About this role
Salary: £45,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements: Experience within Production IT, Manufacturing IT, MES or a similar industrial technology environmentPrevious team leadership, supervisory or line management experienceGood understanding of production systems, shopfloor applications and systems integrationExperience managing workloads, priorities, incidents and technical escalationsAbility to coach, develop and empower technical team membersStrong communication skills and the confidence to challenge or escalate concerns when neededCalm and practical approach when dealing with competing prioritiesRelevant technical qualification, degree or equivalent practical experienceExperience with SAP integrations or LabVIEW would be useful, but is not essential Responsibilities: Lead a team of Production IT EngineersManage priorities, workloads and team coverageHold regular one-to-ones and support development and performanceCoordinate incident resolution and remove blockers affecting deliveryAct as a technical adviser when requiredMaintain stable and reliable production systemsRaise risks before they become larger operational problemsBring together different teams and priorities across Production, Engineering, Quality, MES and central ITExplain technical issues in plain English and keep stakeholders informedMake confident decisions within agreed operational parameters Technologies: SupportSAPERP More:
We are an established manufacturing business investing heavily in our sites, systems and internal technology capability. Our Production IT function has grown considerably over the past few years, and we are now looking for an experienced Manufacturing IT Team Leader to take ownership of the day-to-day management of the team. This is a genuine leadership role in a fast-moving manufacturing environment with plenty of investment and change ahead. The role is based near Derby, on site five days per week, with occasional early starts or planned weekend support where needed. We offer a salary of up to £65,000 plus 25 days holiday and bank holidays, bonus opportunities, a strong pension scheme, death in service cover, and subsidised private healthcare.
last updated 30 week of 2026