MES Program Manager — On‑Site Manufacturing Leader

Medial Group; Ponce (PR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Medial Group in Puerto Rico is seeking an Engineering Program Manager for MES to lead planning, governance, and execution of MES initiatives across the Ponce site. The role ensures successful implementation of the global MES template, alignment with business priorities, operational readiness, and enterprise standards.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and risks, and drive site readiness and adoption with minimal production disruption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; PMP or Agile cert preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of project or program management experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience preferred in engineering, manufacturing systems, or program management.
• Experience leading Manufacturing Execution System (MES) implementations.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations within regulated environments, preferably medical devices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and large technical programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of MES initiatives from project initiation through deployment and stabilization.
• Provide governance, objectives, success metrics, and escalation pathways.
• Establish program cadence, reporting structures, and stakeholder communications.
• Coordinate with site leadership, IT, manufacturing operations, quality, and external vendors.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and Statements of Work (SOWs); oversee vendor performance.
• Lead risk identification, issue resolution, change management, and PMO governance compliance.
• Support training, site readiness, and change management to ensure smooth system adoption.
• Ensure minimal disruption to production operations during MES implementation.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Budget management

Stakeholder communication

MES implementations

Regulatory environment knowledge

ERP integration

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

BPCS ERP

CSOD

Job description

Medial Group in Puerto Rico is seeking an Engineering Program Manager for MES to lead planning, governance, and execution of MES initiatives across the Ponce site. The role ensures successful implementation of the global MES template, alignment with business priorities, operational readiness, and enterprise standards.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and risks, and drive site readiness and adoption with minimal production disruption.