IT Manager
Description:
About MEI
MEI, a Minnesota based commercial elevator manufacturing and Service Company is looking for an IT Manager to join our team. MEI is a thriving company with a fun team-oriented atmosphere. MEI cares deeply about their employees, fosters a great work environment, and provides opportunities to give back to the community.
This position offers competitive compensation and benefit package. Are you passionate about making a change? Do you enjoy bringing new ideas to the table? If this sounds like you, apply at MEI today.
Location: Mankato, MN
Job Type: Full-Time
Schedule: M-F
Salary: $85,000 - $135,000/year
Benefits
Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
401(k) & matching up to 3%
ESOP with company discretionary contributions
Health Savings Account/ Flexible Spending Account
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Employer Paid Life Insurance
3 Weeks Paid Time Off and 9 Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Earn 8 hours PTO for 8 hours of volunteering
About the Role
This individual will work with various departments and vendors to coordinate the work of other IT professionals. They will document instructions for end-users and communicate with stakeholders during all phases of the project to execute and close efficiently. To be successful in this role, the IT Manager should deliver an extensively recorded, tested, and operative product within expected delivery time frames and budget. They will work with internal customers to develop new or custom features for software products and services.
Responsibilities
Manage the IT software project list and schedule by working with management and developers to assure focus and completion of projects.
Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards, and assessing risks.
Direct and mentor the Software Development team
Partner with the ERP Software Manager to align decisions and course of action to ensure the programs run efficiently and users have the information they need.
Develop and maintain partnerships with various departments and third-party resources.
Serve as a point of contact across teams to ensure they are working effectively together as well as identify resource contention.
Provide sound technological recommendations that meet successful business criteria in terms of customer satisfaction, technical risk, and cost.
Assess the organizations tools and systems to identify opportunities for enhancement and improvement
Perform business analysis. Ability to discern and articulate root needs and solutions.
Interact with business decision makers.
Fix, improve and extend existing code bases.
Stay current and anticipate future technological trends and expectations
Execute additional tasks as needed
Experience
Requires BS degree or equivalent experience.
General understanding of programming languages such as .net, .netcore, C#, html, CSS, Cold Fusion, Java Script
5 or more years’ experience in IT Management with at least 3 years managing IT projects.
Abundant knowledge of modern software architecture and the software development life cycle.
Strong technology expertise/mastery in multiple diverse areas: Microsoft Office Products (Project, Excel, Access, SharePoint, Word, Outlook), development environments such as Visual Studio, database technologies MS SQL Server, operating systems (Windows Server 11, Windows 10)
Skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.
Resourceful, problem-solver, able to prioritize and multitask, and a desire to learn new technologies rapidly.
Detail oriented and organized
Able to communicate effectively with great people skills & a sense of humor
Strong written and verbal interpersonal skills.
Team player with a positive attitude
Self-motivated and work independently with minimum supervision
Unshakeable integrity
MEI’s 50+ years in the elevator industry gives us an unparalleled ability to handle both custom and standard elevator projects with ease.
EOE/AA