MES Controls Engineer

The MES Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting and optimizing manufacturing execution and automation systems in a high-volume discrete manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on real-time shop-floor execution, seamless ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) -MES-PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) integration, and sustained production reliability under strict uptime and quality requirements., * Provide support for MES-PLC integrations during system launches and periods of constrained production.

• Configure, establish, and maintain MES-to-PLC communications
• Integrate MES template routines and user-defined data types (UDTs) into PLC programs.
• Assign, modify, and maintain PLC tags and logic required to send/receive MES transactions.
• Collaborate with Process Engineers and the MES team to understand process scope and ensure proper MES integration.
• Document all MES-related PLC changes and issues on production lines and communicate updates in a timely manner.
• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI (Human Display Interface), and industrial network issues affecting MES execution.
• Ensure accuracy of real-time production reporting through MES.
• Support resolution of production execution issues impacting throughput or quality.
• Partner with supervisors and operators to support effective MES workflows.
• Support quality enforcement and validation through MES.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering to manage part numbers and part number groups within the MES system.
• Assist with MES-related audits, investigations, and data requests.
• Identify and recommend MES process and system improvement opportunities.
• Support MES enhancements, system upgrades, and production rollouts.

The MES Controls Engineer is responsible for supporting and optimizing manufacturing execution and automation systems in a high-volume discrete manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on real-time shop-floor execution, seamless ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) -MES-PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) integration, and sustained production reliability under strict uptime and quality requirements., * Provide support for MES-PLC integrations during system launches and periods of constrained production.

• Configure, establish, and maintain MES-to-PLC communications
• Integrate MES template routines and user-defined data types (UDTs) into PLC programs.
• Assign, modify, and maintain PLC tags and logic required to send/receive MES transactions.
• Collaborate with Process Engineers and the MES team to understand process scope and ensure proper MES integration.
• Document all MES-related PLC changes and issues on production lines and communicate updates in a timely manner.
• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI (Human Display Interface), and industrial network issues affecting MES execution.
• Ensure accuracy of real-time production reporting through MES.
• Support resolution of production execution issues impacting throughput or quality.
• Partner with supervisors and operators to support effective MES workflows.
• Support quality enforcement and validation through MES.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering to manage part numbers and part number groups within the MES system.
• Assist with MES-related audits, investigations, and data requests.
• Identify and recommend MES process and system improvement opportunities.
• Support MES enhancements, system upgrades, and production rollouts.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and Siemens tag-based PLC and HMI systems.
• Strong PLC and HMI troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Basic understanding of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) preferred.