Applications Analyst

Zekelman Industries • Avenue, MD

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About The Position

Responsible for the technical implementation of MES software as well as execution of installation, upgrades, testing, and system configuration during implementation projects. The role will partner with Production Planning, Quality and Operations to analyze and verify operational needs, and to understand business objectives and goals. The engineer should possess and maintain a high level of product and company specific business knowledge by remaining current with emerging product and technical updates.

Requirements

• Experience MES implementation and support
• Good understanding of MES platforms like AVEVA System Platform, Historian and MES
• Strong understanding of shop floor systems, manufacturing data models, and production operations (OEE, traceability, quality, scheduling)
• Proficient in integrating MES with PLCs, SCADA systems, and ERP (SAP)
• Familiarity with standards like Aveva DI/DA, OPC, REST APIs, SQL databases, and edge computing
• Strong understanding of SQL data structures, databases
• Strong understanding of solution and technical design
• Has a strong problem solving and analytical mindset
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and written, with team members and business stakeholders
• Able to quickly pick up new programming languages, technologies, and frameworks
• Fair understanding of developing complex data solutions
• Experience working on end-to-end solution design
• Willing to learn new skills and technologies

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to regulated industries like steel and manufacturing processes
• Experience with MES in on-premise/cloud/hybrid architectures
• Experience or exposure to SAP or related ERP systems
• Hands-on experience with SQL, ETL, data transformation and analytics functions
• Understanding of digital twin, predictive maintenance, and IIoT analytics integration
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support AVEVA MES, Scada and Historian applications
• Design, implement and support product features in collaboration with business and Technology stakeholders
• Collaborate on the implementation of new features or service requests
• Build continuous integration, test-driven development and production deployment environments
• Troubleshoot data issues and perform root cause analysis to proactively resolve product and operational issues
• Designing and implementing databases to store, organize, and access data
• Modify and optimize SQL queries for integration with other applications
• Produce SQL reports to assist the management team in business decision making
• Create complex functions, scripts, stored procedures and triggers to support application development
• On call support non-business hours rotation

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Bonus plan
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match
• Immediate vesting

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees