MES Digital Manufacturing Senior Program Manager
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Location: Raleigh, NC 27610
Description:
Eaton's Corporate IT group is seeking an MES Digital Manufacturing Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) initiatives globally utilizing Dassault Apriso. This hybrid role may be located at the following Eaton sites: Beachwood, OH; Houston, TX; Raleigh, NC; Moon Township, PA; Galesburg, MI. Travel up to 25% is required.
Reporting to the Director of IT, this role involves driving and managing transformational MES programs to ensure seamless integration and execution across all phases globally. It requires ensuring teams follow Agile practices and Scrum framework values to increase efficiency and provide motivation and guidance for continuous process improvement. Identifying and eliminating team impediments with minimal supervision in a complex environment is also crucial. Leveraging extensive experience in MES program management to navigate challenges and drive success is essential.
In this role you will:
Strategic Leadership and Program Management
Lead the global MES Program from design through deployment, overseeing multiple interconnected work streams to ensure successful delivery across sites
Develop and implement a comprehensive global MES strategy with standardized approach
Manage the entire life cycle of MES deployments, providing complete governance
Coordinate all IT/IM related activities throughout the project lifecycle in line with the overall project plan
Monitor schedules, budgets, and resources across the program
Report program status, risks, and mitigation plans to executive sponsors and the global PMO
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate closely with stakeholders from Manufacturing, IT, OT, QA, and Engineering
Serve as the liaison between Business Transformation Lead, plant business operations and integrator team
Work with project sponsors and stakeholders to manage scope, goals, deliverables, resources, risks, and budget
Visit sites and conduct workshops with plant users to understand existing processes
System Implementation and Integration
Ensure the integration of MES with ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle), SCADA, automation systems, historians, and lab systems
Manage vendor selection and system configuration processes
Support the deployment and standardization of MES systems across multiple global manufacturing locations
Align local plant implementations with the global MES template to support standardization and process harmonization
Coordinate with sites for acceptance testing and user training
Quality and Compliance
Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements
Define standards and best practices for MES applications
Generate IT change controls and drive their timely closure
Change Management and Training
Change management and training initiatives to ensure system adoption and cultural alignment
Coordinate training development, site questionnaires, help documentation, checklists, and job aids
Provide onsite and/or remote hypercare support
Technical Oversight
Manage system configurations, upgrades, and updates in collaboration with IT teams and vendors
Ensure adoption of new technologies such as IoT, AI, and cloud-based MES systems
Enforce and oversee data management strategy and cybersecurity measures for MES systems
Supervise vendor engineers and contractors as required
Your Qualifications:
Your Skills:
At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $158249.97 - $232099.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Reporting to the Director of IT, this role involves driving and managing transformational MES programs to ensure seamless integration and execution across all phases globally. It requires ensuring teams follow Agile practices and Scrum framework values to increase efficiency and provide motivation and guidance for continuous process improvement. Identifying and eliminating team impediments with minimal supervision in a complex environment is also crucial. Leveraging extensive experience in MES program management to navigate challenges and drive success is essential.
In this role you will:
Strategic Leadership and Program Management
Lead the global MES Program from design through deployment, overseeing multiple interconnected work streams to ensure successful delivery across sites
Develop and implement a comprehensive global MES strategy with standardized approach
Manage the entire life cycle of MES deployments, providing complete governance
Coordinate all IT/IM related activities throughout the project lifecycle in line with the overall project plan
Monitor schedules, budgets, and resources across the program
Report program status, risks, and mitigation plans to executive sponsors and the global PMO
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate closely with stakeholders from Manufacturing, IT, OT, QA, and Engineering
Serve as the liaison between Business Transformation Lead, plant business operations and integrator team
Work with project sponsors and stakeholders to manage scope, goals, deliverables, resources, risks, and budget
Visit sites and conduct workshops with plant users to understand existing processes
System Implementation and Integration
Ensure the integration of MES with ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle), SCADA, automation systems, historians, and lab systems
Manage vendor selection and system configuration processes
Support the deployment and standardization of MES systems across multiple global manufacturing locations
Align local plant implementations with the global MES template to support standardization and process harmonization
Coordinate with sites for acceptance testing and user training
Quality and Compliance
Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements
Define standards and best practices for MES applications
Generate IT change controls and drive their timely closure
Change Management and Training
Change management and training initiatives to ensure system adoption and cultural alignment
Coordinate training development, site questionnaires, help documentation, checklists, and job aids
Provide onsite and/or remote hypercare support
Technical Oversight
Manage system configurations, upgrades, and updates in collaboration with IT teams and vendors
Ensure adoption of new technologies such as IoT, AI, and cloud-based MES systems
Enforce and oversee data management strategy and cybersecurity measures for MES systems
Supervise vendor engineers and contractors as required
Your Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years proven experience in managing large-scale MES transformation programs, preferably with Dassault Apriso
- Expert understanding of IT product management and/or modern product delivery processes on a global, multi-site scale, encompassing multi-million-dollar vendor contracts
- Experience in guiding product development and managing product backlogs
- Strong understanding of DevSecOps principles and importance of integrating security into every stage of development lifecycle
- Strong familiarity with modern software development principles including code management, test automation, APIs, microservices, and cloud services.
- Expert level experience with Agile software tools and producing Agile artifacts, including Scrum and Kanban
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is required
Your Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and execute methodically
- Excellent leadership, communication, presentation and collaboration skills
- Experience working in a global environment with minimal supervision, managing cross-functional teams across different geographies
- Patience and empathy working with mentees and people new to Agile
- Comfortable working directly with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Expertise in change management and the ability to drive organizational change effectively
At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $158249.97 - $232099.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.