Date Posted: February 8, 2010
Closing Date: March 10, 2010
Position Type: Full Time
Location: http://www.macdon.com, Winnipeg
Salary: 1002-008

MacDon is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance harvesting equipment. With offices in Canada, the United States and Australia, our products are sold all over the world. Join our growing team and work for a company that excels in innovative thinking and design of next generation harvesting equipment.

REPORT WRITER

Reporting to the Supervisor, Business Systems Support, this position will be part of the team responsible for supporting MacDon’s Business Systems. This position offers a wide range of challenges for the successful candidate, including end user support for a diverse array of technology.

Qualifications: Related University or College Diploma, or internship; prior experience with report writing tools is mandatory; experience with Oracle Databases is preferred; experience with PL/SQL is preferred; prior experience supporting a diverse group of end users is required; excellent communication skills are required, oral and written; proficient in Windows and Microsoft Office 2003/2007 including Visio is required; strong aptitude in problem solving along with lots of patience and a good customer service attitude is required; ability to learn new business processes and complex software quickly is required; a programming background is a definite asset.

Responsibilities: Responsible for working with end users to document the requirements for new reports and requested changes to existing Corporate Managed Reports; responsible for creating and maintaining the Corporate Managed Report Repository; responsible for documenting the design and test specifications of all new or modified Corporate Managed Reports; responsible for maintaining the catalog of Managed and Unmanaged reports; responsible for the Change Control for all Corporate Managed Reports; responsible for security on all Corporate Managed Reports; provides assistance to the Ad Hoc Departmental Report Writers that generate Unmanaged Reports; provides training on the Cognos Report Writing system to all levels of users; works with IT Professionals to update and upgrade the report writing system; ensures that all scheduled reports are generated and distributed in a timely manner; trouble shoots problems with reports and the report system; acts as the second level technical support for all reports.

MacDon offers a full range of company funded benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, EAP, vision and pension plans. Interested applicants please forward a detailed résumé with a covering letter, stating salary expectations to: Human Resources, 680 Moray Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3J 3S3, Fax: 895-1910, Email: employment@macdon.com.

For more information, visit www.macdon.com