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Enterprise Solutions MES Specialist, Cork
Client: PepsiCo
Location: Cork, Ireland
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: d6fc3b93b04e
Job Views: 90
Posted: 21.01.2025
Expiry Date: 07.03.2025
Job Description:
Overview
PepsiCo is on the lookout for an Enterprise Solutions MES Specialist to join our IT team in Carrigaline on a 12-month contract basis.
PepsiCo is transforming the way we use technology across all areas of the business, and IT (Information Technology) acts as our partners, advisers, and service providers on this journey. Many of our IT roles have an international focus and support internal clients across multiple countries, helping them to identify, deploy, and optimise the technology needed to deliver outstanding results.
As the Enterprise Solutions MES Specialist, you will provide functional support for the digital factory element of the System Platform upgrade project in our sites based in Little Island, Carrigaline, and Singapore.
You will drive the functional and technical elements of the retrofit of the most recent version of the Digital Factory blueprint into previous implementations.
Lead the Plant teams through Change Management tasks and appropriate testing cycles associated with the retrofit and other significant enhancements.
Lead the delivery of some key enhancements across the organisation (Expected True Efficiency, User Driven Assignment, etc.)
Responsibilities
* Lead the broader project team and the primary vendor to support the delivery of the Digital Factory element of the System Platform upgrade.
* Drive the delivery of the Digital Factory ‘retrofit’ projects with the broader Digital Factory sustain team and the PGCS plant teams for multiple sites.
* Manage multiple stakeholders including vendors, the sustain team, and the plant teams to deliver key enhancements to the Digital Factory blueprint.
* Drive and manage testing cycles for upgrades and enhancements.
* Execute and record tests where appropriate.
* Work with superusers to aid testing and ensure correct execution.
* Be a key source of functional knowledge for all stakeholders across all areas of the system.
* Provide education and guidance to business stakeholders in relation to the Digital Factory functionality and processes.
* Lead the business stakeholders to understand functional gaps and align on solutions.
* Drive adherence to PGCS change control processes and ensure all changes are compliant with key controls.
* Ensure the correct use of PGCS tools (ADO, Service Now) and drive an understanding of the same with other stakeholders.
* Participate in the development and delivery of training material associated with upgrades or enhancements.
* Ensure appropriate documentation is in place to support enhancements.
Qualifications
* Strong IT functional experience preferably in Food/Beverage Processing, Bio-Tech, or Pharmaceutical.
* Science/Technical/IT or Engineering Degree and/or equivalent qualification coupled with 5 years plus demonstrated track record in a relevant environment.
* Experience managing application support e2e including issue resolution, change analysis, design, implementation, test, and deployment.
* Some understanding of typical application functionality as it relates to a manufacturing environment.
* Experience with the development of applications preferably for shop floor functionality.
* Strong database skills.
* Proficient with Microsoft productivity Tools (MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Visio).
* Extensive IT Experience (Business Analysis, Solution Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement, Test Management, Support, Project Governance, Change Management).
* General IT Technical Skills (Excellent understanding of System Architectures, Databases, etc.).
* Good communication skills and an ability to work effectively with virtual project teams.
* Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, with a drive and commitment towards project delivery.
* Strong understanding of a typical IT project life cycle.
* Ability to solve complex problems.
* Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes (Preferably PGCS processes).
* Experience with AVEVA MES, AVEVA Worktasks, or any other AVEVA products.
* SAP and/or SAP MII Experience.
* Technical skills desirable in some or all the following technologies - Microsoft technology environments – Windows server environments; Infrastructure virtualisation.
* Experience with AVEVA control systems and tools (InTouch, InBatch, InSQL, ArchestrA System Platform).
* High level understanding of OT/Automation technology (PLCs, Plant Historian, SCADA, ISA-95 Standard).
Who we are:
* We are a Manufacturing Unit in PepsiCo, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up, and Pepsi.
* We are a global organization offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR, and IT.
* We are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.
At PepsiCo, opportunity is for everyone.
* Recognised as a Great Place to Work in Ireland, PepsiCo fosters a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion with acceptance and respect for all employees.
* ‘A space to be you’ is our initiative that creates a collaborative, equitable, and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from, or who we love, has a voice.
* PepsiCo is a supportive work environment that provides a sense of community for employees. We work with our employees to ensure they have reasonable accommodations they need to be at their best.
* pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is a core strategy of PepsiCo, placing sustainability at the centre of our business to have a positive impact on the planet and people.
For the purposes of external advertising, we have called this role an Infrastructure & Operations Specialist. However, please note that the internal job title the successful candidate will have will be Enterprise Solutions Assoc Analyst.
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