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Overview

ABOUT GOLDEN STATE FOODS

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the foodservice industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. Rooted in the values of quality service and integrity, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where employees can advance, innovate, and contribute to our ongoing success.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Application Developer/Analyst is accountable for supporting Golden State Foods’ Corporate Applications including Lawson Finance, UKG Workforce Management timeclocks, and camera and badge door systems. This is a great opportunity to leverage on prem and cloud technologies to design and implement high quality, technical solutions to the business. The Analyst will play an important role in driving adoption and ensuring best practices and optimal architecture. They will serve as the primary support role for the financial portion of the Infor Lawson ERP suite, primary support role for the timeclock portion of the UKG Pro Workforce Management, primary support for facilities Avigilon/Hanwha cameras, and RS2 door badge systems, and primary support for FMG forms application. The expected range for this position is $125K-$135K/year.

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU'LL DO

(% of time may vary depending on assignments/projects)

1. Systems Enhancement and Support

+ Programming experience in CL, CLLE, COBOL, SQL

+ Support and troubleshoot issues.

+ Understand how to set up processes using a job scheduler.

+ Work with user departments to resolve specific problems or make changes in programs.

+ Familiar with objects, programs, files, data areas, etc.

+ Provide production support of software products by investigating and recreating reported defects.

+ Train personnel in business units in any specific procedures necessary to enter data into terminals for computer processing.

+ Write and maintain documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections.

+ Accountable for hardware and software license management, upgrades, and warranties as necessary.

50%

2. Technology Project Enhancement and Support

+ Evaluate new technologies in area of specialty and provide input into future systems strategies.

+ Develop and maintain the design of computer systems including screen design, reports, and programs.

+ Utilize any special programming techniques necessary to achieve the most effective program.

+ Modify existing programs to conform to system changes or make improvements in the existing program.

+ Provide QA Code Reviews for newly developed or modified code from the team.

+ Support the test and debugging of computer programs.

+ Design & implement test scenarios, cases scripts.

25%

3. Application Administration

+ Establish and maintain formal procedures and policies related to business support and productivity applications.

+ Establish and maintain security standards and policies to ensure data encryption and overall data protection.

+ Provide support for application integration and configuration and make recommendations as necessary.

+ Develop and provide training and documentation in support of activities associated with business support and productivity applications.

+ Review and analyze business productivity application requirements to determine whether all required elements have been included.

+ Investigate, plan, and implement business productivity application patches, fixes and Service Packs including possible OS impacts.

+ Plan, test, and perform upgrades as required.

15%

4. Resource Management

+ Coordinate the work efforts, scheduling, and prioritization for cross-team resources.

+ Effectively transition knowledge to other members of the team to help grow the organization.

+ Train and mentor other team members in team standards, processes, and methodologies.

+ Support the professional development of other team members.

+ Effectively delegate tasks to other team members to challenge individuals appropriately.

+ Identify relevant training needs for the IT organization.

+ Provide leadership to the team regarding quality and integrity. Inspect and ensure the quality of work delivered by other team members.

+ Provide input into the scheduled performance review process.

+ Suggest and lead areas for improvement in internal processes.

+ Provide input into the decision-making process for the team.

+ Act as point person on behalf of the team and gain the trust and confidence of other team members.

5%

5. Additional Responsibilities

+ Accountable for properly following all IT standards, processes, and methodologies as applicable including but not limited to Quality Assurance (QA), Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) and Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC).

+ Other responsibilities and accountabilities may be assigned based on business and organization needs.

+ Nice to have UKG Worforce Management experience, supporting timeclocks.

+ Nice to have FMG or other form application (MHC, etc.) experience.

Varied

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS

+ Minimal travel requirements (<10%)

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY

+ None – Individual Contributor role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; educational concentration in a computer-based discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems)

Experience

+ 6+ years of progressive, increasingly responsible, computer applications programming, designing, and testing for small- and large-scale computer software applications.

+ 2+ years supporting and implementing financial modules (AP, GL, FA and Project Accounting)

+ 3+ years Database experience

+ Working knowledge of IBM iSeries AS400, OS400 operating system, DB2, IFS, FTP, SFTP

+ Working knowledge of UKG PRO, Workforce Management and Clocks

+ Working knowledge of Concur Expense

+ Working knowledge of Avigilon/Hanwha camera systems

+ Working knowledge of RS2 door badge system

+ Basic knowledge of networks, servers, NVRs, cabling, switches

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Refer to separate handout for Competency definitions (B/basic; P/proficient; E/expert):

Technical

Expert

+ Application Configuration Management

+ Automated Testing Tools

+ ITIL Incident Management

+ AS400

+ OS400

+ DB2

+ IFS

+ FTP/SFTP

Proficient

+ Application Integration and Compliance

+ Business Continuity

+ Code Management

+ Data Transport

+ Enterprise Data Modeling

+ General Office Applications

+ Programming Languages

+ COBOL, SQL, CL, CLLE

+ Remote Assistance Tools

+ User Interface Design

Basic

+ Client/Server Systems

+ High Availability

+ Infrastructure Technology

+ Microsoft Project

+ Programming Languages

+ RPG

+ UKG timeclock set up and formatting.

+ Set up user access for Avigilon and Hanwha camera systems.

+ Set up user access for RS2 badge system (Access It)

+ FMG or other form application.

Business

Expert

+ Innovative Solution Development

Proficient

+ Business Acumen

+ Business Alignment

+ Requirements Definition

+ Systems Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC)

+ Technical Writing

+ Test Plans

Basic

+ Quality Assurance & Controls

+ Release Management

+ Service Level Management

+ Strategic Sourcing

CORE COMPETENCIES

The following universal core competencies apply to every job at Golden State Foods. Performance expectations are based on the specific job and grade level.

GSF VALUES

Maintains the highest standards. Treats others the way you’d like to be treated. Makes the best product. Gives the customer a fair deal.

TRUST

Exhibits a sense of fairness. Leads by example. Consistently lives the Values and Creed. Builds trust by being willing to say “I made a mistake”. Assures that promises are met on time, every time.

INSPIRATION TO OTHERS

Walks the talk. Is supportive of others. Helps others develop great ideas. Look for the best in others. Rewards positive performance. Finds ways to succeed, not reasons to fail. Is willing to do jobs “below them”. Addresses failures in the process, not the people. Accepts responsibility for own failures. Creates vision for team.

DRIVES TOWARDS HIGHEST QUALITY RESULTS

Is creative and innovative. Is a prudent risk-taker. Always look for new methods and better ways to run the business. Meets annual goals and objectives. Has a passion for business. Is willing to change. Puts forth quality efforts.

INTEGRITY

Represents self honestly in all situations, even if it exposes mistakes or weakness. Gives the customer a fair deal. Always does the right thing, even when no one is watching. Walks the talk. Meets commitments. Applies rules across all levels – no exceptions.

OPEN & HONEST COMMUNICATION

Is timely in communications in both directions. Listens actively. Speaks directly, (say what you mean – mean what you say). Listens with empathy and without judgment. Gets all the facts before jumping to conclusions.

TEAM PLAYER/PARTNERSHIP

Be proud of your success but stay humble. Shares success with others. Recognize other achievements timely. Reacts constructively to mistakes. Is willing to do whatever is necessary to get job done. Puts other’s success first. Values team over individual. Acknowledges others with Golden Spirit Awards. Creates win/win situations.

LocationUS-CA-Irvine

Job ID 2025-22131