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Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer

Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer

Country:  United States
City:  Portland, Skowhegan, Cloquet
State:  Maine
Location:  Office South Portland
Department:  Information Technology
Posting date:  Aug 29, 2024

Sappi North America
Sappi North America, headquartered in Boston with corporate offices in Portland, Maine, is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited, a global renewable resource company that uses every part of the tree to make sustainable woodfiber products. With over 12,000 employees and operations in seven countries, we serve customers worldwide. Our diversified businesses include Packaging, Speciality and Graphic Papers and Dissolving Pulp, offering premium products for various industries. From cosmetics packaging and food industry barrier papers to textiles and the clothes you wear, Sappi’s solutions are vital to the future of sustainable alternatives to plastic and other fossil fuel-based products. 

Sappi North America
Sappi North America, headquartered in Boston with corporate offices in Portland, Maine, is a subsidiary of Sappi Limited, a global renewable resource company that uses every part of the tree to make sustainable woodfiber products. With over 12,000 employees and operations in seven countries, we serve customers worldwide. Our diversified businesses include Packaging, Speciality and Graphic Papers and Dissolving Pulp, offering premium products for various industries. From cosmetics packaging and food industry barrier papers to textiles and the clothes you wear, Sappi’s solutions are vital to the future of sustainable alternatives to plastic and other fossil fuel-based products. 

This position is part of the Global MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) team and primarily responsible for maintaining, supporting and improving MES solutions. In this role you will report directly to the Global Service Team Manager: MES Core. 

 

You will be part of the global IT team responsible to analyze, implement, improve, and support Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solutions for all our global production locations (North America, Europe, South Africa). 
 
Doing this, you will: 

  • learn about various business processes and will translate these into IT solutions 

  • be responsible for creating technical concepts with a strong focus on standardizing processes while still supporting mill specific requirements (e.g. via configuration) 

  • support global changes and extensions to existing functionality 

  • have the opportunity to join a multi-year global project to standardize Sappi’s solution landscape for pulp and paper processes including the interfaces of future and current MES with Sappi’s ERP system and various automation equipment 

 

Required qualifications: 

  • Analytical and structured thinking is easy for you 

  • Due to your education or work experience, you’ve gained comprehensive understanding of the whole application development process from initial user discussions to post-go-live support 

  • You have solid knowledge in databases, specifically Oracle, PL/SQL  

  • Experience in programming tools/languages is helpful (e.g. 4GL, C, Java, .NET Core, JavaScript, ReactJS, HTML5…) 

  • You completed your university level education in the field of computer science and/or gained relevant professional experience 

  • You are willing to learn exciting industry-specific processes 

  • Ability to travel to other Sappi locations

This position is part of the Global MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) team and primarily responsible for maintaining, supporting and improving MES solutions. In this role you will report directly to the Global Service Team Manager: MES Core. 

 

You will be part of the global IT team responsible to analyze, implement, improve, and support Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solutions for all our global production locations (North America, Europe, South Africa). 
 
Doing this, you will: 

  • learn about various business processes and will translate these into IT solutions 

  • be responsible for creating technical concepts with a strong focus on standardizing processes while still supporting mill specific requirements (e.g. via configuration) 

  • support global changes and extensions to existing functionality 

  • have the opportunity to join a multi-year global project to standardize Sappi’s solution landscape for pulp and paper processes including the interfaces of future and current MES with Sappi’s ERP system and various automation equipment 

 

Required qualifications: 

  • Analytical and structured thinking is easy for you 

  • Due to your education or work experience, you’ve gained comprehensive understanding of the whole application development process from initial user discussions to post-go-live support 

  • You have solid knowledge in databases, specifically Oracle, PL/SQL  

  • Experience in programming tools/languages is helpful (e.g. 4GL, C, Java, .NET Core, JavaScript, ReactJS, HTML5…) 

  • You completed your university level education in the field of computer science and/or gained relevant professional experience 

  • You are willing to learn exciting industry-specific processes 

  • Ability to travel to other Sappi locations

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ABOUT SAPPI

Sappi is a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources. As a diversified, innovative and trusted leader focused on sustainable processes and products, we are building a more circular economy by making what we should, not just what we can.

HR Contact for Questions:
Name:  Kathleen Porazzo
Email:  kathleen.porazzo@sappi.com
Telephone number:  2074205374

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