Junior Manufacturing Intelligence Specialist

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC in Ruston, LA is seeking an MI Solutions Specialist I to support design, development, testing, deployment, and adoption of Manufacturing Intelligence solutions that enhance operational visibility and decision-making.

You will translate requirements into working components, configure MI apps, develop dashboards, and collaborate with senior engineers to ensure successful deployment and adoption in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in Manufacturing Intelligence, SCADA, MES, software development, data systems, or related areas.
• Exposure to SQL, scripting, dashboards, or reporting tools.
• Basic understanding of industrial systems, including PLCs, SCADA, and MES.
• Ability to configure and support MI applications under guidance.
• Strong learning agility, analytical thinking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discovery meetings, workshops, plant walkthroughs, operational assessments, and project discussions.
• Gather and document operational, technical, and business information.
• Assist with documenting current-state manufacturing processes, workflows, system interactions, and business requirements.
• Support the development of process maps, workflow diagrams, functional documentation, and project materials.
• Communicate professionally with stakeholders, personnel, technical teams, and project members.
• Support user-acceptance testing, stakeholder feedback, solution training, and implementation activities.
• Configure MI applications, operator interfaces, dashboards, reporting tools, and data-collection solutions.
• Translate requirements and designs into working components under guidance.
• Prepare and maintain implementation documentation, configuration records, and testing materials.
• Participate in system deployment, upgrades, maintenance, and optimization activities.
• Follow architecture, cybersecurity, quality, documentation, and deployment standards.
• Develop software components per designs; develop SQL queries, stored procedures, reports, scripts, and data integrations.
• Troubleshoot integrations, deployments, configurations, data issues, and performance.
• Develop knowledge of manufacturing operations, industrial systems, and MI technologies.
• Execute unit, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing.
• Document defects, test results, and outcomes; use CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• Participate in peer reviews, retrospectives, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Scripting

Dashboards

Data integration

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Ignition

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Python

JavaScript

Azure

Docker

REST APIs

OPC UA

MQTT

MES

SCADA

Office

Job description

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC in Ruston, LA is seeking an MI Solutions Specialist I to support design, development, testing, deployment, and adoption of Manufacturing Intelligence solutions that enhance operational visibility and decision-making.

You will translate requirements into working components, configure MI apps, develop dashboards, and collaborate with senior engineers to ensure successful deployment and adoption in a manufacturing environment.