MES Engineer

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you’ll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We’re committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.

Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.

Role: MES Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Oak Park Heights, MN (3 days onsite)

Duration: 6 months to start

Rate: $58.48–$70.18/hour W2

The MES Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and customizing Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software used by plant operators and manufacturing teams. This role focuses heavily on hands‑on software development, database work, and user interface refinement to support manufacturing operations.

• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial environments is required
• MES platform experience (e.g., custom or commercial MES solutions)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Typical background in software engineering or application development

• Strong proficiency in Java development
• Experience with software design and application development
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Experience developing APIs and system integrations
• Familiarity with UI/UX principles as applied to operational or manufacturing systems

• Design, develop, and customize MES applications used by shop‑floor operators
• Write and maintain custom code to support MES functionality
• Develop and support API integrations between MES and other manufacturing or enterprise systems
• Create, optimize, and maintain SQL queries and reports for operational and production data
• Refine and enhance user interfaces to improve usability and operator experience
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve MES application issues
• Collaborate with manufacturing, engineering, and IT teams to support system enhancements

Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between!

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6–8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Hollstadt offers on‑demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long‑term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we’ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we’ll pay you $1,000!

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team – so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.