INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE: Monitors performance of network, virtual, and physical devices to maintain smooth and efficient operations, applying tools to track network traffic, identify issues, and maintain optimal performance.
TROUBLESHOOTING & RESOLVING ISSUES: Diagnoses and resolves moderately complex infrastructure and workplace technology problems affecting routers, switches, servers, communication circuits, PCs, scanners, printers, and other site technology assets, including performing root cause analysis and implementing solutions to prevent future occurrences.
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT: Monitors and responds to network and hosting incidents, outages, performance alerts, and production-impacting technology issues including categorizing issues and coordinating with technical teams for timely resolution.
PROTOCOL ANALYSIS: Performs moderately complex protocol analysis to troubleshoot network issues and sustain proper communication between network devices.
CONFIGURATION & DEPLOYMENT: Partners to configure and deploy new hardware and software while ensuring compatibility with existing systems, including setting up servers, network devices, and other infrastructure components.
COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION: Partners with vendors, third party service providers, remote technology teams, and internal teams to execute onsite technology work, resolve moderately complex issues and improve performance, providing effective and efficient communication, coordination and timely updates.
DOCUMENTATION & REPORTING: Documents network and infrastructure issues, resolutions, performance trends, and technology asset inventories; provides reports to senior technical personnel and stakeholders to inform decision making and improve operational performance.
BACKUP & DISASTER RECOVERY: Maintains and partners to develop backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure data integrity and availability in case of system failures or data loss.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Co-leads information technology projects, such as system upgrades, migrations, and new implementations, delivering projects on time and within budget.
AUTOMATION & SCRIPTING: Partners to develop automation scripts and tools to streamline infrastructure management tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Qualifications
Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
