Manufacturing Execution Systems Senior Manager

Greenheck Group • Schofield, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Greenheck Group is seeking a Manufacturing Execution Systems Senior Manager to own product strategy and delivery across its manufacturing-systems portfolio, including MES, maintenance management, machine integration, machine/production monitoring (MDC), and automation. The role leads the MES functional lead team, owns the roadmap for consolidating the Critical Manufacturing platform, and establishes enterprise standards and consistency across Greenheck Group production sites.

The Senior Manager connects enterprise manufacturing systems with the business, IT, Divisional Systems teams, and the broader Operational Systems/Center of Excellence community. The position sets and executes manufacturing-systems strategy, coordinates cross-functional delivery and resources, facilitates adoption and organizational change, and communicates project status, risks, timelines, and costs to stakeholders and executive committees.

This is an on-site role at Greenheck Group’s Schofield, Wisconsin location, with 10–25% travel. The work is performed in an office environment and involves operating standard office equipment, sedentary work, repetitive hand and wrist motions, close visual work, and occasional mobility for meetings and office tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, information systems, business, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of relevant work experience in MES implementation, project management, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production environments.
• Manufacturing experience and credibility.
• Strong team-building and leadership skills.
• Systems and technology savvy.
• Strategic thinking and leadership.
• Action-oriented.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• Certification in project management.
• Experience with MES systems and their integration with ERP.
• 80/20 thinking.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap and delivery across MES, maintenance management, machine integration, machine/production monitoring (MDC), and automation across Greenheck production sites.
• Lead the end-to-end roadmap for consolidating the Critical Manufacturing platform and replacing legacy custom integrations and MII applications.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, allocate resources, co-manage project timelines with Program Management, drive accountability, and establish results-oriented team goals.
• Align enterprise MES capabilities with divisional and plant-level execution in partnership with the business, IT, Divisional Systems teams, and Operational Systems/CoE groups.
• Build and lead the MES functional lead team across MES, maintenance, machine integration, monitoring, and automation.
• Facilitate organizational change and communicate to build buy-in and system acceptance across plant floors.
• Drive manufacturing-systems standards and consistency across production sites through an MES steering committee and governance framework.
• Provide updates on timelines, costs, and risks to the Operational Systems and OT Executive Steering Committees and communicate with team members, stakeholders, and senior leaders.
• Set the vision and develop and execute manufacturing-systems strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, efficiency gains, and cost reduction across the manufacturing-systems portfolio.
• Work with the Sr Manager, ERP and Program/Project Management on shared roadmaps, resourcing, and delivery dependencies.
• Partner with external resources to ensure manufacturing systems align with business objectives.
• Stay current on MES, automation, and manufacturing-technology trends and recommend platforms.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation, including base salary and the opportunity to earn additional variable compensation based on specific performance metrics.
• Comprehensive benefits package covering health and family support, financial security, learning and development, rewards and recognition, wellbeing and mental health, work-life balance, and fun perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior