IT Project Manager - MES/Manufacturing Systems

UST Global (M) Sdn Bhd; Kulim; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

UST Global SM (UST) is seeking an IT Project Manager with proven MES project delivery experience to lead manufacturing technology initiatives in a production-critical environment in Malaysia. The role focuses on managing MES projects end-to-end, coordinating IT, OT, automation and vendor workstreams, and ensuring delivery within scope, time and budget.

You will drive governance, plan data readiness, interfaces and cutover activities, while ensuring production processes such as routing, WIP and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT/technology project experience in manufacturing environments.
• Must have personally managed at least one significant MES implementation end-to-end.
• Fluent English and onsite availability required.

Responsibilities

• Lead MES implementation and related projects from initiation to go-live and stabilization.
• Define scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans covering requirements, configuration, interfaces, data readiness, testing, cutover, go-live and hypercare.
• Manage delivery against scope, schedule, cost, resources and quality; establish recovery plans when needed.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across manufacturing, IT, OT, automation, equipment, data and vendors.
• Ensure MES requirements align with production processes (routing, WIP, traceability, quality, material flow).
• Establish governance with cadence, reviews, updates and escalation routes.
• Oversee testing, UAT, defect resolution and cutover activities.

Skills

MES project delivery

Stakeholder management

Waterfall/Agile hybrid

Project governance

Risk management

Tools

Camstar

CMF

Siemens Opcenter

Critical Manufacturing

Apriso

Job description

IT Project Manager - MES/Manufacturing Systems

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with proven MES project delivery experience to lead manufacturing technology initiatives in a production-critical environment. This is a project-management role rather than an MES engineering role: the successful candidate must understand MES and manufacturing dependencies well enough to plan, govern and drive complex work across manufacturing, IT, OT, automation, equipment, applications, infrastructure, vendors and global stakeholders. The Project Manager will own the project from initiation through testing, cutover, go-live, stabilization and closure.

Key responsibilities

Lead MES implementation (Camstar or CMF), rollout, migration, upgrade, integration or transformation projects from initiation through production stabilization.

Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, success criteria, work breakdown, milestones and acceptance requirements.

Develop and maintain an integrated project plan covering requirements, solution/configuration, interfaces, data readiness, testing, training, cutover, go-live and hypercare.

Own delivery against agreed scope, schedule, cost, resources and quality; establish recovery plans when commitments are at risk.

Coordinate manufacturing, process engineering, IT, OT, automation, equipment, infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, data and vendor workstreams.

Ensure MES requirements are aligned with production processes such as routing, WIP, traceability, genealogy, quality, material flow, production orders and equipment states as relevant to the project.

Manage dependencies between MES and ERP, manufacturing applications, equipment/automation interfaces, databases, middleware and site infrastructure.

Establish a disciplined governance model including project cadence, workstream reviews, management/steering updates and escalation routes.

Coordinate functional, system, integration, manufacturing scenario, regression and UAT activities; ensure defects are prioritized and resolved to agreed readiness criteria.

Develop detailed cutover plans covering business, application, interface, infrastructure, data, vendor and production-readiness activities.

About you

10+ years of IT / technology project experience with demonstrated leadership in manufacturing environments.

Must have personally managed at least one significant MES implementation, rollout, migration, upgrade or transformation project end-to-end.

Strong practical experience in scope, schedule, budget, resource, RAID, governance, change control, vendor management, testing and cutover.

Good understanding of manufacturing operations and MES dependencies with ERP, equipment/automation, infrastructure and production processes.

Strong Waterfall, Agile and/or hybrid project-management capability and structured, results-oriented working style.

Strong stakeholder management, communication and escalation skills across business, manufacturing and technical teams.

Fluent English and onsite availability required.

Exposure to Siemens Opcenter/Camstar, Critical Manufacturing, Apriso, MESPro or another enterprise MES platform.

Working knowledge of equipment/factory integration concepts such as SECS/GEM, HSMS, OPC/OPC-UA, MQTT, APIs, SQL or middleware.

PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum or equivalent project-management certification is advantageous.

Information Technology Services 1-10 employees

UST Global SM (UST) is a leading provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions for Global 2000 companies. The company has a client-centric Global Engagement Model that combines local, senior, on-site resources with the cost, scale, and quality advantages of off-shore operations.In every business engagement, we seek the opportunity to build long-lasting, strategic relationships. This client-centric focus is the heart of our corporate values and the soul of our culture, and forms the basis for how we, as a company, operate and serve our clients. Commitment to long-term client success empowers every associate to provide value and flexibility beyond the contract.The industry-leading expertise found within our Centers of Excellence (CoEs) plays a key role in our success with clients. The CoEs deliver pragmatic IT solutions that allow clients to consistently achieve their most critical business objectives. Our Partner Program complements the Centers of Excellence. The program aims to develop strategic relationships with best-of-breed organizations to provide UST developers with advance access to new technology and educational resources.We are certified by KPMG as an SEI-CMMI and PCMM Level 5 company. We adopt Six Sigma practices for developing our client-facing processes. Our centers in India are now ISO 27001 certified. These certifications and practices provide a qualified foundation for all UST service offerings and enable our clients to benefit internally. Historyhttp://www.ust-global.com/aboutmenon.aspx Product & Serviceshttp://www.ust-global.com/services.aspx

UST Global SM (UST) is a leading provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions for Global 2000 companies. The company has a client-centric Global Engagement Model that combines local, senior, on-site resources with the cost, scale, and quality advantages of off-shore operations.In every business engagement, we seek the opportunity to build long-lasting, strategic relationships. This client-centric focus is the heart of our corporate values and the soul of our culture, and forms the basis for how we, as a company, operate and serve our clients. Commitment to long-term client success empowers every associate to provide value and flexibility beyond the contract.The industry-leading expertise found within our Centers of Excellence (CoEs) plays a key role in our success with clients. The CoEs deliver pragmatic IT solutions that allow clients to consistently achieve their most critical business objectives. Our Partner Program complements the Centers of Excellence. The program aims to develop strategic relationships with best-of-breed organizations to provide UST developers with advance access to new technology and educational resources.We are certified by KPMG as an SEI-CMMI and PCMM Level 5 company. We adopt Six Sigma practices for developing our client-facing processes. Our centers in India are now ISO 27001 certified. These certifications and practices provide a qualified foundation for all UST service offerings and enable our clients to benefit internally. Historyhttp://www.ust-global.com/aboutmenon.aspx Product & Serviceshttp://www.ust-global.com/services.aspx