Manufacturing Execution Specialist

Puffer-Sweiven•Stafford, TX

About The Position

The Manufacturing Execution Specialist designs, configures, implements, integrates, tests, validates, and supports Emerson Syncade MES applications. The role translates customer manufacturing processes and requirements into solutions such as electronic workflows, batch records, forms, procedures, recipes, equipment models, material definitions, and business rules, applying ISA-88 and ISA-95 principles where applicable. The specialist contributes to project planning and execution, coordinates work with project and customer stakeholders, prepares technical and validation documentation, and follows project quality, cybersecurity, documentation, and configuration-control practices. The position also supports integration between Syncade and plant systems, including DeltaV, PLCs, historians, ERP, LIMS, and quality applications. The role develops and executes testing and validation activities, supports installation and startup, troubleshoots integrated systems, and provides customer training and post-startup support. It may also contribute to proposals, scope definition, estimates, demonstrations, and technical presentations. The position involves extensive computer use, travel to industrial manufacturing facilities, and work in environments with customer-specific safety and PPE requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related technology discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
Working knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems and manufacturing operations in batch or regulated process environments.
Knowledge of ISA-88 and ISA-95 principles.
Knowledge of software development lifecycle, configuration management, testing, and technical documentation practices.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
Ability to build positive working relationships and communicate with customers at all levels while managing expectations professionally.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
Ability to organize and plan individual and group work tasks, meet deadlines independently and as part of a team, and demonstrate self-motivation.
Commitment to quality, documentation rigor, customer service, and continuous improvement.
Ability to wear required PPE, including potentially a hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and steel-toed shoes, and comply with customer-specific safety, security, gowning, cleanroom, and PPE requirements.
Ability to travel to industrial manufacturing facilities.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and perform occasional walking, standing, climbing, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, and grasping; extended walking and standing may be required during onsite commissioning and startup.
Ability to work extensively with computers in an office desk or cubicle environment and around hazards such as moving equipment and active industrial manufacturing operations.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of experience implementing, supporting, or integrating MES or industrial software applications.
Hands-on experience with Emerson Syncade MES.
Experience with electronic batch records, workflow configuration, recipe management, material management, equipment tracking, or production execution.
Experience integrating MES with Emerson DeltaV, PLC systems, historians, ERP, LIMS, or quality systems.
Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food and beverage, or another regulated manufacturing industry.
Knowledge of GxP, Computer System Validation, GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11, and data integrity principles.
Experience with SQL Server, Windows Server, virtualization, networking, OPC, web services, and industrial cybersecurity concepts.
Experience executing FAT, SAT, commissioning, validation, and startup activities at customer facilities.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and implement Emerson Syncade MES applications according to customer requirements, site standards, and project practices.
Develop electronic workflows, batch records, forms, procedures, recipes, equipment models, material definitions, and business rules.
Participate in manufacturing process mapping, requirements workshops, solution design reviews, and customer technical discussions.
Translate manufacturing and business processes into functional MES solutions.
Create and maintain configuration documentation, design specifications, test records, and system turnover documentation.
Apply ISA-88 and ISA-95 principles to batch execution, equipment modeling, recipe management, and enterprise-to-control-system integration.
Participate in project planning, estimating, scheduling, resource coordination, progress reporting, and risk identification.
Develop, review, and execute project deliverables such as URS, FRS, design and configuration specifications, traceability documentation, and test scripts.
Coordinate work with project managers, technical leads, automation engineers, validation resources, customers, and third-party suppliers.
Communicate project status, technical issues, risks, and resource needs in a timely manner.
Follow project execution, quality, cybersecurity, and documentation practices, and support management of change and configuration control.
Configure and support interfaces between Syncade and DeltaV, PLC-based control systems, historians, ERP, LIMS, quality systems, and other plant applications.
Collaborate with automation and OT/IT resources on interface requirements, data exchange, equipment status, production events, alarms, and system handshakes.
Support industrial communication technologies, databases, web services, OPC connectivity, and other integration methods.
Troubleshoot application, interface, infrastructure, and data issues across integrated systems.
Develop and execute unit and integration testing, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup activities.
Support computer system validation and preparation or execution of IQ/OQ/PQ documentation as required.
Ensure deliverables support applicable GxP requirements, GAMP 5 guidance, 21 CFR Part 11, Annex 11 expectations, and customer data integrity requirements.
Document, investigate, and resolve software defects, test exceptions, deviations, and punch-list items.
Provide onsite and remote support during installation, cutover, startup, and production stabilization.
Support system backup, recovery, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle planning as assigned.
Work professionally with customer operations, engineering, quality, validation, maintenance, IT, and leadership personnel.
Train operators, engineers, and system administrators on delivered MES solutions.
Provide post-startup support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective-action recommendations.
Identify opportunities to improve reliability, usability, standardization, maintainability, and customer value.
Maintain technical knowledge through training, industry participation, self-study, and project experience.
Support proposal development, scope definition, estimates, customer demonstrations, and technical presentations as requested.