Plant IT Engineer

Company Description

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company that designs, manufactures, markets, and services a range of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles, and luxury vehicles. The company is committed to making the world a better place through innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility. With 186,000 employees worldwide, Ford is focused on creating groundbreaking connected and electric vehicles for the next century.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role as a Plant IT Engineer located in Wayne, MI. The Plant IT Engineer will be responsible for troubleshooting information technology issues, providing technical support, ensuring network security, and managing networking systems at the plant. This role will require a high level of communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong technical troubleshooting skills
• Experience in information technology and technical support
• Understanding of network security practices
• Knowledge of networking principles and protocols
• Experience with server and database management systems
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Experience in the automotive industry is a plus

Responsibilities:

Support a multi-shift operation in a manufacturing plant.

• Must be able to work flexible hours in support a multi-shift operation. Requires rotating schedule to support business processes. (Days, nights and or weekends).
• Provide technical support (I.T. Applications, Infrastructure, operating systems, end-user-productivity tools) to plant business customers throughout the manufacturing plant.
• Interface with Business IT and business owners to prioritize improvement efforts.
• Support Plant Floor Systems / PDO teams in resolving incidents; Support escalations, provide hands and feet to support teams and other global teams (e. g. DBA, Server Operations, Ops Control, Network Operations) if necessary
• Focus on the integration / long term maintenance of applications.
• Assist team lead with managing assignments and workload.
• Develop, maintain, and share, accurate support documentation

QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with Office automation, Windows, PC's and/or Printers
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task; managing multiple tasks

Our preferred requirements:

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of Windows server and Windows Active Directory
• Experience with Server administration; Windows or Linux
• Familiar with Cisco routers and switches to include basic troubleshooting and cable installation
• Experience with VM servers
• Experience identifying, investigating & solving problems without supervision
• Any plant floor automation experience is highly desired (Control systems, PLC's, etc.)
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users and IT professionals including globally distributed teams.
• The ability to adjust communications appropriately for the audience, work with all levels of management and diverse work groups
• Motivated and self-starter
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users and IT professionals including globally distributed teams; the ability to adjust communications appropriately for the audience; work with all levels of management and diverse work groups

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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