MES Technical Engineer

About the Company

Motion recruitment has partnered with a pharmaceutical client and seeking a MES technical engineer for a 6+ months contract.

About the Role

Seeking a Technical Engineer experienced in setting up manufacturing execution solutions on a pharmaceutical shop floor.

This is strictly a W2 opportunity. While this role is remote, candidates in Chicago are given preference.

Responsibilities

• Supports the deployment, standardization, and operational readiness of MES environments across client's manufacturing sites.
• This role focuses on imaging, workstation configuration, application deployment, and device readiness to ensure MES end user computing solutions are secure, compliant, and reliable at global sites.
• Subject Matter Expert that executes deployment tasks for MES solutions, including site rollout support, technical readiness, and post-deployment stabilization
• Assist with standard deployment templates, reporting, inventory tracking, and configuration management
• Support change management and validation documentation activities
• Support configuration, validation, and testing activities associated with MES implementation
• Coordinate with manufacturing sites and support teams to ensure deployment execution aligns with approved requirements
• Ensure deployment work follows client's security, quality, validation, and compliance standards
• Working closely with MES engineers, site teams, validation, quality, infrastructure, and vendors, this role supports the rollout of standardized Windows images, Group Policy configurations, SCCM-based application deployment, and other deployment-related activities required to enable stable MES operations.
• Troubleshoot and document deployment-related issues involving software, hardware, network connectivity, and interfaces
• Partner with sites to support modernization efforts, including replacement of legacy devices and connectivity improvements
• Provides technical design, implementation and life cycle support of solutions in a specific technology field or discipline (e.g. network LAN/WAN, server, desktop, etc.)
• Applies IT knowledge, specialized technical experience, research, and analysis to create technical solution specification that meets requirements.
• Knowledgeable in common tools that support area of expertise
• Drives implementation and provides technical support for escalated operational incidents and problems.
• Monitors and reports task assignment progress and status as required and escalates risks and issues to key stakeholders.
• Proactively identifies opportunities for continuous improvement by evaluating new technologies, tools and engineering methods that are applicable within area of responsibility and expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Technical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar.

Required Skills

• Must have experience with MES, and GXP.
• Experience in manufacturing execution systems
• Must have strong communication skills, good problem solving skills and be forward thinking.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with POMSnet is highly preferred.
• Deep technical knowledge of POMSnet