Associate Plant IT Analyst

Associate Plant IT Analyst

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Company will consider a currently enrolled college student with an anticipated graduation by end of current school year as qualified.
• Effective critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Self-directed with effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Must demonstrate the ability to work effectively at all levels across the organization.
• Must be able to travel up to 30%, dependent on projects and plant support needs.
• Excellent organizational skills required.
• Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a liaison between Manufacturing and IT
• Assists in translating business needs into IT requirements for Manufacturing and Engineering projects, Plant cost-saving initiatives, onboarding of new acquisitions to Smithfield systems, requests for new technology and network-connected equipment, system enhancements and upgrades.
• Assists in the design, testing and implementation of changes, enhancements, and upgrades to system(s).
• Works with Plant Operations to review current business processes to determine where automation/improvements will drive efficiency.
• Recommends innovative uses of existing software functionality to reduce manual effort and maximize the return on our investment in technology.
• Assists in the functional configuration, modification, and testing tasks for the designated systems.
• Assist implementation teams in deploying new systems and operational processes in support of strategic business initiatives.
• Assist in the development of detailed implementation and contingency plans and provide user and management training before, during, and after system deployments.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Security teams to prepare site infrastructure as needed to accommodate new equipment, systems, and processes.
• Travel to implementation sites, when appropriate, to assist in the on-site deployment and training.
• Assist in prioritization of system issues and troubleshoot systems to propose fixes as appropriate.
• Maintain and enhance systems as required to support changing business and technical needs.
• Work with key users to troubleshoot manufacturing applications and interfaces.
• Participate in support efforts for equipment such as industrial PCs, in-motion scales, RF scanners, load cells and scale heads, barcode printers, wireless access points, equipment cabinets, etc. for assigned plants.
• Develop and maintain a working knowledge of new technologies, keep accurate inventories of systems and IT equipment, and update our knowledge base of problem resolutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing systems experience, preferred.