MES Engineer: Lead Manufacturing & Ignition Solutions

Fiberon Decking; New London (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus plan

401(k) with company contribution

Health plans

Product discounts

Flexible time off

Adoption benefits

Job summary

Fortune Brands Innovations is seeking an MES Engineer to support and drive projects with the MES engineering team at multiple Fiberon facilities. You will collaborate with engineers, managers, supervisors, and operators to develop MES applications and hardware implementations, with relocation assistance provided.

Responsibilities include managing MES issues, front-end design in Ignition, translating requirements into MES specs, and leading system validation and deployment efforts across sites.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering.
• 3-5 years experience with software development.
• Technical understanding of computer programming and application development.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional and collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated project management skills, adherence to timelines, stakeholder communication.
• Knowledge of Windows based systems and MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day MES-related issues, coordinating with other team members as necessary.
• Utilize Ignition software for front end application design and development for MES.
• Define, design, and lead software implementations throughout the manufacturing operations.
• Support alignment and harmonization of common manufacturing execution requirements and shop floor processes across multiple business units and sites.
• Translate business and operational requirements into clear, detailed functional specifications for MES solutions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for MES functionality, including production execution, routing, work instructions, data collection, quality, and traceability.
• Support system testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation prior to production deployment.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support site deployment, change management, training, and adoption of MES solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process standardization, automation, and manufacturing performance improvement enabled by MES.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and system capabilities effectively to non-technical stakeholders and leadership.
• Create and present project updates, risks, and recommendations to functional and leadership audiences.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and post-deployment enhancements to ensure MES solutions meet evolving business needs.
• Analyze existing software code to make improvements.

Skills

Software development

Programming concepts

Communication skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Windows

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ignition

SQL databases

HTML

Java

Expression languages

Python

PLC programming

SCADA

ERP systems

Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP

Job description

Fortune Brands Innovations is seeking an MES Engineer to support and drive projects with the MES engineering team at multiple Fiberon facilities. You will collaborate with engineers, managers, supervisors, and operators to develop MES applications and hardware implementations, with relocation assistance provided.

Responsibilities include managing MES issues, front-end design in Ignition, translating requirements into MES specs, and leading system validation and deployment efforts across sites.