Position Description
Position Title: Network Administrator
Department: IT
Reports To: Director of Information Technology
Position Summary:
Direct and coordinate local area network activities, provide technical leadership for user support and assist in planning/implementing corporate technology direction.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain network users, user environment, directories and security
- Monitor and administer the network by performing, as required, updates to the operating system, loading and updating software applications, managing memory usage and maintaining a backup of all files, security, and rights
- Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan layout for purchase/installation or modification of computers, peripheral equipment and major business software applications
- Respond to the needs and questions of network users concerning their access to resources on the network and operation of various software programs
- Remain abreast of changes in user and system software and hardware requirements
- Facilitate or conduct formal/informal training sessions
- Special projects as assigned
- Ability to provide a high level of customer service, while maintaining good organizational and communications skills
- Incorporates business rules into system functionality
- Maintains and increases professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops and seminars
Hiring Qualifications:
- A.A. degree or equivalent demonstrated technical competence and experience required
- Bachelors degree in MIS with MCSE certification preferred
- Five years related experience in network administration
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Must posses the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
Physical Demands:
- Lifting up to 40 pounds
- Regularly sitting and viewing a computer screen
- Occasional periods of lifting, standing, bending, crouching, overhead reaching and stooping
All Preco, Inc. – Somerset employees are empowered to stop production and notify their supervisor/manager if an unsafe act or product quality concern is occurring. Also, each member of the Preco – Somerset team is responsible for identifying continuous improvement opportunities and participating in problem solving teams as necessary.