Business Process Consultant / It Analyst (Contract Assignment)

US CITIZENSHIP OR US GREEN CARD REQUIRED
100% ON SITE - NOT INTERESTED IN REMOTE WORKERS
Ability to lift 50 lbs is required.
Business Process / IT Consultant
Hours: Monday-Thursday 5am-3:30pm CST
Role Overview:

• Recommending and enabling implementation of new business and system processes that are sustainable according to operational and technological best practices.
• A strong experience in effectively supporting systems and processes in a fast-paced, demanding manufacturing environment is needed for success in this role.
• Using solid, evidence-based recommendations, you will work directly with the Senior IT Manager and IT Applications Management in support of this automotive manufacturing plant.

Primary Accountabilities:

• Work closely with manufacturing and IT partners to learn, understand, analyze, and document the existing business and system processes
• Processing of data analytics necessary to ensure 1) proper integrations are in place in support of the production line and 2) the decision support systems (reporting) are in place
• Represent IT in new Plant Project Initiatives in order to ensure we have the necessary infrastructure required to achieve our goals

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Continuous improvement and project management
• Accountable for managing and monitoring project performance of multiple projects
• Manages issues, risk, dependencies and change requests following the established guidelines
• Authoring accurate and comprehensive Statements of Work / proposals
• Trains user personnel in the conversion and implementation of solutions, technologies, standards, and tools

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree ideal (flexible on this for excellent experience).
• 2 to 5 years of related work experience in business operations or process improvement.
• At least 5 years of experience analyzing, designing, evaluating, modifying, testing, and implementing enterprise-wide systems and / OR business experience in manufacturing is strongly preferred.

General Skills and Technologies:

• Efficient and effective execution of Industry 4.0 best practices
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suites (Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Aptitude to learn different tools, technologies, standards, and programming languages
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of process mapping tools
• Serves as a customer technical analyst with responsibility for resolving complex customer problems, assists in the problem management process to identify root cause analysis and resolution, and coordinates the deployment of resolutions to all affected systems

Power Skills:

• Collaborates well and adapts to a rapidly changing environment
• Technical aptitude to quickly solve issues while recommending process improvements
• Business process mapping and Business Process improvement minded

Functional Overview:

• While helping to grow end user understanding and use of technology, your Industry 4.0 recommendations will foster a trusted and collaborative environment for delivering solutions that meet the business need and align with IT strategy.
• You have a strong aptitude for working with people, computers, servers, applications, databases, and interfaces to Shopfloor equipment in support of delivering the right operational and technological solution.

Functional Responsibilities:

• Performs IT functions such as design, analysis, evaluation, testing, debugging, installation, maintenance, and implementation of applications, packaged programs, and hardware components supporting company Business Processes and operations
• Evaluates, analyzes, installs, acquires, modifies, designs, tests, and supports operating systems, database, utilities software, packaged software, infrastructure hardware products, IoT devices, and integrations with enterprise-wide systems
• Plans, conducts, and directs the analysis of business problems to be solved with customer software, packaged software, and hardware products
• Plans and directs studies of potential electronic data processing applications and prepares design proposals to reflect cost, time and alternative actions to satisfy existing and future needs of the corporation
• Develops test plans and protocols for evaluation of system performance
• Conducts analysis of systems specifications and uses the latest analysis/diagramming tools to represent business/technical processes
• Develops conversion and system implementation plans and coordinates system upgrade activity
• Follows pre-defined procedures and proactively develops new procedures to foster efficiency