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

Work arrangement
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