Network Administrator

Network Administrator

Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is “Dairy Done Right.” As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We’re taking a stand for real food, because everyone deserves better.

We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce. At Tillamook, we believe that inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy. In order to achieve our growth ambition and compete and win in the marketplace, we believe we make better decisions and build stronger teams when we invite and rely on diverse perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures into our work and to fuel our innovation and growth. To us this means creating a climate of inclusion where all employees feel valued and a sense of belonging. We believe this will make us a better consumer brand and employer.

About you:

What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite dish a cheesy casserole? Perhaps a decadent and indulgent ice cream? Either way, your identification with food is important to us. People who fit well here at Tillamook have a commitment to quality in everything they do. Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values.

About us:

Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values. We live by these shared values: We are Good Stewards, We believe in Uncompromising Quality, We work as One Team, We Play to Win, and We Genuinely Care for each other.

What you will do:

This role will be responsible for attending and at times lead effective, project team meetings; demonstrating financial responsibility by protecting the employers’ financial interests through diligent scope and asset management and deployment; and serving as role model by demonstrating professionalism, honesty, integrity, ethical behavior and living our company values Position requires the ability to work in an individual and team environment with peers and superiors. Must demonstrate the ability to motivate and promote teamwork. Must be able to handle confidential and sensitive information. General Self-starter with ability to set and manage priorities. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Strong analytical, evaluative and problem-solving abilities. Comfortable with change and working in vague situations. Demonstrate the desire and ability to learn and utilize new technologies. Decisions made may have a significant impact on asset use and operational effectiveness.

Here’s a day in the life:

• Maintain industry best practice network architecture compliant with SQF and/or ISO 9001
• Understanding of PCI compliance requirements
• Exposure to Manufacturing ISA 95 and ISA 99 network requirements
• Excellent Technical understanding of networking technologies, protocols, and hardware.
• Turning business requirements into solutions working within the IT Infrastructure Team
• Multitasking between operational support, proactive monitoring, performance tuning and project work load
• Candidates should be able to work with a remote team and to take constructive feedback and input from team members and other coworkers
• Work conditions include both corporate and industrial settings, candidate must be comfortable in both
• Demonstrate the ability to exercise good judgment, initiative and tact in working with employees, management and business partners
• Work flexible schedules, as required
• Maintain extensive and effective communications with internal and external contacts
• Demonstrate strong PC skills and knowledge of business applications such as: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook, Visio Pro, network diagramming and process flowcharting software
• Stay abreast of technological network solutions and industry. Recommend and refer as appropriate to achieve business goals
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned
• Experienced working in a company with multiple locations
• Demonstrate knowledge of Solarwinds Orion Enterprise Class Network Monitoring or other equivalent solution and SNMP Configuration and use a plus

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Aruba ACSA, Network+, CCNA or other Aruba Associate certification, or equivalent experience required, professional Aruba/HPE/Cisco or other major provider networking certifications with concentrations in routing and switching, wireless networks, security is a plus
• Associates degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in networking; hands-on configuration, implementation and troubleshooting
• Experience supporting the following technologies: Cisco/Aruba switching and routing, SD-WAN technologies, WAN Optimization, Knowledge in networking security as it pertains to SCADA systems and control networks (ISA-95 through ISA-100) a major plus
• Aruba 802.11 Wireless, DNS, DHCP, IPSEC and GRE tunnels, Palo Alto, Cisco, and other Firewall
• Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019 builds, configure and troubleshooting is desired
• Experience with Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Azure IaaS, and/or Azure Networking is a major plus
• Familiar with encryption and password practices and procedure
• 1 year experience in a business environment that is PCI, SOX or GAP compliant

Industry leading benefit and reward programs:

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page: www.tillamook.com/careers.

We are committed to creating a diverse culture and inclusive conditions where all employees are heard, valued and feel a sense of belonging. We rely on different perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures to inform our work, to help us be better as a brand and as an employer and to fuel our success. We are seeking talent from a wide range of diversity, perspectives and backgrounds to join our exceptional organization and help us build our future.

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug-Free Workplace. EEO/AA