MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Engineer

AESC is looking to add a MES Engineer to our team in Florence, South Carolina

• Full-Time
• On-Site in Florence, SC

About AESC US LLC

AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company’s leading-edge technology and reliability are enabling and accelerating the transition to clean energy solutions. Through rapid expansion, AESC batteries will soon power more than 1,000,000 electric vehicles for the world’s top automakers. AESC is headquartered in Japan and has battery manufacturing locations in Japan, China, UK, France, Spain, and the U.S.

AESC Mission

Our mission is to solve the challenges for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.

About the Role

Reporting to the Sr. IT/IS Manager, you will be responsible for starting up several critical manufacturing applications. Duties will primarily involve Apriso MES and global applications for the manufacturing environment to assure successful production. This position will also be involved in directing system testing and validation procedures and working with customers or departments on technical issues including software system design and maintenance. The ideal candidate will partner with management on key initiatives and will develop, implement, and manage various projects and programs in support of overall business effectiveness. Your work within the IT Team will directly impact our strategic goals and contribute to our position as a global leader in battery technology.

What You Will Do

• Participate in the design, implementation, administration, and support of the local MES Apriso System with the assistance of regional and global MES resources.
• Collaborate in the system integration testing and factory acceptance testing for machine equipment startup. Act as a liaison between process equipment engineers, equipment vendors, contractors, and the IT department. Work with vendors and IT resources in resolving equipment to MES connection issues.
• Assist with the implementation and support of our Ignition SCADA system including PLCs, HMIs, Control and Supervisory systems for building automation and manufacturing support.
• Assist with the implementation and support of other plant specific applications including platforms for quality, supply chain management, ERP, etc.
• Provides improvements to the various existing and new systems in coordination with global CoE Team.
• Collaborates with process engineers, product engineers, quality and production managers to optimize production processes.
• Establish and maintain interfaces and communications between MES, ERP and other systems.
• Prepares and maintains full MES documentation.
• Learns and improves existing in-house systems. Resolves issues and implements new feature requests.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, technical training, or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience in industrial automation environments working with MES systems or application development and data collection related to factory automation.
• Experience with application and system integrations.
• Experience with machine level integrations.
• Experience with SCADA systems including HMIs, PLCs, and Control Systems
• Understanding of databases and database management tools.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to troubleshoot, modify, and standardize EUC environments.
• Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously and be able to manage priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Understanding of root cause analysis (RCA) and problem-solving techniques for issue resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Teams, PowerPoint, etc.

What is “Nice to Have”?

• Experience with Apriso MES Environment and Ignition SCADA Systems
• Experience with integrating MES environments with other applications such as SAP.
• Experience in green field new manufacturing plant startups.
• Knowledgeable of Open Platform Communication (OPC) servers, such as Kepware.
• Experience with Oracle Databases.
• Programming experience in .NET, C# or VB.net. or similar.
• Experience with PowerBI.
• Background in OT / IT network design elements.
• Background in project management methods such as Agile / Scrum.
• Developing Implementation plans.
• Incident, problem, and change management .
• Networking concepts and technologies.
• Understands and follows all standards of IATF16949 and VDA 6.3 quality standards.
• Understands and follows all standards of ISO14001 environmental standards.
• Knowledge of battery manufacturing, EV manufacturing, or refinery operations.
• Proficiency in additional languages beyond English is advantageous.
• Cross-cultural experience.
• English is advantageous.
• Cross-cultural experience.

Travel

Occasional domestic travel required.

What We Offer

Welcome to AESC, where you’ll have the opportunity to tackle the world’s most fascinating challenges alongside exceptionally talented individuals who are driven to make a difference. We strive to ensure that our employees are well taken care of, enabling them to focus on their work and contribute to our collective mission.

We offer:

• Comprehensive compensation packages including a competitive salary and a rewarding bonus program.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
• Highly automated, clean, safe, and temperature-controlled production environment
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K with company match
• Life Insurance (Company paid and additional voluntary life available)
• Paid Vacation and 14 Paid Holidays
• Short term and long-term disability coverage (Company Paid)
• Tuition reimbursement

Application Process

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your application allows us to learn more about you and find potential fits within our team. We strive to respond to all applicants promptly, though times may vary with submission volume. If you don’t receive an immediate response, it doesn’t reflect on your candidacy; we’ll keep your application for future opportunities. Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm as we improve our application process.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At AESC, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all individuals. We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S Join us in our passion to design, manufacture, and sell high-performance products, contributing to a sustainable and zero-carbon emission future.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to read, write, speak, hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and lift with hands and arms frequently throughout the day.
• Required to occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment is primarily an automated manufacturing plant with a concrete floor and is characterized by some temperature extremes, moderate noise, and forklift traffic. The individual must be able to perform all essential functions as appropriate on the plant floor, in meetings, and with employees, management, customers and suppliers.

Candidate must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately, and without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The statements made herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive and inclusive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of personnel so classified.

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background check. AESC US LLC is a drug-free workplace.