Applications Engineer Jobs in Racine, WI (NOW HIRING)

Overview
ENERPAC - Who we are?
Enerpac Tool Group Corp. is a premier industrial tools, services, technology and solutions provider serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 100 countries. The Company makes complex, often hazardous jobs possible safely and efficiently. Enerpac Tool Group's businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products, and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol EPAC.
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Summary - basic function of the role
A Senior Oracle Applications Developer Lead is responsible for supporting and the development of one or more business application systems. This includes working with system users/business analysts/programmer analysts to translate business requirements into development specifications; creating required documentation, conducting required technical configuration, application modification and software development; and maintenance of interfaces and other related software artifacts. The Senior Oracle Developer has extensive experience and will also assist in some aspects of planning and management of the IT organization. This is a techno-functional role.
Location: Milwaukee, WI - Headquarters
Shift: Onsite Monday - Thursday, with virtual Fridays. Evenings and weekends may be required
Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Able to effectively work on project teams by identifying issues, requirements, project milestones, phases, and elements, participating in project team and assisting in all aspects of Oracle application development.
• Meet with key users from projects as well as businesses on a weekly basis to discuss activities and priorities.
• Meet with established business owners at a minimum once a month and alert business and IT management of any critical issues.
• Maintain SOX and legal regulations when supporting and implementing systems.

Implementation, Support & Development:

• Meet with decisions makers, system owners and end users to define business, requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve system issues.
• Work with Oracle and Oracle based business applications, local and remote development team members, and end-users to identify development requirements and execute approved development.
• Oracle Financials, Manufacturing, Order Management, Inventory, Shipping, Advanced Pricing and Receivables.
• Interfaces between Oracle Applications and other systems.
• Web front-end and integration with other business applications.
• Create system models, specifications, diagrams, charts and technical documentation as required.
• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end user reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementations support.
• Provide orientation and training to end users when required.
• Maintains system documentation by writing and updating procedures.
• Troubleshooting application related technical issues and errors.
• Work directly and actively with software vendors and support groups to debug and resolve issues.
• Involvement in the software user community to take advantage of knowledge base, software direction and trends

User requirements and technical documentation skills:

• Ability to provide suggested business process changes which might be instituted in addition to or instead of the proposed user requirement.
• Ability to research and analyze multiple available commercial software solutions as responses to the business requirement and present those alternatives with criteria for decision.
• Ability to analyze long term technical and business impact of proposed changes on supported applications.
• Must maintain documentation related to the work management and user prioritization for supported applications utilizing the methodology and procedures prescribed for use by Enerpac IT.

Technical development responsibilities:

• Ability to conceptualize and create required source code control infrastructure to support an application or development project.
• Ability to research and analyze multiple available commercial tools and software solutions as responses to IT requirements and present those alternatives with criteria for decision.

Application configuration responsibilities:

• Demonstrate and maintain an awareness of the vendor and the vendor's strategies related to supported commercial applications.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the commercial software marketplace for those business functions supported.
• Ability to write application management plans for supported applications, including timing and resources required for upgrades, migrations, or replacement.

Professional relationship responsibilities:

• Must be able to work with database administration, system administration, and help desk personnel to modify or create cross-functional workflows and work structures.
• Must be able to both formally and informally pull together and facilitate small to midsize teams to accomplish cross-functional tasks.
• Ability to participate in development of cross-functional methodology and procedures for use by Enerpac IT.

Ongoing support and special projects responsibilities:

• The ability to lead a project development team and manage a small to medium sized development project.
• Maintain a general awareness of new technology arriving or available in the technology marketplace, and how those technologies might be applied to Enerpac.
• Work independently yet cohesively with Enerpac's Oracle Implementation team which is a group of IT and Business core team members to implement end-to-end Oracle eBS business flow functionality like Order-to-Cash involving Order management, Inventory, Advanced Pricing, Manufacturing, Shipping, Invoicing and a knowledge of WMS.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to code programs as required of an Application Developer
• Create high level designs for large software development efforts.
• Conceptualize and create a software development environment for a new application conforming to Enerpac IT standards.
• Perform system analysis as required of an Oracle Developer:
• Perform application-level system analysis to identify the fit and the gap analysis of an entire application package to a business requirement.
• Create selection criteria to select among possible alternatives at the application level.
• Write an application-level test plan that will adequately test the application and can also be understood and executed by application users to test the solution.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team as required of an Senior Oracle Developer Lead:

• Ability to scope, create plans for, and estimate effort for small to mid-size projects.
• Must have the ability to mentor junior staff members, provide training and knowledge transfer of core competencies:
• Knowledge transfer of technical skills, application configuration knowledge, and the environment of the supported application(s)
• Provide guidance on working effectively with other members of the technical team within applications, database administration, system administration, and the help desk.
• The ability to formally or informally lead small to mid-size development teams to accomplish small to mid-size projects.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 10 or more years of relevant strong experience with Oracle Development tools like Forms, Reports, BI Publisher, Workflow Builder, OAF, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Cloud technologies, OIC (Oracle Interface Cloud) etc.
• 5 plus years of in-depth techno-functional hands-on experience with Oracle EBS core modules like Order Management, Inventory, Advanced Pricing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, WMS, iSupplier, ASCP, Finance etc.
• Oracle Certifications in relevant technologies is a definite plus.

Physical Demands
Employee may have to lift documents/work materials up to 30 pounds in weight. Employee may have to lift demonstration tooling up to 100 pounds in weight. Employee will have to be able to walk/climb to a variety of primary work locations, including traveling by air/auto to remote sites. This can include occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like. Employee will need to listen, understand, and speak with team members in person, telephonically, and electronically at all levels within a diverse workforce and with supported organizations. Employee can work in front of a personal computer and telephone for long periods of time. Will have repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Work Environment
Primary work environment is temperature-controlled office setting but may also be visiting different customers where following appropriate safety protocols at the location would be required. While visiting customers, employee may occasionally be exposed to high/low temperatures, outdoor elements (such as precipitation and wind), high levels of noise, hazardous conditions, small and/or enclosed spaces, or adverse environmental conditions.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Direct Reports
N/A
Key External Contacts/Clients
Engineers
Customer Relations
Territory Managers
Marketing
Diversity Statement
We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We will ensure your application is fairly considered and if hired, you will have an equitable opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. Enerpac Tool Group will provide reasonable accommodations within the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, reach out to our Talent Acquisition Team for additional information.
If you're looking for a unique, exciting career with variety and potential for growth, Enerpac Tool Group offers challenges & extraordinary rewards for people on a global scale.
The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principle functions of the job described and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.
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