Systems Analyst (MES)

Brio Energy; Beulaville (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Leggett & Platt Incorporated is seeking an Operations Business Systems Analyst (MES) to support and optimize MES across shop-floor operations. The role bridges manufacturing processes, engineering changes, and operational systems to ensure accurate production data and reliable system performance.

You will work with Production, Engineering, Quality, and IT to maintain data integrity, drive continuous improvement, and implement data-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, information systems, computer science, or related field preferred.
• Experience supporting MES in a production environment.
• Experience maintaining work instructions and manufacturing documentation in digital systems.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and drive solutions with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update digital work instructions within the MES system.
• Coordinate work instruction changes through required approval processes.
• Ensure work instructions reflect current production processes and engineering documentation.
• Conduct weld design reviews and ensure compliance with AWS guidelines.
• Provide coaching and skill development to welders and welding operators.
• Deliver technical training for weld techniques, inspection, and process control.

Skills

MES experience

Data visualization

Python scripting

Digital systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/IS/CS

Tools

Power BI

Crystal Reports

Python

Visual Factory

Job description

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Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership span more than 130 years. Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products for all areas of life. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in the automotive, furniture, hydraulic cylinders, flooring, textile and geo components industries.

Precision Hydraulic Cylinders is committed to providing comprehensive design, service, and support to OEM’s during all phases of development, testing, and production to ensure smooth integration and superior product performance.

As leading providers of a wide variety of hydraulic cylinders, we operate within a global marketplace. Offering all our OEM clients a customized solution, we pride ourselves on being able to tailor what we do to meet the changing needs of our clients. Whether you need a change in volume or a tighter deadline, we will always do our utmost to get the job done to the highest possible standard.

Operations Business Systems Analyst (MES)

supports and improves the digital systems used

across PHC’s shop-floor operations. This role serves as the primary link between manufacturing

processes, engineering changes, and operational systems, ensuring accurate production data,

reliable system performance, and effective visibility for production teams.

The position works closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and IT to maintain

issues, and drive continuous improvement through digitalization and data-driven solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain and update digital work instructions within the MES system.
• Coordinate work instruction changes through required approval processes.
• Ensure work instructions accurately reflect current production processes and engineering documentation.
• Conduct weld design reviews, including joint design, heat input control, material compatibility, and distortion mitigation.

Work Instruction Management

• Maintain and update digital work instructions within the MES system.
• Coordinate work instruction changes through required approval processes.
• Ensure work instructions accurately reflect current production processes and engineering

Data & System Configuration

• Maintain MES parameter tables and configuration data used by production systems.
• Update Excel-based parameter tables when new parts or product configurations are introduced.
• Ensure system configuration data remains accurate and consistent.

• Provide coaching and skill development to welders and welding operators.
• Support welder qualification testing in accordance with AWS guidelines.
• Deliver technical training for proper weld techniques, inspection, safety practices, and process control.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
• Experience supporting Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in a production environment.
• Experience maintaining work instructions and manufacturing documentation in digital systems.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, identify system improvement opportunities, and drive solutions with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Visual Factory or similar MES platforms in manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Experience troubleshooting Crystal Reports.
• Experience with Python or other scripting languages for automation or development of internal manufacturing tools.
• Interest in manufacturing automation and digitalization initiatives.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex welding concepts for cross-functional teams.
• Ability to lead technical decisions and build trust with production, quality, and engineering.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, identify system improvement opportunities, and drive solutions with minimal supervision.

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs, and describe how we approach working together.

• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
• Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
• Do Great Work Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
• Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture, processes and practices promote equal opportunity for all. Join us!

We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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