Turning Point Search is looking for a Business Analyst / Systems Analyst to support Manufacturing Execution Systems for automotive production plant locations within North America. This is a direct hire position into a global Tier 1 Automotive Supplier in Troy.

This is a role in operations and involves gathering and analyzing data from the company's manufacturing execution / smart factory systems and providing support for these systems and SAP. We are looking for a candidate with strong Excel and SAP, who has experience analyzing systems and working with IT.

Sorry, Immigration Sponsorship is not available. Direct Hire ONLY - will not consider Corp-to-Corp. Candidates must be permanently authorized to work in the US for any employer.

Up to 50% travel within plant locations in North America can be expected. Predominantly EST time zone.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze business process requirements for manufacturing plant execution systems (Hydra) and SAP.
• Participate in global system enhancement projects / rollouts.
• Implement business processes as designed with feedback from Process Owners.
• Provide expertise in application functionality and train users on system capabilities.
• Documents and presents implementation options to the end-user community.
• Provide global template solutions maintenance.
• Maintain responsibility for a defined set of processes within a module on a global level.
• Create and update system documentation.
• Act as primary point of contact for Key Users and process owners.
• Regional Incident Management contact, 1st and 2nd level application support contact.
• Create system queries for Hydra.
• Support capable and stable machine data acquisition processes.
• Manages and executes tests (template level).
• Analyze and approve change requests.
• Participate in ongoing Continuous Improvement activities.
• Accountable for all help desk logistics requests for North America.

Qualifications

• 2+ years process and systems analysis/training/facilitation experience.
• Reporting tools administration (Hydra queries, back office, standard reports)
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), smart factory software (training on Hydra will be provided).
• Strong MS Excel experience required.
• Knowledge of SQL is an asset.
• Good understanding of IATF 16949/ISO 14001 requirements.
• Automotive industry experience is highly preferred.
• Uses positive interpersonal skills to build/maintain relationships
• Ability to work in tandem with teams at all levels of the organization.
• Strong ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize information in order to determine root cause of problems.
• Willingness to travel within North America manufacturing plant locations.
• College or University degree required.