Functional Specialist, MES Support

About Us: Norsk Hydro is a leading Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company with a rich history and a vibrant future. We were founded back in 1905 and are headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Today, we operate in over 40 countries with a dedicated team of around 33,000 employees. Our expertise spans a broad range of industries, including aluminium, energy, metals, recycling, renewables, and batteries. Job Overview: The Functional Specialist is the solution expert of one or more functional area/module in MES. Considered as the “go-to” person when detailed setup or solution design questions are to be addressed on a particular functional area. Within the Operational Support process Functional Specialist is considered as 2nd level support. Functional Specialist supports multiple projects and BAU activities, so they are not dedicated resources for a single project. He/she reviews and supports testing of the developer code for developments in conjunction with developers and liaises and resolves faults identified by the business. He/she is accountable for the following tasks within the change control process: Creation of the Functional Design Documentation. Detailed solution design and Test scenarios/scripts to validate the solutions. Functional Specialist act as liaison with the live businesses to: Proactively engage with solution proposals Keep up networking within the respective functional area/module. Ensure leveraging best practices. Functional Specialist tightly collaborates with the Solution Architects to: ensure global template consistency. solution fits across locations. Areas of responsibility: Detailed planning and scheduling Manufacturing Quality ERP / Process control integrations Work Experience: Five years plus working with MES / ERP or variant in a hands-on environment. Experience in operational support of MES systems. Extensive experience with application configuration, including workflows. Experience defining business requirements, writing functional design documentation. Expert level understanding of MES / ERP systems (Hydra preferably) modules and underlying architecture design. Experience integrating MES/ERP with different business systems, as well as working with integration tools. Industry Experience: Full lifecycle MES/ ERP experience in manufacturing environment with specific understanding of manufacturing, supply chain, shop floor, commercial and finance processes, and operations. Educational Qualification: College or University (IT /Business Degree or Equivalent) Licensing/Certification: BCS Practitioner Certificate or equivalent. PRINCE2 Functional Knowledge: Expert in depth understanding of business functions. Specific knowledge of at least one of the following modules Shopfloor & Manufacturing Supply Chain & Planning Quality ERP / Process control integrations Technical Knowledge: Expert knowledge on any MES/ERP system and Integration understanding. Language: Strong spoken and written English.