1. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a company that has a long history and an exciting future? A place where you can grow within an international organization? A role where you will contribute to increasing the innovation, safety and sustainability of the tires that drivers across EMEA rely on every day? The opportunity The IT manager will direct, manage, supervise and coordinate the activities and operations of the ‘Production Information Systems’ Department including hardware, software, network, telephone, and computer systems administration; identifies, recommends, develops, implements, and supports cost-effective technology solutions He/She will communicate with the Plant Leadership Team, with the regional and corporate IT. Among other responsibilities, you will have to: Make technology and systems available around the clock; providing fast recovery when downtime is inevitable Managing the ’Production Operations Support’ team on shift duty 24X7 Manage the team - responsible for the implementation of technology within the organization and direct the work of systems and business analysts, developers, support specialists and other computer-related workers Evaluate user needs and system functionality and ensuring that IT facilities meet these needs; Manage great variety of hardware, including equipment like Wifi, scanners, mobile devices, access control, camera supervision Manage all domains - shop floor, Scada, real-time data acquisition, process control, execution systems, DBs, time series archiving, traceability, …. Plan, develop and implement the IT budget and ensure cost effectiveness; Schedule upgrades and security backups of hardware and software systems; Research and install new systems; Establish disaster recovery or contingency plans to ensure business continuity Maintain audit compliancy and ensure that software licensing laws are adhered to; Manage crisis situations, which may involve complex technical hardware or software problems; Mentor and train new IT support staff; Be responsible for the application development. Act in alignment with customer needs. Coordinate outside resources. Hire contractors and outsource functions when necessary to ensure the company's technology needs are met efficiently and effectively Maintains working relationships with vendors and third party providers, ensuring contracts are kept up to date and cost maintenance strategies are assessed and analyzed on a periodic basis To join our team you will need: Languages: English is a must. French and/or German is an asset. Experience: Experience in Information Technology, Project management, software development environment and use of current technologies Experience in the domain of real time systems and data acquisition Experience in the field of Information Technology and Project management, however experience in software development environment and use of current technologies, such as Business experience is a prerequisite Skills & Qualifications: Technical expertise coupled with an understanding of business and management principles. Strong business knowledge, production aware, flow, Kanban, Specifications, processes….. Technical Management, Analyzing Information, Staffing, Problem Solving, Data Center Management, Developing Budgets, Strategic Planning, Quality Management Available, called out at any time, extra hours required to meet deadlines and regular unsocial working hours to undertake planned maintenance and upgrade work Capable to adapt, capable to think modular Excellent organizational skills Strong leadership and decision making skills, excellent analytical and problem solving skills Good prioritization skills and be flexible enough to adapt plans Ability to work to tight deadlines and within constraints Encourages innovation, solves problems creatively Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 66,000 people and manufactures its products in 49 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.www.goodyear.com/corporate Do you want to be a part of a team based in Colmar-Berg working in a fast paced, world class organization, driven by leading edge technology? … if the answer is yes, then we have just the job for you… Manager Production Information Systems (m/f) To find out more and to apply, visit our career portal and post your CV! http://www.goodyear.eu/corporate_emea/c areer/