IT Specialist

About the role:

Wool is the original carbon fibre, and our people are the fibre of WoolWorks!

We are a New Zealand operated National company with a significant presence in the NewZealand Wool Industry. We operate world standard production facilities at Timaru in SouthCanterbury and Napier in Hawkes Bay. These operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and are operational continuously for the full year.

This is a stand-alone role and those that can demonstrate ability to develop, manage networks and troubleshoot IT problems should apply. A focus on IT support is essential, and this role could suit a graduate seeking to build industry experience.

The role is a sole charge position, reporting directly to the Executive Team. Location, Napier, New Zealand. Regular travel to Timaru will also be required.

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Objectives of the role:

• Deep dive into a complete and thorough understanding the current system - expected in the first three months;

• Work closely with the executive team to develop a long-term plan taking into account all the business needs, both future and current;

• Formulate a comprehensive plan of proposed change with milestone goals, timings and associated KPl's;

• Provide key management reporting to ensure target progress, transparency and outcome achievement;

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Key requirements include:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field;

• Knowledge of the software development life-cycle;

• The desire to work in a fast-paced environment;

• Ability to develop unit testing of code components or complete applications;

• Creativity is always a plus;

• Must understand the concepts of software engineering;

• Experience working on a variety of software development projects;

• Deep programming language knowledge;

• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, hardware, and software;

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Your remuneration will be somewhere between $85,000 - 100,000 depending on your qualifications and experience. This will be negotiated individually with the successful candidate and we will indicate this early in our process

If you are hard-working, committed to quality and keen to work within a team of highly motivated passionate people where your abilities will be recognized and contribution rewarded, please apply.