The Systems team plays a pivotal role in the operation and success of our business units. And through mutually beneficial partnerships with IT and the BUs, the Systems team addresses a wide range of challenges.
Systems team members have a diverse backgrounds and skillsets, including IT, engineering, manufacturing, and programming. The team’s goals align closely with the BUs in hopes to achieve their critical initiatives as well as assist in their strategic planning. In addition, because each Systems team member supports different BUs, the team is able to provide a large amount of daily production support such as when issues arise during order-processing.
There can be any number of complications the System team needs to be aware of and ready to assist with at a moment’s notice.
“You get to learn a little bit about everything,” said Melissa Zabrowski, systems manager working in conjunction with PRV, Axial, Inline & HVLS, Ceiling, and India operations. “From the order all the way to cash flow, it’s a very active role.”
An example of a common collaboration is when a BU introduces a new product. Systems team members collaborate with the BU, IT, and internally with each other to determine how to present the product in CAPS and how to integrate into SAP for sales orders. While the product is being developed, engineered, and created, the Systems team works in conjunction with the BU systems including operator guidance, label/report printing, machine automation, and more. This teamwork is all to ensure the product flows through the manufacturing and sales process without error.
“We are able to support the business unit on many things,” said Melissa. “Activities including incident troubleshooting, daily production plan support, small systems tweaks, andlarge strategic projects.”
Whether it’s quick fixes or continuous improvement, the Systems team is all about keeping things moving forward. Most recently, the team has been diving into some exciting projects like machine automation in PRV and new product developments. The Systems team exists to make sure our customers and BUs succeed.
