Schneider Electric Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer Jobs in South Africa

Schneider Electric Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer Jobs in South Africa

Responsibilities
  • Understand the high-level Scope of Work (SoW).
  • Assist the project manager to draw up a project plan by estimating effort/duration on individual tasks.
  • Engage with customers to understand their business needs. Translate needs into measurable and achievable requirements. Document requirements in a Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS).
  • Submit FRS to the customer for signature to ensure mutually understood and agreed details of the SoW.
  • Design solutions that will satisfy customer requirements. Proposed solutions should: follow best practice guidelines, be robust to optimize availability, follow the latest trends and changes in technology for sustainability and performance.
  • Document the designs in a Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and/or Technical Design Specifications (TDS).
  • Conduct handover session with other resources assigned to the same SoW.
  • Validate that the solutions in the FDS/TDS meets the requirements defined in the FRS and conforms to best practices and quality standards.
  • Take full control and ownership of individual tasks or complete SoW assigned to you.
  • Execute solutions. Where tasks are not clearly defined in FDS/TDS, engineered solutions should: follow best practice guidelines, be robust to optimize availability, follow the latest trends and changes in technology for sustainability and performance.
  • Test engineered solutions at various stages of the project life cycle. Including, but not limited to: Unit testing (UT), Internal Testing (IT), Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT). Develop test documentation based on FRS, best practices and quality standards. Capture results in test documentation.
  • Deploy engineered solutions in customer production environment.
  • Apply critical thinking and problem-solving methods to diagnose and resolve issues promptly.
  • Develop, maintain, contribute and adhere to best practices, lessons learned and quality standards.
  • Manage individual priorities, deliverables and utilization & efficiency (time management).
  • Onsite project work as required.
  • After hours standby as required.
  • Assist front office with technical scoping and capability aspects of solutions during the sales cycle.
  • Assist tendering by provide input into effort and duration for quoting purpose.
  • Promote value-add solutions, services and add-ons to customers during project engagements.
  • Identify opportunities to widen the use of the company’s solutions within projects
    and services.
  • Provide front office with leads generated through, for example, value-add promotion.
  • Ensure technical skills and knowledge is continually improved in line with corporate direction, changes in technology and industry trends.
  • Contribute to improving engineering capabilities/processes by sharing knowledge and ideas within the team.
  • Ensures that activities conform with relevant government regulations, company policies, standard and ethics
  • Consult with colleagues in areas of technical expertise.
  • Keep project manager and other relevant stakeholders up to date with progress on assigned tasks.
  • Participate in communication plan to build/maintain client relationships.
  • Conduct all communications in a professional manner.
  • Provide early warning to the project manager on newly identified and changing risks, problems or issues.
  • Perform administrative duties as related to the role including timely completion and submission of timesheets, appraisals, support tickets and expense claims.
  • Keep informed w.r.t company policies, standard and ethics.
  • Keep document management system up to date with all project backups, documentation, reports, timesheets, expenses, certificates, etc.
  • Manage personal objective, company goals and project commitments.
  • Customers / Partners / Supplies
    Other divisions and entities within the company
    Project and services team
  • Complies with company and customer HS&E standards and policies, at all times.
  • Takes a personal interest (or 'actively owns') HS&E issues and activities within your area of responsibility - lead by example.

    Qualifications
  • B.Eng (Computer, Electrical, Industrial), Bsc Information Technology
  • Previous experience in the delivery of:
  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Manufacturing Information Systems (MIS), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), Business Intelligence (BI).
  • Software and applications architecture and design.
  • SQL Server (DB, SSAS, SSRS, SSIS)
  • Software development (C#, ASP.Net)
  • Solid technical report writing skills
  • Business process and data modelling tools
  • Knowledge of project management processes and software
  • Business needs analysis
  • Business process mapping
  • Risk management
  • Health, safety and environment
  • Technical sales support
  • High level of organizational and administrative skills
  • Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
  • Autonomous
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Planning and scheduling

    How to Apply
  • Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 27th September 2019
  • For more information and job application details, see; Schneider Electric Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer Jobs in South Africa

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