IT Manager

Hunter Selection; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking an experienced IT Manager to lead the IT function within a multi-site manufacturing organization in Runcorn. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to enhance systems, manage teams, and implement processes for continuous improvement. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance, optimizing IT performance, and overseeing the maintenance of hardware and software. This role offers competitive salary and various employee benefits, ensuring a stable career path for motivated professionals.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Holidays rising on service

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead teams and enhance systems.
• Experience in implementing robust processes for continuous improvement.
• Strong practical database knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the IT team with structured training plans.
• Deliver high-quality IT support across all business functions.
• Oversee maintenance and optimisation of all IT hardware and software.
• Ensure compliance with Data Protection and GDPR requirements.
• Identify and drive improvements in company-wide processes.
• Collaborate with customers' IT teams for secure e-trading connections.

Skills

Leadership skills

Training in new applications

Database knowledge

Education

Formal qualifications in Information Technology

Job description

IT Manager

Runcorn

Competitive salary, please get in touch for more information. Pension, Life Assurance, Private Healthcare, Holidays rising on service.

An excellent opportunity has become available for a driven and forward‑thinking IT professional to lead the IT function within a long‑established, multi‑site manufacturing organisation. With decades of industry heritage and a global product portfolio, the business is seeking an experienced IT Manager with a proven ability to lead teams, enhance systems, and implement robust processes that support continuous improvement. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance, strengthening infrastructure, and optimising IT performance across all sites. The position requires travel between three locations, each within approximately 30-40 minutes of one another.

Role Description

• Lead and develop the IT team through structured training plans, coaching, and ongoing professional support.
• Deliver high‑quality IT support across all business functions, ensuring a responsive and customer‑focused service.
• Oversee the maintenance and optimisation of all hardware and software, ensuring systems are regularly updated, secure, and fit for purpose.
• Ensure all IT systems and networks operate in full alignment with Data Protection and GDPR requirements, maintaining robust compliance across the organisation.
• Identify and drive improvements in company‑wide processes, implementing enhancements that strengthen efficiency and performance.
• Collaborate with customers' IT teams to maintain secure, reliable, and accurate e‑trading connections and integrations.

Skills and Qualifications

• Formal qualifications in Information Technology.
• Strong leadership skillset and experience - team and process management across a companywide role.
• Excellent training skills in new applications.
• Strong practical database knowledge.

Company Information

As a business our client is a true market leader within their industry with a strong presence across the UK. With a secure portfolio of clients these roles provide a stable and secure opportunity in the present economic market.

In return for your commitment my client offers a stable and secure career for technically motivated engineers. To apply please email your CV / resume to (url removed).

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.