MES & Manufacturing IT Leader - 24/7 Ops Excellence

Lumentum Operations LLC; Towcester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumentum Operations LLC in Caswell UK is seeking an IT Manager (Manufacturing Operations) to lead the MES and manufacturing IT services, ensuring reliability, performance, and strong production support. You will build and guide the MES IT team, partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and IT, manage incidents, upgrades, and the MES technology roadmap to transform operations.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in MES/ manufacturing IT, 5+ years leading teams, with experience in 24x7

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience with MES, manufacturing apps, factory automation, or manufacturing IT.
• 5+ years' experience leading MES or application support teams.
• Experience supporting mission-critical systems in a 24x7 manufacturing environment.
• Strong incident management, troubleshooting, change management, stakeholder-management.
• Experience leading MES upgrades, migrations, modernization, or transformation.
• Good understanding of databases, system integrations, IT/OT environments.
• Strong people leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the site's MES and manufacturing IT services, ensuring reliability and production support.
• Lead and develop the MES IT team with direction and career development.
• Manage major incidents, root-cause analysis, change control, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Automation, and IT to translate requirements into MES solutions.
• Maintain technical, operational cybersecurity and support standards.
• Lead MES upgrades, migrations, integrations, and modernization.
• Develop and execute the site's MES technology roadmap.
• Manage internal and external technical resources, vendors, and partners.
• Ensure knowledge transfer and reduce dependency on legacy technologies.

Skills

MES leadership

Incident management

Stakeholder management

24x7 operations

IT/OT integration

People leadership

Communication skills

Tools

PROMIS

VAX/VMS

Oracle SQL

Linux

ERP integration

Job description

Lumentum Operations LLC in Caswell UK is seeking an IT Manager (Manufacturing Operations) to lead the MES and manufacturing IT services, ensuring reliability, performance, and strong production support. You will build and guide the MES IT team, partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and IT, manage incidents, upgrades, and the MES technology roadmap to transform operations.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in MES/ manufacturing IT, 5+ years leading teams, with experience in 24x7