What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Analyst position at Zekelman Industries and Careers?
You may not know our name, but you know our products. What we make is part the places where we live, work and play – all day, everyday.
Zekelman is a family of companies — 100% domestic manufacturers — with a legacy dating back to 1877. We’re proud to be the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and the leading innovator in multi-family housing development.
We believe in what we build and what we build, builds the world around us. Hospitals, hotels, schools, bridges, airports and more.
Come build a career you believe in.
About the Role
As an Applications Analyst at Zekelman Industries, you will play a key role in implementing and supporting MES technologies that strengthen manufacturing performance and operational excellence. You will support the technical implementation of AVEVA MES applications, ensuring seamless installation, upgrades, configuration, and validation across production environments. This position requires strong analytical abilities, problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate business needs into effective technical solutions. You will collaborate closely with Production Planning, Quality, and Operations teams to understand business objectives and ensure system functionality aligns with operational goals.
This is an onsite role that can sit in either Wheatland, PA, Birmingham, AL, Blytheville, AR, Chicago, IL, Rochelle, IL, Plymouth, MI, Warren, OH or Kansas City, MO (preference in Wheatland, PA).
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoys complex technical problem-solving, is highly detail-oriented, and is motivated by delivering reliable, high-impact digital solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build and support AVEVA MES, SCADA and Historian applications to enhance manufacturing system performance.
- Design, implement and support product features in collaboration with business and Technology stakeholders.
- Collaborate on the implementation of new features and service requests to meet operational needs.
- Build continuous integration, test-driven development and production deployment environments to support system reliability.
- Troubleshoot data issues and perform root cause analysis to proactively resolve product and operational issues.
- Design and implement SQL databases to store, organize and access data.
- Modify and optimize SQL queries for integration with MES, SCADA, ERP, and other applications.
- Produce SQL reports to assist management with operational and strategic decision making.
- Create complex functions, scripts, stored procedures and triggers to support application development.
- Provide on-call support during non-business hours as part of a rotation.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who You Are
- Experience implementing and supporting MES platforms, including AVEVA System Platform, Historian, and MES.
- Strong understanding of shop floor systems, manufacturing data models, and production operations (OEE, traceability, quality, scheduling).
- Proficient in integrating MES with PLCs, SCADA systems and ERP systems such as SAP.
- Familiarity with Aveva DI/DA, OPC, REST APIs, SQL databases and edge computing technologies.
- Strong understanding of SQL data structures and databases.
- Strong understanding of solution design and technical architecture.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with technical and business teams.
- Ability to quickly learn new programming languages, technologies and frameworks.
- Experience developing complex data solutions.
- Experience working on end-to-end solution design.
- Willingness to learn new skills and emerging technologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field preferred.
- Experience in regulated or manufacturing industries preferred.
- Experience with MES architectures in on-premise, cloud or hybrid environments preferred.
- Experience or exposure to SAP or similar ERP systems preferred.
- Experience with SQL, ETL, data transformation and analytics functions preferred.
- Understanding of digital twin concepts, predictive maintenance and IIoT analytics integration preferred.
What You’ll Get
Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits. In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, loyalty awards and much more:
- Competitive Compensation
- Bonus Plan & Profit-Sharing Opportunities
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Paid Vacation & Holidays
- Employee Loyalty Awards
Zekelman Industries offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including low-cost, high-quality medical and dental benefits. In addition, we have an amazing tuition assistance program, a bonus plan, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, immediate vesting, and much more.
M/F/D/V
We are Zekelman Industries.
We manufacture superior quality tubular and related products, and provide outstanding service for our valued customers.
We seek to continuously advance the skills and opportunities of our employees, utilizing the latest technology and management tools available to consistently increase profitability and the enterprise value of Zekelman Industries and of our customers.