The role

The role of Technology Manager, Automation Transformation within the Industrial Transformation Group, is responsible for providing leadership and delivery of a specific function and/or for the technical delivery of large programmes of work for customers in a variety of sectors including aerospace, defence and security.

You will work with manufacturing clients using the MTC structured engagement process and MTC Delivery Methods.

By deploying the discovery process, you will define the current state of manufacturing operations using assessment and mapping tools with the purpose of capturing opportunities for productivity improvement and technology insertion to support the shaping of the future direction and their business strategy.

Collaborating with colleagues in the Automation Transformation team you will deliver the objectives of the team and the wider Technology Adoption Department and Industrial Transformation Group.

Main Responsibilities:

Your main responsibilities will include:-

leading projects with manufacturing clients at their site(s)

running client discovery workshops to identify and explore relevant information

scoping out potential opportunities for the deployment of manufacturing best practice and technology application

evaluating opportunities to define work packages with clear value propositions

scoping and delivering programmes of work to deliver a step change in volume, quality or efficiency by introducing new equipment, processes and working methods into an existing production system

scoping/delivering programmes of work to up-scale and industrialise prototype production

running workshops to identify suitable technology opportunities to support strategic growth

developing pilot programmes for technology projects, which may include planning for technology selection

technical leadership of client facing projects, to include the leadership of project teams comprising engineers from across the Industrial Transformation Group i.e.

Business, Digital, Automation, Technology and Sustainability Transformation and MTC Technology Groups i.e.

Advanced Production Systems (APS), Digital Engineering (DE), Component Manufacturing Technologies (CMT) and AMTC Future Skills team

train, be approved and operate as a Technical Governor on nominated projects

deliver work packages from the resulting Automation Transformation project framework which prepare the business for automation/technology insertion resulting from deploying the following standard productsautomation discovery project framework

feasibility project framework

supplier engagement project framework

maintaining and developing system integrator database supply chain

support the Technology Groups in work packages to develop the technology solutions

perform technical and administrative roles to ensure effective delivery of MTC’s business.