IT Director (HYBRID)
- $175,000 - $200,000
- Ontario, CA
A bit about us:
We are a family-owned organization dedicated to supporting manufacturing and logistics operations through integrated IT, HR, and accounting services. Our team operates in a collaborative, hands-on environment where leaders are empowered to make decisions, drive improvements, and directly influence business outcomes.
Why join us?
You will have the opportunity to shape strategy, streamline operations, and build scalable systems in a company that values agility over bureaucracy. We offer a setting where your impact is visible, your ideas are heard, and your leadership helps guide long-term growth—making it an ideal place for those seeking both responsibility and meaningful influence in a stable, essential-services business.
Job Details
We are looking for a strategic, hands-on Group IT Director to oversee and elevate the technology landscape across our network of manufacturing companies. This high-impact role requires a leader who can drive long-term digital transformation while maintaining strong operational discipline in a multi-site industrial setting.
The ideal candidate will act as a change agent—bringing together fragmented systems into a unified, secure, and scalable environment—while guiding a mix of internal teams and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Standardization
Centralization: Define and implement a cohesive IT strategy that aligns with the needs of multiple manufacturing locations.
Policy Development: Establish and enforce standardized procedures and corporate IT policies to ensure consistency and efficiency.
Business Transformation: Drive process improvements by leveraging technology to enhance operational performance and data visibility.
2. Infrastructure & Data Security
Governance: Implement strong controls to maintain data integrity and ensure regulatory compliance across all entities.
Cybersecurity: Lead cybersecurity initiatives, including firewalls, endpoint protection, and disaster recovery strategies tailored to industrial control systems.
Infrastructure Management: Oversee both cloud and on-premise environments, including hardware, networking, and telecom systems, to support continuous production uptime.
3. Team & Vendor Management
Leadership: Lead, develop, and mentor internal IT teams, promoting accountability and technical excellence.
Vendor Oversight: Manage relationships with external vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure adherence to service level agreements.
ERP Ecosystem: Partner with ERP consultants and developers to enhance and tailor systems to manufacturing operations.
Candidate Profile
Experience: 10+ years of IT leadership experience, ideally within manufacturing or industrial environments.
Technical Expertise: Strong background in ERP systems, multi-site infrastructure, and cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST or ISO 27001.
Project Management: Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
Communication: Skilled at translating technical concepts into clear business value for executive audiences.
Leadership: Experience managing distributed or remote teams across multiple locations.
The ideal candidate will act as a change agent—bringing together fragmented systems into a unified, secure, and scalable environment—while guiding a mix of internal teams and external partners.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Standardization
Centralization: Define and implement a cohesive IT strategy that aligns with the needs of multiple manufacturing locations.
Policy Development: Establish and enforce standardized procedures and corporate IT policies to ensure consistency and efficiency.
Business Transformation: Drive process improvements by leveraging technology to enhance operational performance and data visibility.
2. Infrastructure & Data Security
Governance: Implement strong controls to maintain data integrity and ensure regulatory compliance across all entities.
Cybersecurity: Lead cybersecurity initiatives, including firewalls, endpoint protection, and disaster recovery strategies tailored to industrial control systems.
Infrastructure Management: Oversee both cloud and on-premise environments, including hardware, networking, and telecom systems, to support continuous production uptime.
3. Team & Vendor Management
Leadership: Lead, develop, and mentor internal IT teams, promoting accountability and technical excellence.
Vendor Oversight: Manage relationships with external vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure adherence to service level agreements.
ERP Ecosystem: Partner with ERP consultants and developers to enhance and tailor systems to manufacturing operations.
Candidate Profile
Experience: 10+ years of IT leadership experience, ideally within manufacturing or industrial environments.
Technical Expertise: Strong background in ERP systems, multi-site infrastructure, and cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST or ISO 27001.
Project Management: Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
Communication: Skilled at translating technical concepts into clear business value for executive audiences.
Leadership: Experience managing distributed or remote teams across multiple locations.
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