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• Develop and design new products with careful consideration of both performance requirements, design specifications and design for manufacture.
• Analyze existing products for opportunities to improve performance, facilitate manufacturing and/or assembly, or part standardization across products, other product improvements.
• Collaborate closely with other engineering team members to coordinate electrical, controls, and project layout requirements.
• Identify vendors and communicate design requirements to establish the supply chain for new product components.
• Develop and maintain product related documentation including the Bill of Materials, Assembly Drawings, and Operator Manuals.
• Prepare and maintain the product Bill of Materials and associated costs as required to establish new product costs and complete make/buy analysis.
• Assist with new product assembly, testing, and validation. 
• Develop and maintain a formal Product Roadmap to define the long-term strategy for assigned products.
• Communicate the Product Roadmap with Production, Sales, Marketing, and Project Management groups to ensure clear understanding of relevant timelines, product capabilities and limitations, and performance requirements.
• Maintain product roadmap and associated priorities based on input/feedback from Sales, Marketing, Production, and Field Support teams as well as customer feedback and other market indicators.
• Communicate with Production Managers, Project Managers, and other engineers to establish timeline for new product fabrication, assembly, and testing.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in mechanical product design, development, and prototyping.
• Professional experience using 3D modeling tools to design new parts and assemblies as well as associated documentation, including fabrication and assembly drawings. Experience in Inventor preferred.
• Working knowledge of common material properties and fabrication processes and associated capabilities and limitations for the fabrication of weldments, sheet metal, and machined parts.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience with packaging line equipment automation in the food and beverage industry preferred.

All duties to be performed according to the established standard and in compliance with all company  policies and procedures while maintaining regular, prompt attendance and availability for overtime as  needed:  

ODOO Administration

• Act as primary liaison and resident expert on Odoo related matters such as design, architecture,  configuration, functionality, maintenance, troubleshooting, controls and performance of the  applications and technology. 
• Focus on developing and launching the MRP and related modules. 
• Drive Odoo adoption efforts through improvements to user-interface, user training and sharing best  practices to enhance overall user experience. 
• Plan for key integration among critical systems including the Odoo Advanced Manufacturing module, Finance, Sales, CRM, PLM. Helpdesk, TimeSheets, and others as we integrate from MRP to ERP. • Keep up to date on Odoo native functionality and changes to Odoo modules as well as third party  applications through the Odoo partner ecosystem. 
• Provide regular updates on Odoo releases and communicate with users about plans, usage and  support of system. 
• Lead testing for all changes and implementations including software validation plans and reports. • Partner with user departments and IT during all phases of projects to accurately document, test and  implement required system features. 
• Assist with the development of policies and procedures related to Odoo systems controls and  operations, data security and compliance, electronic storage and organization strategy and  maintenance. 
• Create training documentation and process diagrams for existing and new business processes. • Collaborate with stakeholders to develop product and platform roadmaps, ensuring strategic  alignment of systems in-place and future systems. 
• Participating in conferences/seminars and keeping up to date with the Odoo roadmap.  Enhancement Management
• Manage the Odoo enhancement management process and provide leadership to the enhancement  management team. 
• Design, develop and test enhancements consistent with internal business process requirements.
  
• Collaborate with leadership to translate business requirements into technical specifications  consistent with enterprise architecture and best practices. 

Periodically review and optimize Odoo modules and processes to improve efficiency and  effectiveness.  

Application Support 

• Provide enterprise wide support for Odoo. 
• Assist as needed in the administration and/or troubleshooting of existing software systems, both off the-shelf and in-house developed software. 
• Manage our 3rd party desktop support service, ImageNet, and provide auxiliary support as needed  (ImageNet manages our network and end-user machines). Act as a liaison between Ska Fabricating  and Imagenet 
• Manage and Lead data migration and integration activities from legacy systems as appropriate  (including CAD/CAM, legacy ZoHo system, and legacy Word/Excel/Access Database). 
• Manage G-Suite, DropBox, Office 365 
• Manage our domain via GoDaddy 
• Purchase and assign software licenses as needed, e.g., AutoDesk and Adobe products Other Duties
• Purchase new hardware and onboard new employees as needed. 
• Perform other duties within the Information Technology department or other areas as assigned. • Maintain a clean and organized work environment. 
• Observe all company policies, rules, and safety practices.

Strengths needed for this role: Desired Characteristics: 

• Ability to live Ska Fabricating Core Values. 
• Ability to lead by example in skill and character. 
• Ability to communicate openly and professionally within your team and department as well as with  other departments as needed. 
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality and trust. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects. 
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. 
• Ability to identify and implement process improvement. 
• Ability to meet deadlines. 
• Ability to drive and accept change. 
• Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently. 
• Ability to meet and maintain health and safety guidelines. 
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, tasks and shift efforts and labor based on the needs of the  department and/or company. 

Qualifications & Education 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the  essential functions. 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Business. 
• 5+ years of total experience including a minimum of 3 years’ experience working with a major ERP  System. 
• Experience in Odoo and ZoHo is preferred. 
• Demonstrated skills with business requirements, functional design and technical design. • Knowledge of relational database concepts and basic SQL skills.