Manufacturing Engineer - EMEA MES Deployment & Site Readiness

Eaton; Gummersbach; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working solutions

Excellent working environment

Safety & ethics focus

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing readiness for MES deployments across EMEA sites. You will ensure master data, processes, testing, and operational requirements are ready for successful implementation, providing hands-on support through go-live and stabilization.

60% travel is required. The role demands 5–8 years of experience in manufacturing and related areas, strong MES/ERP knowledge, and fluent business English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Production Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5–8 years of experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Operational Excellence, Digital Manufacturing, Program Management, or related areas.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing master data, including BOMs, routings, work centers, operations, resources, and production versions.
• Experience with MES, ERP, PLM, or comparable manufacturing-system deployments strongly preferred.
• Experience with SAP and Dassault Systèmes Apriso preferred.
• Fluent business English; additional EMEA languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing readiness assessments for MES deployments across EMEA sites, identifying gaps, risks, owners, and recovery actions.
• Validate manufacturing master data and prerequisites, including BOMs, routings, work centers, production resources, standard work, user roles, and equipment readiness.
• Coordinate manufacturing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring realistic test scenarios, effective defect management, retesting, and readiness before go‑live.
• Act as the manufacturing focal point during MES deployment, coordinating resolution of master‑data, process, workflow, and integration issues.
• Provide hands‑on shop‑floor support during go‑live and hypercare to minimize production disruption and ensure operational stabilization.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring manufacturing, master‑data, user‑execution, and integration issues.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, MES, IT, and site teams while maintaining alignment with the approved global MES template.
• Support MES expansion to additional production areas and improve deployment practices using lessons learned, standardized templates, and playbooks.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Data analysis

RCA methods

ERP/MES systems

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

UAT coordination

Go-live support

Education

Bachelor/Master in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Apriso

Job description

What You’ll Do

The Manufacturing Engineer will lead manufacturing readiness for MES deployments across EMEA sites, ensuring master data, manufacturing processes, testing, and operational requirements are ready for successful implementation. Provide hands‑on support through go‑live and stabilization while ensuring alignment with global MES standards. This role would require 60% travel.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing readiness assessments for MES deployments, identifying gaps, risks, owners, and recovery actions.
• Validate manufacturing master data and prerequisites, including BOMs, routings, work centers, production resources, standard work, user roles, and equipment readiness.
• Coordinate manufacturing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring realistic test scenarios, effective defect management, retesting, and readiness before go‑live.
• Act as the manufacturing focal point during MES deployment, coordinating resolution of master‑data, process, workflow, and integration issues.
• Provide hands‑on shop‑floor support during go‑live and hypercare to minimize production disruption and ensure operational stabilization.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring manufacturing, master‑data, user‑execution, and integration issues.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, MES, IT, and site teams while maintaining alignment with the approved global MES template.
• Support MES expansion to additional production areas and improve deployment practices using lessons learned, standardized templates, and playbooks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, Production Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5–8 years of experience in Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Operational Excellence, Digital Manufacturing, Program Management, or related areas.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing master data, including BOMs, routings, work centers, operations, resources, and production versions.
• Experience with MES, ERP, PLM, or comparable manufacturing‑system deployments strongly preferred.
• Experience with MES deployment activities, including readiness assessments, data cleansing, UAT, go‑live, hypercare, and stabilization.
• Experience with SAP and Dassault Systèmes Apriso preferred.
• Fluent business English; additional EMEA languages are an advantage.

Skills

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, shop‑floor execution, production planning, quality controls, traceability, and standard work.
• Understanding of ERP‑to‑MES data flows and Industry 4.0/digital manufacturing concepts.
• Strong structured problem‑solving skills using methods such as RCA, 5 Why, 8D, A3, or DMAIC.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify data inconsistencies and drive corrective actions.
• Hands‑on, shop‑floor‑oriented approach with the ability to remain structured during go‑live and production disruptions.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across functions, sites, and cultures.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across Operations, Engineering, and IT teams.
• Comfortable with changing deployment priorities and frequent travel across EMEA.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible working solutions
• Excellent working environment – safety and ethics are important for us
• Culture & Values – we are more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are – both individually and as an organization – and direct our activities every day
• Learning & Development - we invest in our employees for the long term – not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities, made available through Eaton University

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We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.