Systems Analyst

Title: Systems Analyst

Reporting to the IT Director, the Systems Analyst is responsible for ensuring that business systems, application and technologies provide effective and efficient experiences and outcomes for users.

Responsibilities

• Partners with work groups and cross-functional teams to bring forth and document user and functional requirements for manufacturing and business systems opportunities within a manufacturing landscape.
• Contributes to developing a long-term, cross-plant manufacturing systems technology strategy including standardization of toolsets and applications where appropriate.
• Monitors and analyzes data from Level 2 (SCADA), Level 3 (MES), and Level 4 (Data Warehouse) systems to provide recommendations and improvements to the business on solutions for their requirements and objectives.
• Works collaboratively with business teams to develop project proposals to determine functional and technical scope.
• Ensures that concerns regarding change management, legal, security, technical infrastructure and systems integration are considered for all manufacturing and business system projects.
• Works with the IT organization, locally and globally, to develop an effective and efficient approach to integration between manufacturing systems and business systems
• Designs into new applications or improvements to existing, methods to increase user ownership, reduce training requirements, and easily guide users through the business processes required to fulfill objectives.
• Responsible for managing and improving Business Continuity Plans for business and manufacturing systems
• Vendor Management (IT)

Requirements

• Ability to be detailed-oriented - Must have a solid understanding of corporate-wide functions, specifically how technology supports business processes.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile Methodologies.
• Creative and analytical. Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work independently, with limited direction, to achieve expected results.
• Possess a strong work ethic, and, willing to affect change in a dynamic, high standards environment while maintaining a positive approach with management, peers, and subordinates.
• Highly collaborative work style. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful professional working relationships. Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, fast-paced project environment.
• Ability to translate user requirements into technology outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science, Industrial Engineering preferred) or related field and three (3) years or more of experience in a manufacturing/ industrial setting.
• Significant experience with M365, Power Automate, SharePoint, Flow
• Certifications in ITIL and CompTIA A+ are preferred
• Project Management experience in IT setting (PMP is preferred)
• Certifications in CSAP, CBPA, CBAP, CITP are a plus
• Experience with SQL Server and ERP SAP a plus