Director of Information Technology

Seaboard Triumph Foods; Sioux City (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Sioux City is seeking a Director of Information and Technology to manage the technology operations and systems. This role includes overseeing IT support for plant information systems and leading the IT team to ensure efficient technology implementation and operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in IT management within manufacturing, focusing on optimizing technology use across the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience managing IT teams and technical projects.
• Strong understanding of technology needs in manufacturing.
• Ability to implement best practices in IT operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the IT team and manage their responsibilities.
• Ensure effective communication between IT and plant operations.
• Implement company-wide technology updates and training.

Skills

Team management

Technical support

Network optimization

Technology updates

Inventory management

Tools

JD Edwards

M3

AS400

Job description

The Director of Information and Technology (Director of IT) is the senior manager who oversees the technology operations and systems for STF. This position will manage, direct, and control all technical support for the plant information systems and provide desktop (including AIS – accounting information systems, primarily JD Edwards and Carlisle) support throughout the organization to help administer data and process consistency within its record keeping systems.

The Director of IT will coordinate the work needed to keep the plant in operation; establish and maintain open lines of communication between IT, contractors, and plant operations; encourage good work habits and promote safety. Plan, develop and provide staff expertise in implementing and achieving efficient utilization of the workforce and plant IT systems to achieve specific quality standards in a safe and efficient manner.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This role will oversee the STF IT/Network Specialists and the IT/Operations team with potential future team growth opportunities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identify technology needs and make recommendations to business decision-makers.
• Manage the IT team including developers, scale technicians, PLC programmers, support technicians and vendors.
• Maintain the company’s hardware and software programs (tracking and monitoring licenses).
• Update technological equipment in the company and manage the inventory of the assets.
• Implement company-wide technology updates and hold sessions to teach employees on new features.
• Provide technical input to network optimization planning.
• Implement, monitor, and encourage effective use of best practices, thus developing technical capability within the factories and other functions
• Assist in providing counsel regarding PC issues that impact the operation of the user’s area and application support.
• Resolve connectivity issues for factory users and systems.
• Maintain hardware and software inventory records.
• Administer the Company’s AIS (primarily JD Edwards, M3, Carlisle, AS400, etc.)

Job Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Manufacturing