Manufacturing Systems Product Owner

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Benefits:

The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the companys discretion.

• Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage

• Employer HSA contribution

• Dental & Vision Insurance

• Paid Parental Leave

• Short & Long-Term Disability

• Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness Hospital Indemnity Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance

• 401K with generous Company match & contribution

• Accrued Paid Time Off

• 12 Paid Holidays 1 Floating Holiday

• Robust employee wellness program

• Tuition assistance program

Job Description:

The Manager Manufacturing Systems IT Development and Operations provides direct oversight of internal IT staff suppliers technologies functions and processes as assigned. This individual manages internal technical team tracks operations performance and handles day to day operations and development of global manufacturing systems. Manufacturing systems includes those IT applications that interface with plant floor assembly devices and devices used in product distribution services such as label printing and RF devices. This person serves as Product Owner and works in conjunction with IT Operations Architecture and IT Security to ensure the technology landscape is stable supportable and secure.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide technical and process management oversight to IT infrastructure technologies functions applications and people relating to manufacturing systems operations and development

Manage service providers and track operational performance in accordance with agreed service levels

Ensure operational adherence to IS&S ITIL-based IT Service Management policies and processes.

Ensure adherence to Product management and agile scrum approach.

Manage day-to-day service delivery and application development escalations

Ensure that contingency planning is executed for manufacturing systems

Direct the team responsible for Manufacturing Execution Systems that support plant assembly and distribution operations

Identify and execute continual service improvement initiatives

Liaison with PMO and other implementation teams to help ensure operational readiness of manufacturing system IT projects

Liaison with Scrum master and product owners in successful execution of sprints and releases.

Liaison with architect and IT Strategic business partner in defining portfolio projects that will be worked by the insourced MES team

Ensure initial delivery and refresh of RF and printer devices and software to optimize productivity

Ensure physical and virtual servers workstations and network components are updated with vulnerability patching and risk mitigation

Maintain a strong customer service focus and ability to engage with employees and suppliers at all levels of the organization

Key Performance Measures:

• Critical systems availability related to assembly plant and customization/distribution center operations as related to IT components

• % of application server and peripheral items monitored and alerting

• Manufacturing and Distribution incident meantime to resolve

• Enhancement request meantime to fulfill

• Demonstrate that continency planning is complete managed and tested

Qualifications:

Associates degree or equivalent related job experience. Bachelors degree in CS CIS CIT EE EET or similar technical field preferred.

Experience:

8 years experience in an IT support role

5 years directly supporting or managing the manufacturing systems. This should include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems such as Cimplicity

Working familiarity with ITIL service management concepts and principles

Working familiarity with PMP Project Management concepts and principles

Proficient in agile scrum and product management approach

Effective interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Ability to manage a global staff

Preferred

8 years of IT manufacturing systems support or management experience in a highly outsourced environment

ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation PMP or relevant technical certifications

Experience with ServiceNow ITSM

Experience with the Cimplicity SCADA or similar software

Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age race color sex religion creed national origin disability sexual orientation gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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