Rails Developer

Summary

The Rails Developer position will promote the Fairbanks Scales brand through design, development, and management of the external facing website as well as maximize web tools for internal company intranet sites, reporting tools, and modern application development.

Essential Job Duties

• Participates in discussion and planning on maximizing impact of Marketing initiatives including Product roll-out and external customer facing website(s).
• Designs, maintains, and updates information and digitized images, banners, bullets, charts, image maps, and other graphics to enhance the appearance of sites and keep the content and graphics current.
• Leads review, development, design and roll-out applications recognizing responsive and mobile-first design concepts,
• Develops singular, consumable, applications using APIs from multiple programs/sites.
• Coordinates with different departments to introduce and roll-out new sites and applications.
• Researches and implements new internet and authoring technologies as required to maintain the most modern and applicable web technology,
• Designs device agnostic sites and tools.
• Administers server/provisioning and associated maintenance,
• Leads database design and maintenance.
• Creates coding as required to build interfaces and applications.
• Works closely with IT to ensure consistency with overall IT strategy and technology usage/application.
• Interfaces regularly with all functions within the company assessing improvement opportunities.
• Monitors website usage/traffic statistics.
• Additional duties as required.
  
  

Required Qualifications - Required qualifications to effectively perform the job. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered. (Additional requirements may be designated by position.)

• This position requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Design, or similar (will consider equivalent work experience).
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of web application and web development experience.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of those knowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with this position.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of security and validation concepts, including multi-factor authentication.
• Strong testing and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Advanced knowledge of current internet and web browser standards.
• Critical thinker with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work as well as concentrate on multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to develop and maintain business relationships.
• Ability to work independently and as part of department and corporate teams
• Ability and willingness to be a self-motivated continuous learner of relevant technologies.
  
  

Work Environment - Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job.

• General office conditions. Exposed to moderate noise levels.
  
  

Physical Abilities - Activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Required to use close vision and be able to focus.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; frequently required to sit, stand and bend at the knee and waist, and walk.
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist, hand and/or finger movement to type and work on computer.
• Must have finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination to work on computer, telephone, and related office equipment.
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.
  
  

Fairbanks Scales Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets

DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Fairbanks Scales Inc. may obtain information about you from a third-party consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. Thus, you may be the subject of a "consumer report" and/or "investigative consumer report" which may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living, and which can involve personal interviews with sources such as neighbors, friends, or associates, The reports may contain information regarding your credit history, criminal history, social security verification, motor vehicle records ("driving records"), verification of your education or employment history, or other background checks. Credit history will only be requested where such information is substantially related to the duties and responsibilities of the position for which you are applying.

NOTIFICATION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREENING

Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing for all roles prior to being hired into any role as part of our Drug Free Workplace Policy. In addition, Fairbanks Scales Inc. performs post-offer, pre-employment drug testing under the authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation prior to being hired for any role or transferred into a safety-sensitive role.

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