IT Professional Systems

Profile Data; East London; On-site; ZAR 280,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Professional Systems in East London, Eastern Cape, is seeking an IT professional to support and maintain shop-floor IT infrastructures for an automotive manufacturer. The role requires hands-on experience with MES/JIT, SQL databases, and Windows environments, plus the ability to work rotating shifts.

You will supervise shop-floor IT resources, assist with installing new systems, and ensure security patching and procedures are followed.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years in a similar IT/shop-floor function.
• 1 to 3 years Automotive experience.
• JIT and MES System experience.
• SQL experience.
• Ability to work shifts.

Responsibilities

• Supervision, management, and maintenance of all IT technical infrastructures, specifically related to shopfloor.
• Provide support for installation of new systems and processes.
• Ensure optimal use of all IT resources, mainly shop-floor.
• Assure all procedures, (Security patching etc.) are properly followed.
• Clearly communicate any deviations or problems with the procedures.
• Compile shop floor infrastructure health reports, including patching and antivirus.
• Ensure JIT/JIS, EDI, and MES systems run optimally.
• Open and close tickets with relevant helpdesks.
• First point of contact for MES and JIS/JIT related business interruptions.

Skills

Shop-floor IT experience

SQL experience

JIT and MES

Networking (Cisco)

Windows Server/Windows OS

PLC knowledge

Tools

HP hardware

Intermec IPC devices

Printer technologies (Label/Laser)

Cisco networking hardware

Job description

IT Professional Systems

Required for a reputable automotive manufacturing company based in East London, Eastern Cape.

Requirements:

• 2 to 3 years in a similar IT/Shop-floor function
• 1 to 3 years Automotive experience
• JIT and MES System experience
• SQL experience
• Ability to work shifts

Core competencies and skills:

• Operating systems: Windows Server 2016, Windows 10/11
• Hardware systems: HP, Intermec, IPC experience
• Printer knowledge: Label and Laser technologies
• Networking, cabling, Cisco Hardware experience
• Databases, mainly Microsoft SQL
• MES systems technical background exposure
• Basic PLC system knowledge

Responsibilities:

• Supervision, management, and maintenance of all IT technical infrastructures, specifically related to shopfloor.
• Provide support for installation of new systems and processes.
• Ensure optimal use of all IT resources, mainly shop-floor.
• Assure all procedures, (Security patching etc.) are properly followed.
• Clearly communicate any deviations or problems with the procedures.
• Compile shop floor infrastructure health reports, including patching and antivirus.
• Ensure JIT/JIS, EDI, and MES systems run optimally.
• Open and close tickets with relevant helpdesks.
• First point of contact for MES and JIS/JIT related business interruptions.

To apply, please email your CV to Kerry O’Hagan at [Email Disabled].

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive a response within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.