MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Engineer

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Job Summary:
The MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Engineer will provide expertise in technical operation of the company and Lean Projects at BMT.  This role is responsible for shop floor systems, manufacturing applications, machine integration. Provides technical support to troubleshoot equipment issues through structured-solving processes. You will work close to production teams to understand their needs and requirements in order to create custom MES applications to improve efficiency, quality control and data management. We are building fully connected manufacturing systems to achieve operational excellence using Ignition from Inductive Automation. Help us transform today’s manufacturing through the design and implementation of advanced control systems and automation solutions.

Responsibilities:
•    PLC Interface development and ongoing system support.
•    Modify and create SQL queries and stored procedures to create reports and functions.
•    Drive standardization across MES processes and systems throughout plant network.
•    Provide technical support and consultation for new implementation of manufacturing execution system (MES).
•    Develop new techniques to connect legacy equipment to modern infrastructure.
•    Create IoT applications that run on-premise and in the cloud.
•    Develop KPIs, metrics and other monitoring tools to track Industry 4.0 production environments.
•    Research and implement cost effective upgrades to the equipment and manufacturing applications.
•    Assist on developing testing for new functionality and rollout of products and services.
•    Work with colleagues to identify improvement requests, gather requirements and assist on prioritizing work.
•    Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, IT and other departments to identify opportunities for improvement of existing processes.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

•    Proactive and self-motivated with a positive attitude.
•    Good interpersonal skills with “hands on” problem solving expertise.
•    Understanding of network and solid understanding of IT.
•    Knowledge of manufacturing processes is highly desirable.
•    Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Education and Experience:
•    Bachelor Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field of study or equivalent experience.
•    PLC programming background, i.e. Siemens, Beckhoff, Fanuc and/or Rockwell controllers.
•    Robot programming background, i.e. Fanuc, ABB, Kuka, and/or Motoman.
•    Understanding of multiple computer programming languages, i.e. JavaScript, C#, R, Python, C++ and/or Java.
•    Strong experience with relational databases, i.e. SQL Server, MySQL and Oracle. NoSQL databases experience is a plus.
•    Experience with the MQTT protocol.