Specialist, Business Consulting
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About the role
The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Specialist acts as a subject matter expert and administrator for MES. The primary responsibility is to support and sustain the deployment of our Company standard MES system, ensuring it is successfully and compliantly designed, developed, deployed, and supported to maximize business benefits while aligning with site business processes and technical standards. The MES Specialist will have regular direct interaction with the Site Digital Steward, MBR authors, MES site organization, MES and SAP COEs, Tech Ops, Operations, Quality, and IT.
The Specialist is responsible for following standard processes and procedures, including cGMP regulations, SOPs, and global business processes.
Responsibilities
- Identifies and implements continuous process improvement opportunities.
- Coordinates and approves relevant procedures for MES access and user management, performance management, qualifications and testing, vulnerability assessments, IT hardware (including workstation design and setup on production lines), business continuity planning, obsolescence planning, and serves as the main site contact for MES upgrades and continuous system improvements.
- Works with site and above-site MES teams to sustain electronic Master Batch Records, stays current on MES training, coordinates site MES administration activities, and maintains knowledge of manufacturing processes and standard MES configuration.
- Acts as liaison to MES COE, AMS, and Digital Manufacturing organizations.
- Heavily involved in MES/MBR deployments at the site and assists in key project activities.
- Executes appropriate change control and MES site life-cycle actions to ensure the MES system remains in a state of control and compliance.
- Collaborates and assists with troubleshooting to efficiently resolve manufacturing problems, providing MES support to operations.
- Applies knowledge of Quality Systems and Regulatory Standards to provide assurance and foster quality decisions with project teams and the site Quality unit.
- Supports other digital system initiatives such as OEE+ as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical degree and minimum 1 year of MES administration experience with a major MES platform, or High School diploma and three years of MES PAS-X administration experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent facilitation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Proven record of analytical skills, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
- High personal integrity, credibility, and energy.
- Strong communication and influencing skills.
- Strong information technology understanding.
- Knowledge of manufacturing and acumen to translate manufacturing requirements into Automation/Digital Solutions.
- Strong continuous improvement mindset with relevant background in autonomously building solutions that address key business opportunities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of SAP.
- Previous MES System Administration Training.
- Experience in a production-regulated industry.
- Lean Six Sigma certifications.
Skills
- Benchmarking
- Business Process Analysis
- Business Process Improvements
- Business Requirements Management
- Change Controls
- Change Management
- Communication
- Competency Management
- Conceptual Thinking
- Controls Management
- Data Analysis
- Developing Others
- Influencing Skills
- Information Technology Applications
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Logical Thinking
- Manufacturing Automation
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Operational Quality
- Operations Support
- Policy Development
- Problem Solving
- Procedure Adherence
- Process Improvements
Pay
The salary range for this role is $87,300.00 - $137,400.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including:
- Medical, dental, vision healthcare, and other insurance benefits (for employee and family).
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k).
- Paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.
More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.