Digital Transformation Specialist – KTP Associate

The Knowledge Transfer Network Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development budget (£4,000)

Mentoring programme

Job summary

Precision Ceramics Limited, a leader in custom ceramic solutions, seeks a Digital Transformation Specialist – KTP Associate to drive a high-value project across academic and industrial settings in the UK. You will benefit from mentoring and a £2,000 per annum personal development budget for the duration of the project.

The role focuses on digitalising workflows, improving data visibility, and implementing business systems, with exposure to AS9100 readiness and strong stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree and a Master’s in Engineering, Manufacturing, Production Systems, or an Operations-related discipline.
• Evidence of delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, or data visibility.
• Experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience digitalising workflows or implementing business systems.
• Understanding of quality improvement within manufacturing or engineering sectors.
• Strong analytical capability and experience in process mapping, digital transformation, or systems implementation.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, particularly AS9100 or ISO standards in regulated engineering sectors would be valuable.
• Familiarity with ERP or MRP systems and change management; ability to formalise tacit knowledge into repeatable processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-value strategic project with direct business impact across academic and industrial settings.
• Benefit from mentoring and input in digital transformation, operations and information systems.
• Digitalise workflows and implement integrated business systems to improve efficiency and data visibility.
• Capture tacit knowledge into repeatable standard operating procedures and support pricing, lead times and quality control.
• Support readiness for AS9100 and contribute to regulatory compliance across functions.

Skills

2:1 degree

Master’s degree

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Digital transformation

Quality systems

ERP/MRP knowledge

Change management

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Production Systems/Operations-related

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Workflow automation

Digital integration tools

Job description

Digital Transformation Specialist – KTP Associate

Digital Transformation & Operations Management

You will lead a high-value strategic project with direct business impact while working across both academic and industrial settings. You will benefit from academic and business mentoring, expert input in digital transformation, operations and information systems, and £2,000 per annum for personal and professional development for the duration of the project.

What we are looking for

Skills/ experience required for this exciting role include:

• You should hold a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Production Systems, or an Operations-related discipline, with a strong grounding in data, systems, or operational excellence.
• You should bring evidence of delivering measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, or data visibility
• Experience of working collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience in digitalising workflows, improving operational processes, or implementing business systems.
• You should also have an understanding of quality improvement within manufacturing or engineering sectors
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across technical and operational teams, and an understanding of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement methodologies.
• We are interested in candidates with strong analytical capability and experience in process mapping, digital transformation, or systems implementation.
• Knowledge of quality management systems, particularly AS9100 or ISO standards within regulated engineering sectors such as aerospace, would be valuable.
• Familiarity with ERP or MRP systems, workflow automation, or digital integration tools would also strengthen your application, as would the ability to capture and formalise tacit knowledge into structured, repeatable processes and exposure to change management or cultural transformation initiatives.

Attributes

You should be highly organised, self-motivated, and able to manage complex, multi-stream project. The role also requires highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to support an organisational transformation programme and to work effectively with staff across quality, production, sales and wider business functions.

Additional Benefits and support

• Up to £4,000 for personal and professional development for the duration of the project

The project aims to replace legacy manual, paper-based management systems with a fully integrated digital ecosystem, helping the business progress towards AS9100 certification and opening opportunities in regulated high-growth sectors including aerospace, space and nuclear. You will take a central role in digitalising operational workflows, capturing expert knowledge into repeatable standard operating procedures, improving contract review and quoting, embedding data-driven feedback loops for pricing, lead times and quality control, and supporting the company’s readiness for AS9100.

About the business

Precision Ceramics Limited manufactures custom technical ceramic solutions and provides a broad range of ceramic materials and ultra-precise machining services for rapid manufacture of custom components to client design and specification across sectors such as aerospace, electronics, medical, semiconductor and nuclear. It serves major companies including BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, GE. Working with Precision Ceramics offers the chance to help shape an established business that is targeting growth in regulated sectors through AS9100 certification.