Manufacturing Solutions Manager

McLaren Automotive Ltd; Woking; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development framework

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Job summary

McLaren Automotive seeks a Senior Manufacturing Digital Platform Lead to own administration, support and continuous improvement of digital platforms across manufacturing. You will balance core platform ownership (MES/MOM, DELMIA Apriso) with business-facing support for engineering, quality and supply chain teams.

You will drive adoption, coach a small team and manage stakeholders, budgets and risks in line with a strategic technology roadmap, leveraging Azure, Fabric, OPC UA and related

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ISA-95 / IEC 62264 information models and Purdue model principles.
• Experience supporting business users, improving adoption and embedding digital solutions.
• Experience managing stakeholders, suppliers, risks and budgets aligned to a technology roadmap.
• Experience leading a small technical or business-facing team with prioritisation and capability development.
• Experience with Azure, Fabric, OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, SAFe, ITIL or TOGAF is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead administration, support, adoption and improvement of manufacturing digital platforms.
• Balance technical ownership of MES/MOM, DELMIA Apriso, integrations to SAP, Azure and Fabric with user support.
• Align platform capability and adoption plans to the strategic roadmap for connected factories.
• Lead, coach and develop a small team with workload prioritisation and delivery objectives.
• Manage stakeholders, suppliers, service performance, risks and budgets in line with the roadmap.

Skills

ISA-95 / IEC 62264

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Delivery against roadmap

Digital platform adoption

Tools

Azure

Fabric

OPC UA

MQTT/Sparkplug B

SAFe

ITIL

TOGAF

Job description

What to Expect

Lead the administration, support, adoption and continuous improvement of McLaren's manufacturing digital platforms. Balance technical ownership of core manufacturing solutions - including MES/MOM, DELMIA Apriso, integrations to 3DEXPERIENCE, SAP, Azure and Microsoft Fabric - with business-facing support that enables effective use across manufacturing, quality, supply chain and engineering teams. Align platform capability, supplier delivery, stakeholder priorities and adoption plans to the strategic roadmap for connected, digitised factories.

What You'll Do

• Working command of ISA-95 / IEC 62264 information models, Purdue model principles and unified-namespace or event-driven integration patterns.
• Track record of supporting business users, improving adoption, coordinating training or communications, and embedding digital solutions into operational ways of working.
• Experience managing stakeholders, suppliers, service performance, delivery plans, risks, dependencies and budgets in line with a strategic technology roadmap.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing a small technical or business-facing team, including workload prioritisation, performance support, capability development and alignment to delivery objectives.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Fabric, manufacturing analytics, OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, ISA-99 / IEC 62443, SAFe, ITIL or TOGAF would be advantageous.

What You'll Bring

• Working command of ISA-95 / IEC 62264 information models, Purdue model principles and unified-namespace or event-driven integration patterns.
• Track record of supporting business users, improving adoption, coordinating training or communications, and embedding digital solutions into operational ways of working.
• Experience managing stakeholders, suppliers, service performance, delivery plans, risks, dependencies and budgets in line with a strategic technology roadmap.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing a small technical or business-facing team, including workload prioritisation, performance support, capability development and alignment to delivery objectives.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Fabric, manufacturing analytics, OPC UA, MQTT/Sparkplug B, ISA-99 / IEC 62443, SAFe, ITIL or TOGAF would be advantageous.
• Clear and concise communicator, able to explain complex manufacturing systems topics to technical and non-technical audiences.

What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide - ranging benefits package, which includes:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice

Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don't simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks.

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey.