JD Edwards IT Programmer

American Fence Company is hiring a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (E1) Programmer with strong technical development skills and a background in RPG (Report Program Generator) programming, SQL (Structured Query Language), C programming, and experience with BI Publisher and the JDE E1 toolset. The ideal candidate will support, enhance, and develop EnterpriseOne applications, interfaces, and reports, while also leveraging RPG experience to assist with legacy integrations and custom AS/400 development.

This role requires a mix of modern E1 toolset development (NERs, BSFNs, UBEs, Orchestrator, AIS, FDA) and legacy RPG coding for interfaces, or support of existing business-critical applications. This role will also coordinate with the IT supervisor and network administrator to support the overall systems environment and network.

This position is on-site in person, Monday through Friday (not remote).

About Us:
American Fence Company, founded in 1948, is one of the largest installers of rental and permanent fence that is focused on future growth. We provide a high quality of fencing solutions by valuing our employees which has resulted in average tenure of 9 years of employment.

Overview of Duties:

• Design, develop, and maintain custom E1 applications, reports (UBEs), and business functions (BSFNs/NERs).
• Utilize E1 toolsets (FDA, RDA, TDA, OMW, Orchestrator, AIS) to configure, enhance, and deliver solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve E1 application issues in collaboration with CNC and functional teams.
• Maintain and enhance RPG-based programs that interface with JD Edwards or run independently.
• Assist in World-to-E1 data migration, report rewriting, and legacy program conversion.
• Maintain RPG programs that support manufacturing, distribution, or financial processes.
• Build and support integrations between E1 and external systems (EDI, APIs, flat files, DB2/SQL).
• Develop conversion programs for data loads during upgrades or implementations.
• Work closely with business analysts, CNCs, and functional leads to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Document technical specifications, test plans, and deployment procedures.

Education:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
• Associate's Degree (two year college or technical school) Preferred, Field of Study: Business

Experience:

• 5 plus years of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne development experience (9.1 or 9.2 preferred.
• Strong knowledge of E1 toolsets: FDA, RDA, TDA, OMW, UBEs, BSFNs/NERs, Orchestrator.
• Knowledge of JDE Orchestrator.
• Hands-on experience with RPG (RPG III/IV/ILE, CLP) programming on AS/400 (IBM i).
• SQL/DB2 development and debugging skills.
• Knowledge of AIS/REST APIs for E1 integration preferred.
• Proficiency in C programming preferred.
• Scripting experience with languages like Groovy, Ruby, or Python preferred.
• Familiarity with CNC concepts and E1 architecture preferred.
• Strong grasp of general business operations like financials and manufacturing.

We conduct a thorough background check, drug screen for this position.

Benefits:
We offer full Benefit packages to our employees including:

• Group Medical Insurance with prescription coverage
• Dental Insurance
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary AD & D Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401k with company match
• Employee Discounts

EOE/AA/M/F/D/V - Drug Free Environment