DISPLATE MANUFACTURING INC IT System Administrator Louisville, KY · Full time Company website

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At Displate, we don’t just print posters, we create durable, high-quality, magnet-mounted metal art that transforms spaces around the globe. Our Louisville facility is the heart of our U.S. operations, housing cutting-edge printing, sublimation, finishing, and packaging lines. We pride ourselves on a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and teamwork. Whether you are operating machinery on the plant floor, coordinating logistics, or driving production schedules, every role at Displate directly contributes to delivering thousands of custom artworks to passionate fans every single day. Why Join Us? Growth & Opportunity: Be part of a fast-growing, international manufacturing environment where high performance and initiative are recognized and rewarded. Modern Facility & Technology: Work with state-of-the-art print and packaging automation designed to make operations efficient and safe. Dynamic Team Culture: Join a supportive, collaborative crew that values open communication, accountability, and getting things done together. If you’re ready to bring your skills to a high-impact manufacturing team that blends pop culture with heavy-duty operations, we’d love to have you build the future of metal art with us!

About the Role: The IT Systems Administrator is the technical backbone of our Louisville manufacturing plant, bridging local production operations with local users and our global IT infrastructure. Working directly on-site, you will be responsible for diagnosing network and equipment faults, owning production-impacting IT incidents, managing vendor resolutions, providing day-to-day desktop and printer support, and managing technical onboarding (including user account credentials, system access, and time clock setup) for all incoming employees.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plant IT Operations & Troubleshooting: Maintain full operational awareness of local network segments, servers, shop-floor endpoints, packstations, kiosks, label/hall printers, and production workstations. Triage and reproduce technical faults hands-on to isolate network, host, or application issues.
• Incident Management & Vendor Coordination: Own production-affecting IT incidents from intake to resolution. Coordinate day-to-day work with network partners, ISPs, and production equipment vendors; enforce root-cause analysis and keep plant leadership updated with clear status notices.
• Onboarding & User Access Administration: Manage local access administration and onboarding setups, including assigning new hire system credentials, provisioning user accounts, setting up hardware, and configuring time clock access for plant employees.
• Day-to-Day User Support: Provide prompt, hands-on support for local plant staff regarding computers, workstations, mobile scanners, printing equipment, conference room setups, and basic software troubleshooting.
• Global Collaboration & Standards: Work closely with the Polish IT Operations team to ensure seamless knowledge transfer, compliance with global security protocols, and updated operational documentation and inventory logs.

Essential Job Functions & Duty Disclosure:

Physical Demands: Frequent standing, walking across the manufacturing plant floor, bending, stooping, crouching, and repetitive hand/wrist movements. Must be able to regularly lift, move, and position IT equipment, servers, and peripherals weighing up to 40 lbs.

Work Environment: Active manufacturing and office environment with exposure to plant machinery, production lines, server rooms, and moderate noise. Required PPE includes safety glasses and non-slip, closed-toe shoes when on the plant floor.

Duties Disclaimer:

This job description outlines primary duties and responsibilities but is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice to support manufacturing demands.