IT Manager
Northwood, OH - USA
Job Summary
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Job Responsibilities:
Specific Job Duties
Leadership Risk Control & IT Support Direction
Provide technical direction prioritization and escalation support for IT activities across Norplas operations
Drive improvements in technical capability controls discipline and operational maturity across IT support processes
Provide performance feedback aligned with Norplas expectations and IT standards
Ensure documented procedures escalation paths and security practices are followed consistently
Ensure security KPIs and helpdesk KPIs are achieved
Implement Mafact best practices
Escalate issues as needed to the Senior Manager Enterprise Business Operations and Technology
IT Operations & Plant Support
Own daily IT operational stability for productioncritical systems
Act as the primary IT escalation point during plant-impacting IT incidents
Prioritize IT work based on production impact safety and business risk
Maintain an open issues list and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Escalate systemic risks recurring issues or major incidents to IT leadership as appropriate
Supervise hardware and system upgrades ensuring change management processes are followed in a production environment.
Ensure production-critical server and database platforms remain available coordinating maintenance windows and remediation with the infrastructure team.
Collaborate with Systems Administrators and Network Engineers to ensure facility infrastructure operates reliably and issues are identified escalated and resolved effectively.
Facilitate standardized help desk activities
Perform other duties as assigned.
Infrastructure & Systems Support
Support and oversee enterprise virtualized environments (HyperV / VMware) hosting productioncritical workloads
Support Windows Server Active Directory SQL Server and associated infrastructure
Document and manage enterprise systems including servers PCs virtual machines and critical data systems
Ensure patching backups and system hygiene are executed consistently
Support plant-floor IT systems including MES workstations and related infrastructure following approved procedures
Ensure networking standards meet Magna requirements
Security & Compliance
Lead IT risk control activities across Norplas including controls execution evidence readiness issue remediation and risk mitigation planning
Ensure the site adheres to IT General Controls (ITGC) Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and TISAX requirements
Support internal and external audits remediate findings and maintain required evidence and documentation
Enforce IT security policies access controls and change management practices across site systems
Training & Continuous Development
Continuously improve personal and team knowledge through classroom training self-training and computer-based learning
Maintain current knowledge of IT systems tools and operational procedures used across Norplas facilities
Educational Requirements
Associate degree in a related field of study or 10 years work related experience may be substituted in lieu of degree. Work experience combined with current schooling towards degree will be considered.
Related Work Experience
Knowledge of enterprise network switches
Strong networking experience/background including routers switches WiFi etc.
Microsoft products HyperV VMware Windows Server 2019 and above and active directory.
Network wiring and standards.
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