Associate Plant IT Analyst

If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now!Your OpportunityThe Associate Plant IT Analyst assists in implementing and supporting technology solutions for the company's operations, with a focus on continuous improvement. This role is an advocate of continuous improvement, industry-recognized best practices, and standardization across the organization. You will have an important role in IT delivery and support for our Manufacturing plant operations and Warehousing operations. Your focus is on assisting with efforts to provide and support high-quality technology solutions in support of daily production and continuous improvement initiatives for our plants and warehouses. The Associate IT Plant Analyst works with internal and external partners to translate software requirements into technical specifications and processes.The primary role of the Associate Plant IT Analyst is to assist Plant Systems and IT Delivery management in bridging the gap between business users in our plants and IT technical resources. This role is responsible for understanding business requirements and helping translate requirements into functional specifications, testing, and implementation support. By leveraging cross-functional teams and project management skills, as well as an understanding of cross-functional relationships, the Associate Plant IT Analyst will help deliver process and technology solutions supporting our manufacturing operations and warehouses.ResponsibilitiesServes as a liaison between Manufacturing and ITAssists in translating business needs into IT requirements for Manufacturing and Engineering projects, Plant cost-saving initiatives, onboarding of new acquisitions to Smithfield systems, requests for new technology and network-connected equipment, system enhancements and upgrades.Assists in the design, testing and implementation of changes, enhancements, and upgrades to system(s).Works with Plant Operations to review current business processes to determine where automation/improvements will drive efficiency.Recommends innovative uses of existing software functionality to reduce manual effort and maximize the return on our investment in technology.Assists in the functional configuration, modification, and testing tasks for the designated systems.Assist implementation teams in deploying new systems and operational processes in support of strategic business initiatives.Assist in the development of detailed implementation and contingency plans and provide user and management training before, during, and after system deployments.Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Security teams to prepare site infrastructure as needed to accommodate new equipment, systems, and processes.Travel to implementation sites, when appropriate, to assist in the on-site deployment and training.Assist in prioritization of system issues and troubleshoot systems to propose fixes as appropriate.Maintain and enhance systems as required to support changing business and technical needs.Work with key users to troubleshoot manufacturing applications and interfaces.Participate in support efforts for equipment such as industrial PCs, in-motion scales, RF scanners, load cells and scale heads, barcode printers, wireless access points, equipment cabinets, etc. for assigned plants.Develop and maintain a working knowledge of new technologies, keep accurate inventories of systems and IT equipment, and update our knowledge base of problem resolutions