Associate Manager

Designation: Associate Manager

Office Location: Jajpur, Odisha

Position description: Jindal Stainless Limited is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate Manager to join our Digital & IT department within the Mining & Metals industry. We are looking for an experienced DELMIA Apriso Developer with 5–8 years of hands-on experience in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and DELMIA Apriso development. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, configuring, integrating, testing, and supporting Apriso-based manufacturing solutions.

The ideal candidate should have strong technical expertise in Apriso Process Builder, Business Components, GPM, Machine Integrator, SQL, C#, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and experience working with manufacturing processes such as Production, Quality, Warehouse, Maintenance, and Traceability.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze business and manufacturing requirements and translate them into technical solutions using DELMIA Apriso.
• Design, develop, configure, and customize DELMIA Apriso MES/MOM applications.
• Develop and maintain Process Builder workflows, business processes, screens, and custom components.
• Work with Global Process Manager (GPM), Business Integrator, and Machine Integrator.
• Develop CRUD operations and custom functionality within Apriso.
• Develop integrations between Apriso and external systems such as SAP/ERP, PLC, SCADA, and other shop-floor systems.
• Develop and consume REST/SOAP Web Services, APIs, XML/JSON-based interfaces.
• Write and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database operations.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, database, and production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
• Perform unit testing, system/integration testing, defect fixing, and support UAT.
• Support deployment across DEV, QA, UAT, and Production environments.
• Participate in production support and post-go-live stabilization.
• Prepare technical specifications, design documents, deployment documents, and support documentation.
• Collaborate with functional consultants, solution architects, project managers, QA teams, and client stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to junior developers and contribute to coding standards and best practices.

Skills:

• 5–8 years of overall IT/MES experience, with strong hands-on experience in DELMIA Apriso.
• Strong experience in DELMIA Apriso development and customization.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Apriso Process Builder
• Global Process Manager (GPM)
• Business Components
• Screen/UI development
• Business Integrator
• Machine Integrator
• CRUD development
• Strong knowledge of MES/MOM concepts.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as:
• Production
• Quality
• Warehouse/Inventory
• Maintenance
• Material Management
• Traceability/Genealogy
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server/Oracle and SQL programming.
• Good programming experience with C#, .NET, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, and CSS.
• Experience with XML, JSON, REST APIs and SOAP Web Services.
• Experience with MES–ERP integration, preferably SAP–Apriso.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
• Experience with SIT, UAT, defect management, deployment, and production support.

Competencies:

Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Relevant DELMIA Apriso certification will be an advantage.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of manufacturing business processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a global project team.
• Strong client/stakeholder interaction skills.
• Ability to mentor junior developers.
• Good documentation and technical writing skills.

Required work experience

• Years of experience: A strong candidate for this role should have 5–8 years of experience with at least 3–5 years of hands-on DELMIA Apriso development, including experience in Process Builder, integrations, customization, SQL, C#/JavaScript, and MES manufacturing processes. Experience delivering an Apriso implementation or rollout from design through deployment and production support would be highly desirable