MES Subject Matter Expert

Link Group is hiring for a Senior MES Consultant role focused on Manufacturing Execution Systems implementation and optimisation within food processing and production environments.

• Proven experience delivering MES implementation projects in manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of production and shop-floor processes.
• Experience with manufacturing traceability and batch management processes.
• Experience facilitating workshops and working with business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in production facilities.
• Fluent in English and Polish.

Nice to have:

• Experience within food processing, FMCG, or highly regulated manufacturing industries.
• Knowledge of IT/OT integration and industrial systems.
• Experience with ERP-MES integrations.
• Familiarity with ISA-95 manufacturing standards.

• Lead workshops and business process discussions with plant operations and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Gather and analyse business requirements and translate them into MES solution designs.
• Support MES implementation activities including requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, configuration validation, master data alignment, test preparation and execution, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment, and go-live readiness.
• Validate end-to-end manufacturing processes such as production execution, batch and lot tracking, material consumption and yield capture, downtime management, quality inspections, and operator workflows.
• Support product traceability processes across raw material intake, batch genealogy, work in progress, finished goods, rework and waste management, and recall readiness.
• Work onsite with manufacturing teams during testing, issue resolution, and deployment activities.