Piedmont Plastics is the leading independent and privately held distributor of performance plastics in North America. Since first opening our doors in 1968 with just one location and five employees, Piedmont has grown to over 50 locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, employing over 575 individuals.

At Piedmont Plastics, we are a family, and believe our people are the foundation of our success. Our company culture is engrained in every facet of our business, and we are devoted to maintaining an enjoyable, open, and supportive atmosphere across the organization. We care about and respect one another by demonstrating integrity in everything that we do and take pride in giving our employees the ability to thrive in a growth-oriented environment.

Our diverse workforce brings passion to the mission of Piedmont Plastics every day – to be best-in-class in the distribution of performance plastics. Our materials can be found in every industry market segment, and we are concentrated on satisfying our customers with expert product knowledge and a solutions-focused mentality.

Join a team that works together in a collaborative and winning environment to continuously exceed customers’ expectations. After all, Piedmont Plastics is “where solutions take shape!”.

Today, Piedmont Plastics is currently hiring for an Application Development Manager. This individual will manage a team of Application Developers performing a variety of programming and related assignments along with utilizing skills and best practices to guide the development team while supervising and prioritizing activities related to the design, development and implementation of systems and applications.

Along with the mentioned duties above, this role will:

• Lead and manage a programming team at both the technical and personnel levels
• Assist in the establishment and implementation of short- and long-term departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures
• Oversee and assist in the analysis, design, development, debugging, deployment, implementation, and maintenance of applications and plugins/extensions as needed
• Translate between business requirements and technical/functional requirements
• Oversee and assist in the optimization of programs and acts to correct deficiencies based on consultation with users and approval of supervisor
• Work with end users to gain an understanding of new application requirements or modifications to existing programs
• Handle and prioritize development requests and projects
• Resolve questions of program intent, data input/output requirements, and inclusion of internal checks and controls
• Oversee the writing and maintenance of documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections
• Manage and enforce functional policies, procedures, and quality assurance best practices
• Maintain confidentiality regarding the information being processed, stored or accessed
• Document programming problems and resolutions for future reference

To be successful in this position, an ideal candidate will have:

• A combination of the completion of a bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science and/or 5 years of experience in the field
• Familiarity with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures
• Ability to take projects from concept to production. (Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Rollout)

What Piedmont Plastics offer:

• Industry leading wages
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life, AD&D
• Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off
• Educational Reimbursement
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan including employer matching

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Piedmont Plastics is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)