Manufacturing IT/OT Leader — Uptime & Automation

Lucas Oil Corporation; Corydon (IN); Hybrid; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Lucas Oil Corporation seeks a Manager of Information Technology to lead IT operations across a multi‑shift manufacturing environment, focusing on plant uptime, system reliability, and IT/OT infrastructure. The role reports to the Director of Information Technology and partners with plant leadership on automation initiatives.

You will manage plant IT staff, drive capital projects, oversee vendor relationships, and implement cybersecurity best practices while maintaining thorough documentation and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or a closely related field.
• 7+ years of progressive information technology experience.
• 5+ years of supervisory or team leadership experience.

Aufgaben

• Lead IT operations for a multi-shift manufacturing environment where production floor uptime, reliability, and fast issue resolution are the highest priorities.
• Oversee plant IT staff, including daily work, performance, development, accountability, and change management.
• Coordinate and prioritize IT resources to ensure effective support of manufacturing operations and business-critical initiatives.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators for system availability, service delivery, incident response, and team performance.
• Partner with plant leadership, operations, maintenance, engineering, and vendors to support manufacturing technology, automation, and process improvement.
• Support IT/OT infrastructure planning, implementation, and ongoing support for manufacturing systems, plant floor technology, automation initiatives, and production‑critical integrations. Provide enterprise IT support as needed for corporate, remote, plant, and other Lucas Oil locations or assets.
• Participate in IT budget planning, capital project planning, vendor management, and business case development for IT and manufacturing technology solutions.
• Manage plant‑critical outages, backup, disaster recovery planning, incident response, system performance, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Support and train users on practical technology solutions that work in a rugged plant environment.
• Maintain documentation for IT governance, support procedures, automation, manufacturing systems, and internal processes.
• Stay current on technology trends related to manufacturing, automation, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise operations.
• Other responsibilities may include IT helpdesk functions, server infrastructure support, Active Directory support, and deskside support for local or remote users.
• Some travel is required.

Kenntnisse

SCADA support

OT/IT integration

Team leadership

Project management

Cybersecurity practices

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IT

Tools

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Nutanix

Remote management tools

Jobbeschreibung

Lucas Oil Corporation seeks a Manager of Information Technology to lead IT operations across a multi‑shift manufacturing environment, focusing on plant uptime, system reliability, and IT/OT infrastructure. The role reports to the Director of Information Technology and partners with plant leadership on automation initiatives.

You will manage plant IT staff, drive capital projects, oversee vendor relationships, and implement cybersecurity best practices while maintaining thorough documentation and