Oracle Integration Developer

Simmons Foods; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons Foods is seeking an experienced Applications Manager to oversee the design, development, deployment, maintenance and administration of company-wide applications. This salary-exempt role requires coordinating multiple projects, driving custom development, and ensuring effective end-user support across business units.

Responsibilities include system maintenance, migration planning, training, and IT strategic planning.

Qualifications

• 5 years applicable functional software experience based on focus or related education.
• Knowledge of software development standards, test and production environments, and life cycles.
• Strong verbal and written communication and ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops Applications: coordinates software and system development for Simmons units, manages multiple projects, creates implementation plans and training.
• Manages Software: maintains existing systems, analyzes requirements, plans migrations, and coordinates deployment and patching.
• Provides end user assistance: supports users, resolves issues, and documents resolutions for lessons learned.
• Evaluates Business Process: analyzes processes, participates in IT roadmap, budgeting, and resource allocation.
• Stays current with technologies: configures modules, supports hardware/software, and plans upgrades.
• Team participation: collaborates with team, follows BEST practices, attends meetings, and fosters cohesion.
• Familiar with Simmons Operating Systems principles and objectives and communicates improvement ideas.
• Performs other duties to support business objectives and works in both office and manufacturing environments.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Apex

SQL

PL/SQL

BI Publisher

Oracle OIC

Job description

Purpose of the Position

Advances Simmons Foods information management capabilities by managing all aspects of Simmons Foods and its Affiliates applications, to meet the needs of the company, including their design, development, deployment, maintenance and administration.

Essential Position Responsibilities

This is a Salary Exempt position.

Develops Applications: Coordinates software and system development as required by Simmons business units, manages multiple projects/tasks simultaneously, develops comprehensive implementation plans and work schedules, effectively executes, controls and monitors projects, reports project status via written reports and presentations, develops training materials and delivers business systems application training, develops custom applications, sets up training, and reports as required by Simmons Foods. Required to utilize complex tools to build functions, packages, procedures and develop technical documentation to support all the above, and participate in upgrades and retrofit of reports and custom programs.

Manages Software: Responsible for the ongoing maintenance of existing systems purchased or developed, direct expert level functional analysis and day‑to‑day user support, evaluate legacy systems and plans for migration from depreciated standards to current, coordinate with senior management, technicians, and development staff deployment and patching of software and systems, continuously improve services for business systems users, and support integration of applications to third‑party applications.

Provides end user assistance: Assists with support activities and escalates issues if necessary, defines new ways to increase internal client satisfaction and improve internal working relationships, quickly recognizes issues and performs steps to solve the issue, includes other team members as needed, and participates in After Action Review with the IT team to document resolution and lessons learned.

Evaluates Business Process and participates in IT strategic planning: Analyzes business and system processes and suggests process improvements using business systems applications and tools, participates in IT road‑map development for future systems, upgrades, IT standards, resource allocation and budgeting.

Stays current with emerging technologies balanced with plant requirements: Plans configuration of modules to meet business objectives, supports hardware and software, provides training to plant personnel, directs modification of existing programs, and helps develop plans to support implementations and upgrades.

Participates as a member of the Team: Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies, coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members, attends appropriate team meetings, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding major issues, and works to resolve issues and reinforce actions to achieve synergy within the larger organization.

Simmons Operating Systems principles and objectives: Familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g., quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN), understand responsibility to maintain familiarity, and communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of this position and is not intended to limit thinking and creativity of the person on the work of this function nor is it intended to describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position.

Physical Activities: Enters and locates information on a computer, visually verifies information, communicates with customers, vendors, or employees via telephone, in person, and/or electronic mail, may present information to small or large groups, moves about in a manufacturing environment as needed and moves about in an office environment and surrounding property daily.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): As required by visiting facility.

Travel: One to two off‑site classes per year, travel to Simmons facilities.

Technical Experience

5 years applicable functional software experience based on specific appended focus or relative education. Knowledge of software development standards, test and production environments, testing models, error tracking, development and application life cycles. Some experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. Understanding Agile project development helpful. Strong verbal and written skills. Apex, SQL, PL/SQL, BI Publisher & Oracle OIC.

Industry Experience

Experience in the manufacturing sector, food processing preferred.

Minimum Education

Must have a 4‑year college degree, preferably in computer science or a minimum of 4 years of related functional experience in deploying/using applications.

Preferred Education

N/A.

We value military experience and welcome veterans to join our team.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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