IT Network Engineer II

Maximize your potential, own your impact. We are Charter Next Generation (CNG). We are curious. We are courageous. We are competitive. We are North America's leading independent producer of high-performance, specialty film, and flexible packaging solutions for a greener tomorrow. Join us and our 2,000+ employee-owners now as we passionately pursue sustainable solutions to create a better world.
 

This career opportunity is located at our CNG facility in Lexington, OH.

What we offer - Our hardworking team deserves benefits that work for them:

Total Rewards:

• Significant earning potential in year 1
• Progressive pay with skills development
• Additional earnings through employee ownership program
• Benefits day 1
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement 
• 401k with 5% company match at 90 days of employment
• Vacation upon day of hire

People & Culture:

• Sustainability leader
• Innovative & dynamic environment
• Safety & quality driven
• Purpose-driven & Values-based
• Community partners
• Earth stewardship

As a IT Network Engineer II your responsibilities will be:

• Manage existing infrastructure environment to provide 24/7 operating capability.
• Assist team members on various IT-related projects or day-to-day tasks.
• Designs and implements network solutions for specific projects or areas. Researches and evaluates new networking technologies for specific project needs.
• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot various infrastructure components such as LANs, WANs, VPNs, Wi-Fi networks, servers, routers/firewalls, switches, and battery backups. 
• Diagnose complex network problems and implement corrective solutions
• Manages work through vendors and other third parties. Supports budget planning and management.
• Work with infrastructure/security teams to track vulnerabilities, apply remediations and patches to network and server assets.
• Contribute to IT knowledgebase with detailed documentation of design and configuration information. 
• Maintain network diagrams.
• Assist in annual disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Provide proactive network/server monitoring to ensure optimum performance and acting on real-time alerting of critical issues.
• Prompt response to system outages or service problems. May require off-hours work.

A strong IT Network Engineer II will possess:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of Network/Systems Engineering experience.
• Expertise in TCP/IP, VLANs, Ethernet, switching, routing, and routing protocols, DNS, in Cisco and Meraki systems.
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and apply them as required.
• Ability to succeed in both team and independent work environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft server operating systems, Active Directory & Domain architecture.
• Experience with manufacturing processes and environments preferred.
• Experience with industry standard infrastructure components such as HPE/Dell/Cisco UCS servers, Fortinet firewalls, Cisco Catalyst switches, Meraki/Ruckus Wireless Access Points, Dell/EMC SANs, Cisco/Avaya phone systems, and Veeam backup.

Safety at CNG: 

• Ensure that safety and health concerns are given primary consideration in all activities
• Follows company guidelines and actively participates in all safety processes
• Carry out job/area specific housekeeping duties and maintain a high standard of professionalism
• Look for, report, and correct any near misses/unsafe conditions or behaviors as soon as possible
• Identify needed changes and make recommendations - find a better way

Physical Work and Work Environment:

 Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Team members are also required to frequently talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

Are our values a match for you?

• Committed – We act with integrity and respect for one another.
• Collaborative – We are better when we work together.
• Caring – We strive to be socially conscious in all we do.
• Courageous – We take risks to achieve better outcomes.
• Curious – We encourage new thinking to reimagine what's possible.
• Competitive – We play to win.

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If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our CNG team today

Equal Employment Opportunity: Hiring and advancement are based on job-related requirements and on an individual's qualifications to perform a job. All aspects of employment are carried out free of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disabilities, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression or any unlawful criterion, existing under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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