Program Manager MES (GE Proficy Preferred)

Q1 Technologies, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Q1 Technologies, Inc. in Plano leads end-to-end MES and Industry 4.0 transformation programs, coordinating cross-functional teams across manufacturing, IT and OT to realize value through governance-driven delivery.

The role oversees a multi-faceted portfolio with significant emphasis on KPI tracking, risk management, and timely execution while driving AI-enhanced improvements across MOM applications.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end MES and Industry 4.0 programs.
• Techno-Functional SME in Manufacturing Operations Management.
• Experience with MES integrations (OPC, Historian, ERP).

Responsibilities

• Act as single point of contact for business and IT VPs for the engagement.
• Review program charter, operating model, RACI and governance calendar against scope.
• Review baseline and track KPIs and delivery metrics across engagements.
• Drive AI adoption across programs to improve team productivity.

Job description

• Experience with CPG domain, worked in shop floor and understands manufacturing and warehouse from inbound to outbound
• Experience in Leading end‑to‑end MES and Industry 4.0 transformation programs from Due diligence, requirement gathering, product selection, development, pilot deployment, rollouts, adoption and value realization
• Techno-Functional SME in Manufacturing Operations Management (Production Management, Quality Management, Inventory management, Maintenance management, Energy management)
• Hands on experience in architecting NexGen MOM solutions (MES integration with OT & Enterprise, On-Prim, Edge + Cloud)
• Hands-on MES experience (Pref. GE Proficy MES) with SQL, Historian, OPC, OT & ERP integrations.
• Experience in transforming reactive solutions into predictive, GenAI, Industrial AI and self-resolving use cases
• Track of Building, Mentoring, and scaling high‑performing MES and I4.0 delivery teams (min. 200 member team)
• Thought leadership to bring “Outside in View” on Industry trends. Growth mindset to visualize and build solutions to address business challenges
• Program execution using Water Fall, Agile SAFe + stage gate, Azure DevOps, and DevOps CI/CD concepts
• Plan and track budgets, SOWs, invoices, and change orders; resource utilization & tracking

About the Role

• Act as Single point of contact for the customer (Business & IT VPs) for the overall engagement
• Review Program Charter, Operating Model, RACI, and Governance Calendar against Scope
• Review baseline, and track customer KPIs and delivery/strategy metrics across every engagement
• Review program milestones, bring rigor in delivery (time, quality, effort)
• Run weekly/Monthly Governance: RAG status, KPI performance, risks/issues/decisions (RAID), benefits tracking.
• Review the solution functionally and technically, Orchestrate multi-functional and technical team to deliver the program and bring synergy across the programs
• Drive AI adoption across all programs to improve team productivity. Drive AI use cases across MOM applications
• Manage $ 20 MM portfolio, create pipeline with sales and deliver the programs ,Delivery/Strategy: SLA compliance, defects & leakage, MTTR/MTBF, schedule/effort variance, utilization, attrition, automation benefits, Mfg. led AI initiatives, CSAT, compliance audit scores

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