Associate Specialist, MES Business Consulting

Job Description

Our Manufacturing Operations teams are the people that make our products. We work in the manufacturing plants with a “Safety First, Quality Always” mindset striving for continuous improvement. We work in the local plant connected to our global manufacturing network to ensure the highest quality of raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

Associate Specialist, Manufacturing Execution System is accountable for assisting Manufacturing Execution System implementations across the full systems lifecycle, from identifying the business and technical needs of users, establishes the appropriate implementation of the technology, executing implementation, and maintaining ongoing operations that directly promotes the Maurice R. Hilleman Vaccine Manufacturing Facilities.

Duties:

• Assure Manufacturing Execution System meets ongoing and future manufacturing requisites and is configured to align with regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure Manufacturing Execution System aligns with our companies business processes and technical standards.
• Promotes Manufacturing Execution System implementations across full systems lifecycle.
• Identifying business and technical needs of users.
• Establishing appropriate implementation of Manufacturing Execution System technology, executing implementation and maintaining ongoing operations.
• Uses existing procedures to solve routine or standard problems.
• Receives instruction, guidance, and direction from others.
• Performs Manufacturing Execution System training of end-users, such as Operations, Technology, Quality, as needed.
• Participate in Manufacturing Execution System on-call sponsorship 24x7 on a rotational basis.
• Builds own team effectiveness skills and promotes team effectiveness through own actions by demonstrating respect and appreciation for diverse perspectives.

Business Expertise:

• Applies general knowledge of company business developed through education or past job duties.
• Comprehends and applies regulatory / compliance guidelines relative to their role.

Functional Expertise:

• Knowledge of Werum's PAS-X Manufacturing Execution System application (v3.1.8) to enable production execution, including interfaces for Enterprise Resource Program and DCS.
• Partner with site users and project teams to meet their needs through configuration. This includes dynamic participation in the configuration of Manufacturing Execution System, then hands-on shop floor training and implementation which will require periodic shift and weekend sponsorship.
• Maintain Manufacturing Execution System as it relates to PAS-X system configuration, Sterile Liquid Commercialization, validation development/execution, hardware, software environments, Standard Operating Procedures and business processes.
• Partner in a network with other Manufacturing Execution System Subject Matter Experts to ensure that best practices are allocated and resolve Manufacturing Execution System related investigations. Participate in Manufacturing Execution System user groups within our company to continuously improve the application and associated use practices.
• Actively participate in the refinement of PAS-X end-user training guidelines they relate to configuration standards and operational activities.

Problem-Solving:

• Uses existing procedures to solve routine or standard problems.
• Applies limited judgment and discretion.

Internal Client / External Customer Focus:

• Replies to standard requests from clients and/or customers.

Impact:

• Errors on the job may cause production delays and impact the work of others in own workgroup
• Influential
• Conveys information, asks questions and checks for comprehension.
• Works within technical guidelines and direction to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.

Project Management:

• Accountable for technical contribution to the project team or sub-team.

Resource Management:

• Builds awareness of costs related to own work.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or other technical/science degree.

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation, problem-solving and results oriented skills.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of integrated Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• comprehension of Current Good Manufacturing Practices, and Process Automation System Life Cycle methodologies.

Physical Tasks:

• Ability to gown aseptically.

Working Relationships:

• Reports to Associate Director, Business Consulting
• Interacts with employees within own department.
• Frequent interaction with employees from other departments.
• Frequent interaction with Enterprise Resource Program and Process Automation experts.
• Interacts with representatives from our company's Manufacturing Execution System Center of Excellence.

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Relocation:

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Requisition ID:R109740