Technical Lead

Description

The company offers engineering, supply chain and manufacturing services to large brands, with more than 60 years in business and over 100 sites worldwide.

This technical lead role covers enterprise IT work, from designing and building technology-based applications, products and services to delivering them on schedule and to specification.

You will lead technical efforts, help the team grow its skills, and support management on strategic goals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a team so projects are delivered with quality and on time.
• Set technical standards and guidelines with functional managers, and review new technologies that could help current and future projects.
• Take part in technical design reviews to keep designs high quality.
• Plan and direct the development and support of specific IT areas and systems, and lead the activities for launching new services, products and processes.
• Coordinate technical tasks and workload.
• Handle escalated technical issues and support requests.
• Lead technical teams and mentor them on process and technique.
• Flag risks to the business and help define new business requirements.
• Research new technologies and business practices with the team.
• Make sure solutions fit the overall IT strategy, and that best practices are set and followed.
• Promote consistency across applications and projects where possible.
• Apply project management methods and prepare project plans for major IT development, enhancement and maintenance work.
• Plan and lead efforts to raise system and application uptime.
• Liaise between the technical team, the project management team and IT management.
• Keep regular contact with internal and external customers.
• Follow all company security policy procedures.
• Take on other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Show proven skill across several disciplines or technologies.
• Know business processes and best practices well.
• Use advanced PC skills, including the company's software packages.
• Present information clearly to customers, clients and colleagues, one-on-one or in small groups.
• Have demonstrated experience leading technical work.
• Have project management training.
• Communicate well in writing and speaking, work with customers, management and technical teams, and work independently as a self-starter.
• Pay close attention to detail.

Conditions

Equal opportunity and accommodation information is available on request.