Manufacturing Execution Systems Specialist - Lomira, United States - Kondex Corporation

Description

The person in this position will be responsible for maintaining and supporting the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in a manufacturing environment to ensure the MES system meets the operational needs and business objectives of the organization.

In addition, this role will be responsible for creating and maintaining process-related ISO-controlled documents and generating various operations status/performance reports.

• Configure, maintain, &/or optimize manufacturing Resource Management workflows in Epicor Kinetics/MES to achieve company goals.
• Create and maintain Resources/Resource Groups and Bill of Operations in MES for existing and new assets and part numbers, respectively. Develop &/or coordinate all required information with Manufacturing Engineering team.
• Perform &/or manage Job Completion activity in MES; review for issues, variances, or other concerns and initiate corresponding problem-solving as necessary.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and IT/IS to help problem-solve variances and other MES-related issues.
• Generate and sustain various operations reports, scorecards, dashboards, etc. relative to quality, production output, inventory levels, customer job/order status, etc.
• Participate in and help coordinate MES user-acceptance testing or validation for future Epicor/Kinetics releases, as required.
• Help champion continuous improvement in businesses processes and the corresponding MES processes. Document best practices and update associated MES or related process documentation accordingly.
• Document and control work instructions and SOP's as necessary for ISO compliance.
• Responsible for PDM administration.

• Minimum two-year degree in business, technology, or related field. Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Experience with setting up and maintaining data inputs for a Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Experience with Epicor Kinetics is preferred.
• Two years of prior experience in a manufacturing environment in either an operations, quality, or an engineering role.
• Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement and formal problem-solving principles.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Detailoriented able to pay close attention and notice minor details; able to give a task their undivided attention and catch mistakes, errors, or changes.
• Organizing & Planning strong organization and planning skills, manages time wisely, and effectively prioritizes multiple competing tasks.
• Problemsolving and analytical skills clarify and resolve business issues by breaking them down into meaningful components to determine root cause, and to redesign internal and external business processes where necessary.
• Active Communications recognize the essential value of continuous information exchange and the competitive advantage it brings. Actively seeks information from a variety of sources and disseminates it in a variety of ways. Uses modern technologies to access and circulate information. Takes responsibility for ensuring that others have current and accurate information needed for success.
• Team Player is teamoriented. Responds to requests from other parts of the organization. Identifies with the larger organizational team and their role within it.
• Initiative is proactive and acts without being prompted. Doesn't need to wait to be told what to do or when to do it. Sees a need, takes responsibility, and acts on it. Makes things happen.
• Adaptability adapts quickly and positively to change. Flexible. Open to and actively solicits new ideas and opinions.

• Kondex is an Equal Opportunity Employer_