Manufacturing Execution Systems Senior Manager

Greenheck Group • Schofield, WI

1d • $160,353 - $198,083 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Execution Systems Senior Manager owns product strategy and delivery across Greenheck Group’s 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 manufacturing-technology standards and consistency across Greenheck Group’s production sites. It serves as a key connection between enterprise manufacturing systems and the business, IT, Divisional Systems teams, and the Operational Systems/CoE community.

The position is responsible for setting and executing a comprehensive manufacturing-systems strategy, coordinating cross-functional teams and resources, driving organizational change and adoption, and ensuring enterprise standards translate into plant-level results. It collaborates with the Sr Manager, ERP, Program/Project Management, and external resources, while communicating status, risks, timelines, and costs to executive steering committees and other stakeholders.

This is an on-site role at the Schofield, Wisconsin location, with 10–25% travel required. The starting base salary range is $160,353–$198,083, with the opportunity for additional variable compensation based on specific performance metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, information systems, business, or a related field.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in MES implementation, project management, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production environments.
• 80/20 thinking.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap and delivery across MES, maintenance management, machine integration, machine/production monitoring (MDC), and automation at all Greenheck production sites.
• Lead the end-to-end roadmap for consolidating the Critical Manufacturing platform and replacing legacy custom integrations and MII applications across production sites.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, allocate resources, co-manage timelines with Program Management, drive accountability, and establish results-oriented 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 related to MES and manufacturing-systems adoption, communicating to build buy-in and system acceptance across plant floors.
• Drive manufacturing-systems standards and consistency 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 and executive leaders.
• Set the vision and develop and execute a manufacturing-systems strategy aligned with organizational goals.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, efficiency gains, and cost reduction across manufacturing systems.
• 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 bring forward platform recommendations.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation, including base salary and the opportunity to earn additional variable compensation based on performance metrics.
• Comprehensive benefits package; listed benefit categories include Health & Family Support, Financial Security, Learning & Development, Rewards & Recognition, Wellbeing & Mental Health, Work-Life Balance, and Fun Perks.

What This Job Offers

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