Role: Senior MES Engineer

Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (100% Onsite)

Job Type: Full-time Permanent

Senior MES Engineer, the candidate would be responsible to provide MES support to manufacturing operations that runs on the shop floor.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 6+ years of experience as MES Engineer
• Working knowledge of technologies such as Microsoft Excel and Database (MSSQL)
• Strong ability to diagnose alerts, events or issues

Duties and Responsibilities

• MES System monitoring, troubleshooting, problem resolution and implementation
• MES support - configuration of printers, scanners (PPC), PBL controllers and carts, part labels, MES

Configure and troubleshoot barcode scanners

• Basic level network troubleshooting
• Track and control MES devices and their configurations
• As an IT support should be able to troubleshoot other systems that are integrated with MES (such as JIS sequence system, Paintshop system, SAP, AIB, HMI etc.)
• Take new MES requirements / changes from operations team:
  • Translate it into Technical spec
  • Get the changes done by MES vendor team
  • Review and Test the change with vendor team
  • Plan for rollout, and test it with operations
  • Write Work instructions and train operations team
• This position will function as the dedicated Sub-Project Manager working with the PM team to plan and coordinate for all projects.

Availability

• Flexible schedule and sense of urgency to support escalations that affect business operations and client services
• Available after hours and weekends as needed and willing to work on-call rotation

Additional Requirements

• Present strong interpersonal and communication skills; business operations facing
• Ability to prioritize work in a multi-tasking and fast paced environment
• Attention to details and completeness of work (e.g. documentation) will be expected
• Must be a team player with a high degree of self-motivation
• Ability to learn and apply technical information and are motivated to grow
• Authorized to work in the United States
• This position may require some local, national, and occasional international travel