Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) Solutions Specialist I

Job description

Come join our team at [DIS-TRAN Steel](http://www.distransteel.com)! Our people – not our machinery - are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steel’s leadership team lives by our company values, modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day.**We're a team that likes to have fun, but we also know how to get stuff done.** DIS-TRAN Steel is looking to add an MI Solutions specialist I to the team at our location in Ruston, LA. The MI Solutions Specialist I supports the design, development, testing, deployment, and adoption of Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) solutions that improve operational visibility, performance, and decision-making. This hands-on role translates defined business and functional requirements into working system components under the guidance of senior specialists and architects. The MI Solutions Specialist I assists with configuring applications, developing integrations, building dashboards and reports, testing solutions, and supporting successful deployment and adoption. ### What You’ll Do: ### Business Partnership - Participate in discovery meetings, workshops, plant walkthroughs, operational assessments, and project discussions. - Gather and document operational, technical, and business information. - Assist with documenting current-state manufacturing processes, workflows, system interactions, and business requirements. - Support the development of process maps, workflow diagrams, functional documentation, and project materials. - Communicate professionally with business stakeholders, plant personnel, technical teams, and project team members. - Support user-acceptance testing, stakeholder feedback, solution training, and implementation activities. ### Solution Delivery - Assist with configuring MI applications, operator interfaces, dashboards, reporting tools, and data-collection solutions. - Translate approved requirements and technical designs into working system components under appropriate guidance. - Prepare and maintain implementation documentation, configuration records, testing materials, and user-support information. - Participate in system deployment, commissioning, upgrades, maintenance, and optimization activities. - Follow approved architecture, cybersecurity, quality, documentation, and deployment standards. ### Technical Responsibilities - Develop and maintain software components according to defined requirements and technical designs. - Assist with developing SQL queries, stored procedures, reports, scripts, and data integrations. - Support integrations involving ERP systems, historians, PLCs, SCADA platforms, MES applications, databases, and industrial devices. - Assist with troubleshooting system integrations, deployments, configurations, data issues, and application performance. - Develop foundational knowledge of manufacturing operations, industrial systems, databases, and MI technologies. ### Testing and Continuous Improvement - Execute unit, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing. - Document defects, test results, corrective actions, and final outcomes. - Use source control, CI/CD pipelines, and established coding and documentation standards. - Participate in peer reviews, project retrospectives, lessons-learned sessions, and continuous-improvement initiatives. - Support the maintenance of process maps, technical records, project documentation, and team knowledge resources. - Contribute to collaborative problem-solving and knowledge sharing. ### Leadership and Development - Work under the guidance of senior specialists and architects. - Seek guidance appropriately and communicate project risks, issues, and status to senior team members. - Demonstrate learning agility, accountability, attention to quality, and professional communication. - Continue developing technical, manufacturing, analytical, and customer-service skills. - Organize assigned work and meet established project expectations. ### Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. - Approximately zero to three years of relevant experience in Manufacturing Intelligence, SCADA, MES, software development, data systems, or a related area. - Exposure to SQL, scripting, databases, dashboards, or reporting tools. - Foundational understanding of SQL, databases, and basic data structures. - Basic understanding of industrial systems, including PLCs, SCADA platforms, and Manufacturing Execution Systems. - Ability to configure and support MI applications under appropriate guidance. - Ability to follow approved functional requirements, technical designs, procedures, and standards. - Ability to execute and document unit, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing. - Developing ability to troubleshoot integrations, deployments, system configurations, and data issues. - Developing ability to create process maps, workflow diagrams, technical documentation, and project records. - Strong learning agility, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and communication skills. - Ability to communicate professionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders. - Ability to collaborate effectively and contribute to team efforts. - Exposure to an industrial or manufacturing environment is preferred. ### Preferred Technology Experience - Ignition - Microsoft SQL Server - PostgreSQL - Python - JavaScript - Java - Microsoft Azure - GitHub - Docker - REST APIs - OPC UA - MQTT - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) - SCADA platforms - Microsoft Office Suite ### COMPETENCIES: · Customer Focus · Decision Quality · Business Insight · Drives Results · Collaborates · Communicates Effectively · Courage · Instills Trust · Manages Ambiguity · Strategic Mindset · Ensures Accountability · Develops Talent · Builds Effective Teams · Drives Vision and Purpose · Process Development & Improvement ### Why Join DIS-TRAN Steel? This is an opportunity to lead a critical function in a manufacturing environment where accuracy, process improvement, operational discipline, and strong decision-making make a measurable difference. You will have the opportunity to strengthen systems, improve material flow, develop supplier performance, support production success, and help build scalable supply chain infrastructure for continued growth.