MES Engineer
- Kinsale, Co Cork
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with business to review existing areas of production which have paper batch records and develop strategies and related guidelines for conversion to MES solution
- Taking part in process mapping of existing practices as part of requirements definition
- Work as part of a team in designing and developing electronic batch records / workflows within the MES solution.
- Partner with the business to design, develop and deliver changes to existing electronic batch records, weigh & dispense and equipment tracking systems.
- Support, troubleshoot and resolve issues within the MES system.
- Participate in design reviews to ensure traceability of requirements.
- Develop components that can be shared and used across multiple batch records within the MES solution.
- Develop, execute, review and approve MES computer system validation deliverables.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities within MES solution.
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies, latest technology standards and implications to MES solution.
- Monitor and report key KPI’s / metrics such as exceptions etc at team and governance meetings.
- Support and provide subject-matter expertise to other members of the MES team.
- Coach / mentor members of the MES team.
- Support interfaces between MES system and other IT systems such as site Historian, DCS, SAP etc.
- Support and participate in regulatory audits.
- Attend and represent MES team at process team meetings.
- Act as lead investigator to support MES related deviations.
- Develop MES knowledge management & training material.
- Represent the site at Global MES team meetings and external forums.
- Develop & foster good working relationships with the business and MES team.
- Experience in Object Orientated programming languages and demonstrated experience in Visual Basic scripting.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing technical / MES solutions in a GMP environment.
- Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting and supporting an MES system or similar system.
- Experience in working in a development team, but also the ability to take a lead in resolving issues or developing solutions where needed.
- Experience with direct customer interactions for requirements gathering and translating into a programming solution.
- Good working knowledge of automation systems, Historians and DCS.
- Knowledge of GMP’S, regulatory requirements, computer system validation.
- Very good written and verbal communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated learning agility both technically as well as business processes and applications.
- Demonstrated initiative to build relationships, learn new business processes and identify new opportunities.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify issues and either resolve or escalate to the appropriate level for resolution.