MES Lead / Senior MES Professional

Experience:

Role Overview:

MES Lead / Senior MES Professional

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute MES implementation strategy aligned with business goals, including phased rollouts and scalable solutions.
• Actively manage MES operations to ensure minimal downtime and smooth functioning.
• Perform root cause analysis and personally resolve post-implementation issues.
• Collaborate directly with operations, IT, quality, and production teams to configure and optimize MES functionalities.
• Conduct hands-on training sessions and provide user support to ensure system proficiency.
• Identify opportunities to optimize manufacturing workflows using MES data, and implement improvements directly.
• Evaluate and configure new MES features/modules to enhance system functionality.
• Collect and analyze user feedback, and translate it into actionable system enhancements.

MES & Systems Integration:

• Define and implement integration strategies between MES and L2 systems (e.g., PLCs, SCADA, DCS).
• Ensure real-time data exchange between shop floor equipment and MES, performing hands-on troubleshooting and configuration.
• Work closely with automation engineers to align MES functionalities with equipment capabilities.
• Resolve integration issues and optimize system performance through direct involvement.

Governance & Compliance:

• Manage controlled changes to MES configurations, workflows, and integrations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11).
• Monitor and enforce data integrity policies across MES operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, personally implementing key enhancements.
• Track and report KPIs related to system uptime, compliance, and project milestones.

Enterprise Alignment & Strategic Initiatives:

• Integrate MES with enterprise systems (SAP, LIMS, QMS) through hands-on configuration and testing.
• Plan MES expansion to new sites, lines, or products, performing setup and validation.
• Ensure MES aligns with broader digital transformation initiatives of Inventia IT .
• Utilize MES data for operational insights, predictive analytics, and decision-making.
• Provide updates to senior leadership with hands-on demonstrations of MES performance and capabilities.
• Maintain strong relationships with MES vendors and coordinate upgrades or support tasks directly.
• Mentor and guide MES support and enhancement teams, while actively contributing to system work.

Location : Ambernath