Senior Manufacturing IT Applications Lead

Job Title: Senior Manufacturing IT Applications Lead

Location: Troy MI (Onsite)

Pay Range: 60 W2

What's the Job?

Key Responsibilities:
• Manufacturing & Enterprise Applications
• Own delivery and support of Manufacturing and Enterprise Applications.
• Ensure availability, performance, reliability, and SLA compliance.
• Technical Operations & Service Management
• Lead Incident, Problem, Change, Release, and Service Management.
• Manage global L1/L2/L3 support and cross-functional technical teams.

• Platform Integration & Transformation
• Collaborate across Cloud, Infrastructure, Security, Network, ERP/SAP, and vendors.
• Drive automation, AI/GenAI, observability, and modernization initiatives.
• Transition, Business & Client Leadership
• Lead application transitions, operational readiness, and hypercare.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and IT stakeholders to drive business outcomes..

Mandatory Skills:
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or a related discipline is required.
• 15 or more years of progressive experience in application engineering, application services, managed services, IT delivery, or related enterprise technology roles.
• Extensive experience supporting manufacturing and enterprise applications in complex, multi-site environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead global technical support, service improvement, transition, and transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of IT service management practices, including incident, problem, change, release, configuration, knowledge, and service-level management.
• Proven expertise in application architecture, integration patterns, interfaces, databases, middleware, APIs, infrastructure dependencies, cloud services, and production support.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, automation, performance engineering, high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and security controls.
• Ability to analyze complex technical and operational problems, establish root cause, evaluate options, and drive durable solutions.

Other Skills:
• Experience in automotive or other discrete manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of MES/MOM, plant-floor systems, industrial data platforms, quality, maintenance, warehouse, supply chain, and engineering applications.
• Experience with SAP or comparable ERP ecosystems and their integration with manufacturing operations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, DevSecOps, SRE practices, AIOps, AI/GenAI use cases, and enterprise observability solutions.
• Experience in supplier governance, commercial delivery, service transition, and multi-tower managed services.
• Relevant certifications such as ITIL, cloud, architecture, security, project management, or platform-specific credentials

Benefits
Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
Dental Plan
Vision Plan
Health Savings Account
Health Flexible Spending Account
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Supplemental Life Insurance
Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
Business Travel Insurance
401(k), Plus Match
Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:  Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions

Experis® is a global leader in technology services and part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands. We connect skilled technology professionals with meaningful opportunities where they can grow their careers, expand their expertise and make a real impact. Guided by the belief that it takes Human Ingenuity to unlock the true potential of technology, Experis helps people gain experience with leading organizations, build sought-after skills and take the next step toward a brighter future. Backed by ManpowerGroup's 75+ years of workforce expertise and global reach across more than 70 countries and territories, Experis brings the scale, insight and opportunity to help people and businesses thrive. ManpowerGroup is consistently recognized for its commitment to inclusion, ethics and responsible business, including being named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. Learn more at Experis.com.