IT Manager

About the role

We are looking to expand and improve our IT systems to power the solutions that help drive operational efficiency. We are seeking an experienced IT manager who has the technological skills to help us achieve this goal.

Responsibilities

• Analyze departmental needs, identify vulnerabilities, and boost productivity, efficiency, and accuracy to improve business operations.
• This includes business and IT process automation, integration initiatives, and facilitating access to the data required by the business for operations and decision-making.
• Ensure IT systems and services work together seamlessly to meet production needs.
• Develop and maintain IT and cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures.
• Establish contractual agreements and SLAs with critical IT suppliers (vendors, service providers, managed service providers).
• Analyze cross-departmental processes, technologies, and suppliers continually to identify improvements.
• Prepare cost–benefit analyses when improvement initiatives are necessary and monitor suppliers to ensure that service and value meet or exceed business needs.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide technical support when needed.
• Develop and manage IT staff for IT operations and improvement initiatives and provide feedback/evaluations of performance on a quarterly basis.
• Develop, test and execute data backup, disaster recovery and incident response plans.
• In coordination with operating departments, develop and enforce the architectural framework for secure integration of operational technologies in the plant floor (e.g., PLM, label scanning and printing) and supporting technologies (e.g., video surveillance, access control, public addressing), as well as for integrations with third parties and external applications and services (e.g., EDI, APIs, etc.).

Requirements

• Five or more years of experience in IT management in a manufacturing environment.
• Deep knowledge of ERPs and enterprise solutions (e.g., Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Active Directory, etc.), current and emerging IT and IIoT technologies, backup and disaster recovery procedures, cybersecurity, and cloud management.
• Expertise in implementing, configuring, and testing IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Strong creative and analytical thinking, effective communications and people management skills, project management and organizational change management skills, ability to think “outside the box”.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in information technology or computer science.
• Experience in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Industry-standard management-level certifications such as ITIL, PMP, CISSP, etc.

Skills

• Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Network infrastructure
• Server support
• Enterprise application

Benefits

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $75.00/hr.

Schedule

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Shelbyville, KY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 28, 2026.