Manager, IT Infrastructure
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Waco, TX
Salary: $145,000.00 USD Annually - $175,000.00 USD Annually
Description: Our client is currently seeking a Manager, IT Infrastructure to build out the network and server infrastructure of a new manufacturing plant (600,000+sqft.) in Waco, Texas. This individual will be reporting directly to the Plant Operations Directly and asked to travel to Mexico early in their tenure for a tech needs assessment, learn the plants processes and systems while training and onboarding. Then, leverage that information to replicate the environment and processes in Waco. This individual must be bi-lingual (Spanish & English) and be open to traveling two weeks out of the month early in their tenure and the travel will tapper down to around 20-25% once the plant is built.

This job will have the following responsibilities:

• IT Project Management: Managing timelines, resource allocation, tech needs assessment, road mapping, project planning, policy creation, department planning.
• Infrastructure Set Up: Network design, implementation, support, maintenance and upgrades (servers, routers, switches, cabling, etc)
• System Integration: Support any system support integrations (SAP ERP)
• Compliance and Network Security
• Vendor Management: Selection and contract negotiations
• Team Leadership: Collaboration with key decision makers and stakeholders, this individual will be working closely with both local staff while collaborating with Mexico plant from a support perspective to help bridge the connection between locations.
• Budget Management: forecasting, etc.
• Future Planning, system monitoring and troubleshooting for 150-250 employees.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Strong manufacturing background and experience
• Strong Infrastructure Project Management experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills (fluency in Spanish & English)
• Ability to travel to Mexico (simi-regularly ~25%)
• Strong background and experience with SAP (implementation experience is a major plus)
• Strong background with Microsoft Suite of Products

Contact: kkerr@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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