IT MES Engineer

Magna International • Mesa, AZ

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About The Position

The IT MES Engineer supports and maintains manufacturing execution systems and related data and reporting solutions in a production environment. The role manages SQL Server databases and queries, develops Power BI dashboards and Power Apps, and supports MES integrations with SAP, including production orders, confirmations, and inventory transactions. It also monitors system performance, ensures data integrity, and helps maintain compliance with data governance and security standards.

The engineer provides second-level support for MES issues, investigates production data problems, conducts root cause analysis, tracks escalations, and follows IT service-level agreements. The role participates in system enhancements, upgrades, testing, validation, and deployment; collaborates with IT, production, engineering, quality, and vendor teams; and trains plant-floor operators, supervisors, and support staff. It also documents incidents and resolutions and creates and updates support and training materials.

Requirements

• Completed education in Computer Science or a technical field.
• Several years of operating experience in production environments.
• Knowledge of SAP Production Planning.
• Knowledge of SAP Materials Management.
• Experience with label-generation and printing-system integration.
• Experience with barcode scanners and label printers, such as Zebra or Honeywell.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain SQL Server databases, run queries, and investigate production data issues.
• Create and maintain Power BI dashboards for production and management teams.
• Build and support Power Apps solutions to digitize and automate plant-floor workflows.
• Troubleshoot and support MES-SAP integrations, including production order downloads, confirmations, and inventory transactions.
• Collaborate with IT, production, engineering, and quality teams to maintain reliable system performance and support continuous improvement.
• Document incidents, root causes, resolutions, and support guides for recurring PRODAP-related issues.
• Participate in MES enhancements, upgrades, testing, validation, and deployment of features or configurations with minimal operational disruption.
• Write, execute, and optimize SQL queries for troubleshooting, reporting, and production analysis.
• Train plant-floor operators, supervisors, and support staff on MES functions, reporting tools, and system updates.
• Maintain compliance with data governance and security standards.
• Monitor MES system performance and proactively identify potential issues.
• Provide second-level support for MES issues, including root cause analysis and escalation tracking.
• Resolve complex incidents involving system integration, data flow, and application performance, escalating unresolved or critical issues to MES vendors.
• Follow IT service-level agreements for unresolved MES issues.
• Design, develop, and maintain MES-related dashboards.
• Ensure data integrity and completeness across MES and integrated systems such as SAP.
• Analyze MES data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and recurring issues.
• Automate report distribution and dashboard updates.
• Build custom Power Apps to supply report data or support plant-floor processes.
• Validate report accuracy after MES updates or data model changes.
• Create and update training documents.

Benefits

• Details about the benefits package will be provided during the recruitment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed