YOUR OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting IT Infrastructure Manager opportunity in our Merriam, KS office. The IT Infrastructure Manager a multifaceted role overseeing internal and vendor-managed IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, cloud platforms, and services. They manage operating systems, servers, hypervisors, storage, backup/recovery, and DBA services while maintaining contractual and operational vendor relationships for critical enterprise services like AS400, Active Directory, SQL Server, and M365. This role collaborates with IT leadership to ensure secure and highly available enterprise services are delivered that align with IT standards. The role works collaboratively with all areas of IT to strategically support the IT operating plan. The IT Infrastructure Manager must prioritize cost-effective disaster recovery and business continuity solutions within set budgets, including procurement and budget maintenance. The role and responsibilities of the role will adjust over time with strategic transformation of IT organizational function, size, geographic reach, or structure.

ABOUT US

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home. We are a Fortune 500 employer, recently nominated by the Business Journal as one of the "Best Places to Work", representing our dynamic culture, where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Arrange/direct departmental activities/schedules and provide technical expertise throughout the project methodology and problem resolution.
• Provide stable server, storage, hypervisor, backup, and cloud platform environments throughout the organization and provide metrics to measure performance/capacity/availability and drive improvements.
• Maintain a stable Microsoft tenant organization wide supporting multiple divisions for services that include but are not limited to Active Directory, M365, and other unified communication and collaboration solutions.
• Manage Database Administration services and the accompanying support services.
• Proactively identify, evaluate, recommend, implement, and manage solutions to improve service and/or reduce cost of IT and/or business operations.
• Selects and manages staff and contractors to execute the operational plan.
• Supports all Cybersecurity directives to ensure the environment is hardened and protected from attacks.
• Drive a focused culture through performance targets, one-on-ones, a clear engagement strategy, and regular performance review, ensuring optimal individual for each role, based on their skills and competencies. Encourage team interaction, boost employee motivation, and appreciate team contribution.
• Stay abreast of industry trends in infrastructure technology for long term strategic solutions and inspire the team to achieve goals through innovation, quality, and excellence.
• Establish internal/external policies, standards, processes, and templates for working with internal IT teams and vendors, and create vendor contracts, performance, relationship, and risk management procedures.
• Ensure there are clear metrics across all key performance indicators to ensure strong performance management and provide oversight to vendor audits when required.
• Manage issues, risks and client expectations and escalate as needed.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• High School diploma or GED
• 10+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience.
• Ability to understand and prioritize tasks and assign accordingly.
• Strong experience with infrastructure technologies including networking, storage, and backups along with vendors in the space.
• Basic understanding of Database Administration and ability to lead and focus a DBA team and services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Leadership and management skills to guide a team.
• Ability to resolve conflict and negotiate compromise solutions.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Programming preferred.
• Working knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements (CIS, NIS, PCI, etc) and IT management frameworks (ITIL, etc)
• Working knowledge of a Information Security practices, standards, and systems (DLP, GRC, IAM, SIEM, VPN, etc)
• Experience with launching and managing contractors, short term and long term services to provide support or project based work.
• Experience in many of the following business processes required: process manufacturing, sales and marketing, supply chain planning, inventory management, logistics optimization and distribution, procurement and plant maintenance, food safety and quality assurance, breeding and animal welfare, environmental resource management, finance, etc.
• Experience in one or more of the following industries preferred: Food and Beverage, Livestock, Energy, etc.

SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM, Schedule can change based off business needs

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Primarily an office environment with some need to work in the field.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

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Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.