Engineer, MES

Great Lakes Cheese•Hiram Township, OH

About The Position

The MES Engineer position focuses on supporting, maintaining, enhancing, and implementing manufacturing systems while collaborating closely with business leaders, system users, and cross-functional teams. This role is responsible for PLC development and support, application development and support, and resolving system-related issues across multiple shop floor technologies, including MES, SPC, SQL, and PLC integration. Additionally, the MES Engineer provides technical support for machine connectivity, reporting, and analytics, with a primary focus on improving quality, yield, equipment efficiency, and overall machine integration.

Requirements

Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field and 2 years of relevant experience OR a high school diploma with 6 years of relevant experience working with shop floor systems in lieu of a degree.
Strong knowledge of remote desktop & ThinManager .
Strong knowledge of Rockwell (FactoryTalk) solutions.
Strong knowledge of Aveva/WonderWare solutions.
Knowledge of MS SQL Server.
Knowledge of PLC Ladder Logic (Allen Bradley).
Strong analytical and written/verbal communication skills.
Self-starter, curious, and inquisitive.
Must be legally authorized to work for a company in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

2-4 years of relevant experience working with shop floor systems in lieu of a degree.
Project Management expertise, ideally including PMP certification.
Technical experience implementing in and supporting a manufacturing environment.
Ability to understand and troubleshoot shop floor networks.
Practical knowledge of S88 and S95 ISA Standards.
Practical knowledge of CPwE Design & Implementation.
Familiarity with networking equipment and protocols (Cisco, Stratix).
Software development skills (C#, JavaScript, C++, Python).
Knowledge of VMWare solutions (vCenter).
Knowledge of InfinityQS/Advantive.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for shop floor systems and data integration to and from these systems.
Coordinate projects for improvements from minor enhancements through to site implementations.
Continue to expand understanding of manufacturing processes and apply this knowledge to existing and new systems solutions.
Collaborate cross functionally with Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations on a daily basis to identify, troubleshoot, and solve issues.
Independently troubleshoot reported problems affecting production in various technical platforms.
Use your initiative and self-motivation combined with a willingness to quickly understand the environment, and work hands on to solve moderate business challenges.
Develop and support MES applications.
Configure and support shop floor networks (Layer 2) in conjunction with network engineers.
Be willing and able to provide 24/7 support.
Travel up to 40% as projects require.
All GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.
All GLC employees are expected to produce and promote our products and services in a manner that exceeds the quality and value expectation of our customers and consumers by adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices, Policies and Procedures outlined in our Safe Quality Food Program.
Other responsibilities as assigned by the manager.