Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future!

At HP Hood, we celebrate our differences. Our diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, thoughts and perspectives are fostered to create an inclusive work environment. We are at our best when we respect and value each other – One Team, One Company!

Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, 401k matches, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more. This position is also eligible for our bonus program.

Founded in 1846, today HP Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat, Hershey’s Milk & Milkshakes and more.

Job Summary:

This position is for a Network Engineer who will provide operational support for HP Hood’s network environment. The Network Engineer will work as part of a team responsible for HP Hood’s Wide Area Network and Local Area Networks at all HP Hood sites. You will monitor the network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability and resiliency. This is a Hybrid position and will require being onsite in our Lynnfield HQ at least 3 days per week. Some travel may be required to support remote sites; < 10% expected. Some night/weekend/off-hour support is expected.

Services supported include: WiFi, switches, firewalls, remote access VPN, phone systems, telco circuits, SD-WAN, and connectivity to HP Hood’s Cloud environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, testing and operational support of network solutions; technologies include Cisco routers and switches, Dell & Aruba switches, AT&T MPLS / Netbond circuits, Extreme Wireless LAN Controllers, Forcepoint firewalls, VeloCloud SD-WAN, WhatsUp monitoring, and PTRG.
• Assist to identify and resolve network outages in a timely manner.
• Monitoring, installation, support of voice and data circuits.
• Assist in the planning, execution and completion of Network Engineering projects as needed.
• Work in a team environment to provide network solutions in support of HP Hood’s business projects
• Working in a cross-functional manner across server, storage and database technologies to ensure network solutions integrate well across all infrastructure components
• Facilitate implementation of network changes across HP Hood with minimal business disruption

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a similar technical field preferred or commensurate experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a support role as a Network Engineer

Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstrated knowledge of TCP/IP, sub-netting, VLANs, and IP routing
• Experience supporting WAN connectivity
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to communicate with varied audiences.
• Experience assembling, maintaining, and upgrading computer hardware and peripherals

HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Female/Minority/Veteran/Disabled

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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)