RPG Programmer Analyst

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant to make a significant impact on the operation of Greene King’s support functions, bringing your depth of Application skills and knowledge to the team. 

The RPG Programmer Analyst (Aurora) will report to the Application Support Manager and is primarily responsible for supporting our core ERP and Warehouse management applications in the Greene King group. 

You will need understanding of Infor System 21 (Aurora) and the RPG programming language to succeed in this role. 

Working closely with the business and the IT teams across three main locations, Bury St Edmunds, Burton and Dunbar, with additional Warehouses, the successful candidate must be able to deal with multiple systems and processes, be a clear communicator, with a very strong technical foundation in a range of application types. 

We are looking for a passionate and driven individual who can participate and enhance, through their skills, this close-knit team, driving the culture of customer experience and root cause eradication in everything they do. This role is particularly suited to someone who enjoys handling multiple priorities at any given time, with the breadth of knowledge to drive technical improvements alongside the tenacity to undertake day to day support activities. 

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

Your role as RPG Programmer Analyst

• Act as 4th Line Support for the Business. 
• Be an escalation point for our 2nd and 3rd Line Team Members. 
• Use RPG and Coding skills to aid resolution of fixes and improve/undertake development of systems. 
• Use EDI skills to help onboard and maintain the business EDI systems. 
• As part of the team, manage our application portfolio to maintain our aggressive system uptime targets, whilst ensuring systems are upgraded, patched, and maintained in a proactive and timely manner. 
• Be responsible for delivery of agreed incident SLA’s and ensure all the support issues are fully understood, managed, and resolved. 
• Own root cause targeting for the team to minimise the volume of issues and improve the customer experience of applications. 
• Liaise with wider IT teams to ensure hardware solutions provided meet the needs of the business so far as the applications are concerned. 
• Work closely with internal teams and 3rd party suppliers to improve system performance, reliability, and usability

What you’ll bring… 

• Excellent communication skills, combined with a high degree of enthusiasm, drive and commitment. 

• Taking part in Out of Hours rota. 

• Ability to engage and prioritise work to ensure SLAs are met in agreed timescales. 

• Have a personal drive to stay ahead of the market by researching and understanding. 

• Ability to work independently. 

• Strong interest in technology overall. 

• An ability to cope, and thrive, in a fast paced, dynamic, and fun environment with varied and multiple demands. 

• A ‘can do’ attitude, with tenacity, drive, initiative, and creativity. 

• Care about doing a great job and exceeding expectations with the quality of what you do. 

• Good understanding of Data Protection and handling of PII and business confidential data. 

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Required Skills 

• Infor System 21 (Aurora). 

• RPG Programming Language. 

• iSeries inc. IBM OS. 

• EDI knowledge. 

• Log analysis. 

• Building and using testing plans. 

• The ability to build relationships with key customers at all levels. 

Preferred skills  

• iWMS. 

• Understanding of satellite Windows based systems to core ERP. 

• Understanding of hospitality or brewing industry and relevant technologies. 

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…