PLM/ PTS Global Application Development Analyst

at  Gates Corporation

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
Let’s simplify it… think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyers, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. And our products are backed by digital tools and solutions to deliver a complete solution. Because why not do it all?

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in an information systems or IT role
• Through understanding of SQLServer, architectures/frameworks, SQL Scripting, SQL stored procedures, SSIS, C#, VB, Telerik reporting.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in requirements gathering and business process mapping preferably in PLM/Engineering function of a discrete or process manufacturing industry
• Demonstrate excellent customer service, communication, facilitation, problem-solving and consensus-building skills
• Extremely self-motivated and has experience in working with manufacturing and engineering groups and related processes with the ability to lead analysis and remediation of technical problems of medium complexity.
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast paced, energetic environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills and ability to communicate in both technical and non-technical language with all levels of staff and management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Successful completion of .Net certification would be a plus
• Prior knowledge of and experience in other programing knowledge like Java or related certification.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams of developers, architects, and other support resources.
• Engineering and Manufacturing experience is desired
• Experience with PLM applications like SAP/PLM, Teamcenter, Windchill etc, while not essential, will be a plus.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with vendors/consultants and ensure continuous availability of PTS and other legacy applications, troubleshoot application related issues and provide Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on high severity failure
• Develop customizations and enhancements to PTS and other related applications and support industrial strength technical solutions (i.e., reports, workflow, interfaces, program logic) using .Net. VB6 and SQL.
• Conduct and leads unit testing of the solutions
• Drive performance related improvements within the application, database, and O/S layers
• Assist Business Analysts with integration, regression, and acceptance testing
• Document application architecture components and enhancements
• Work with vendors/consultants to establish, create and execute deliverables
• Project Manage system enhancements and small projects
• Help business users with application training
• Assist users with data issues and matching business processes with application processes
• Work with other team members in learning other applications that the team supports, to effectively help where needed
• Define DevOps and execute DevOps strategy and implement best practices within the group.
• Other task, duties or special projects as directed by the IT Manager or IT Director of IT Operations

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Functions as an individual contributor with no supervisory responsibilities