Site IT Manager — Manufacturing Tech & OT Lead

Bircham Wyatt Recruitment; Bradford; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension and life assurance

Ongoing technical learning and career·

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

On-site parking

Annual leave + bank holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Bircham Wyatt Recruitment invites applications for a Site IT Manager based in Bradford. You will own day-to-day IT and OT at the site, work with production, engineering and senior leadership, and travel to other UK/Ireland sites to support shared projects.

You will lead a small IT team, respond to incidents via ServiceNow, maintain network and server infrastructure, and drive upgrades, patches and security improvements while ensuring production uptime.

Qualifications

• Strong practical experience with VMware, Windows Server, Cisco and Aruba networking.
• Experience using ServiceNow for incident and service delivery.
• Experience supporting OT or manufacturing technology and understanding its production impact.
• CCNA certification or equivalent practical networking expertise.
• Solid cyber security, backup/recovery and access management understanding.
• Ability to explain technical issues clearly and build relationships at all levels.
• Experience guiding or supervising a junior colleague.
• Calm, organised approach and ownership when priorities compete.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day IT and OT services at Bradford site.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and senior leadership.
• Travel to other sites across the UK and Ireland for projects.
• Investigate faults and improve IT reliability.
• Manage incidents and requests via ServiceNow.
• Lead and develop an Associate IT Administrator.
• Deliver infrastructure upgrades and regional IT projects.
• Support procurement and budgeting for IT services.

Skills

VMware

Windows Server

Cisco networking

Aruba networking

ServiceNow

OT / manufacturing tech

Cyber security

Leadership

Communication

Education

CCNA Certification

Job description

Bircham Wyatt Recruitment invites applications for a Site IT Manager based in Bradford. You will own day-to-day IT and OT at the site, work with production, engineering and senior leadership, and travel to other UK/Ireland sites to support shared projects.

You will lead a small IT team, respond to incidents via ServiceNow, maintain network and server infrastructure, and drive upgrades, patches and security improvements while ensuring production uptime.