MES Engineer

Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes: Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential. At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here .

In this role you will support and drive projects with the MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) engineering team. You will collaborate with engineers, managers, supervisors, and operators to help drive improvements throughout the Fiberon facilities by developing MES applications and hardware implementations to support the continuous improvement culture. Will provide relocation assistance for this position.

Manage day-to-day MES-related issues, coordinating with other team members as necessary. Utilize Ignition software for front end application design and development for MES. Define, design, and lead software implementations throughout the manufacturing operations. Support alignment and harmonization of common manufacturing execution requirements and shop floor processes across multiple business units and sites. Translate business and operational requirements into clear, detailed functional specifications for MES solutions. Serve as a subject matter expert for MES functionality, including production execution, routing, work instructions, data collection, quality, and traceability. Support system testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation prior to production deployment. Partner with cross-functional teams to support site deployment, change management, training, and adoption of MES solutions. Identify opportunities for process standardization, automation, and manufacturing performance improvement enabled by MES. Communicate complex technical concepts and system capabilities effectively to non-technical stakeholders and leadership. Create and present project updates, risks, and recommendations to functional and leadership audiences. Support continuous improvement initiatives and post-deployment enhancements to ensure MES solutions meet evolving business needs. Analyze existing software code to make improvements.

3-5 years experience with software development required Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Software Engineering Technical understanding of computer programming and application development Excellent written and oral communication skills Ability to work in a cross-functional and collaborative team environment Demonstrated project management skills, adherence to timelines, stakeholder communication Knowledge of Windows based systems and MS Office Suite PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience with Python, Microsoft SQL databases, HTML, Java, and Expression languages a must Demonstrated software application implementations into a production environment Go-to person for daily software support activities Knowledge of PLC’s, programming, tag structure, data collection a plus Knowledge of SCADA and MES software, such as Ignition, a plus Knowledge of ERP system functionality, bill of materials (BOM’s), part/product configuration, and production scheduling/sequencing a