Americas MES Program Lead

KEMET Electronics Corporation; Simpsonville (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Career growth

Global exposure

Job summary

KEMET Electronics Corporation, a YAGEO Group company, seeks a Regional MES Manager for the Americas. This onsite, full-time role leads MES strategy, operations, and project delivery across U.S.

and Mexico plants, driving digital transformation, system stability, and 24/7 production traceability. You will partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain to standardize MES and enable continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including production, inventory, quality, and traceability.
• Proven experience leading multi-site MES projects and application support organizations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, with ability to collaborate across functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to travel within the Americas region as required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the regional owner of MES platforms in the Americas, including ownership of the regional MES roadmap, governance, and team leadership across U.S. and Mexico sites.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and support of MES systems for 24/7 manufacturing operations.
• Manage regional MES project portfolio, including new plant deployments, system upgrades, business enhancements, and manufacturing digitalization initiatives.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Coordinate resources across multiple sites to ensure successful project execution and operational support.
• Drive MES standardization and best practices across Americas facilities.
• Work closely with Global MES teams and IT leadership to align regional activities with global MES strategy and roadmap.
• Lead incident, problem, and change management processes to minimize production disruption.
• Ensure compliance with company IT standards, cybersecurity policies, SOX requirements, and operational procedures.
• Support team development through coaching, mentoring, and performance leadership.
• Manage vendor and external partner engagement to support project delivery and operational excellence.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

MES leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ISA-95

SAP/Oracle

SCADA

PLC

IoT integrations

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

OpenShift/Kubernetes

Job description

KEMET Electronics Corporation, a YAGEO Group company, seeks a Regional MES Manager for the Americas. This onsite, full-time role leads MES strategy, operations, and project delivery across U.S.

and Mexico plants, driving digital transformation, system stability, and 24/7 production traceability. You will partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain to standardize MES and enable continuous improvement.