Job Description

The Senior IT Manager leads the Information Technology department and is accountable for the strategy, operations, security, reliability, and continuous improvement of technology supporting our manufacturing organization. This role directs IT personnel, budgets, infrastructure, business applications, and service delivery to support production continuity and business objectives. Partners with manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, and other functional leaders to prioritize technology investments, strengthen system performance, and deliver secure, scalable solutions. Carries out responsibilities personally and through subordinate supervisors and IT staff.

Role And Responsibilities

Leads the IT department and establishes technology strategy, operating priorities, service standards, and a multiyear roadmap aligned with manufacturing requirements and organizational objectives.
Develops and manages IT operating and capital budgets, staffing plans, technology investments, and equipment lifecycle plans; presents business cases and monitors spending, resource utilization, and value delivered.
Directs implementation, integration, maintenance, and support of enterprise resource planning (ERP), manufacturing execution, inventory, quality, engineering, and other business applications, as applicable, in partnership with functional system owners.
Establishes and maintains IT policies, cybersecurity controls, access management, data governance, and system documentation consistent with corporate standards and applicable legal, regulatory, and customer requirements; coordinates audits and remediation activities.
Manages technology vendors, consultants, service providers, contracts, licensing, and service-level agreements; negotiates purchases within delegated authority and holds providers accountable for quality, cost, security, and delivery.
Oversees help desk and end-user support across office and manufacturing operations; establishes escalation procedures, support coverage, training, and service metrics that address business needs and minimize production disruption.
Directs the availability, capacity, security, and lifecycle management of networks, servers, cloud services, endpoints, telecommunications, databases, storage, and backups supporting business and production operations.
Monitors system availability, incident trends, project delivery, cybersecurity risks, and department performance; communicates business impacts to leadership and drives root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
Partners with engineering, maintenance, and operations on information technology and operational technology (IT/OT) connectivity, ownership boundaries, secure vendor access, and coordinated maintenance to protect production equipment availability and plant operations.
Leads IT projects and organizational technology changes from requirements through implementation; establishes scope, schedules, accountability, testing, and change controls, and coordinates deployment windows to minimize manufacturing downtime.
Develops, maintains, and tests disaster recovery and IT business continuity plans; validates backup restoration and coordinates incident response and recovery priorities with business and manufacturing leaders.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Leads the IT department, including one subordinate supervisor who supervises IT employees; establishes clear responsibilities, staffing coverage, and accountability across the team.
Has overall responsibility for the direction, coordination, development, and results of the IT department; sets goals, prioritizes work, allocates resources, and builds technical capability and succession readiness.

Education And/or Experience

Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Related experience should include progressively responsible IT leadership, department operations, budgets, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, and technology project delivery in a manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of enterprise IT infrastructure, networking, cloud and on-premises environments, endpoint management, identity and access management, cybersecurity, backup and recovery, and IT service management. Experience supporting ERP and manufacturing-related applications, including inventory, production planning, quality, engineering, and order processing systems, as well as finance, human resources, payroll, database, project management, spreadsheet, and word processing applications. Ability to oversee application integrations, reporting, data integrity, and IT/OT connectivity in partnership with functional and technical specialists.

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