Senior Designer - Factory Systems
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
To develop, implement and quality assure workable systems / solution designs which are aligned to IT architectures / standards and deliver required outcomes for projects and other change activities within Manufacturing domain. To develop high level design and build of solutions and manage the lifecycle of the technology.
TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Design and deliver solutions to the BAT IT Operations organisation
- Ensure low level design and build of solutions are carried out in accordance to global standards
- Delivery of services to the exact design specification of the Solution Architecture team
- Relationship management of outsource provider, ensuring SLAs are adhered to and that appropriate quality control processes are in place
- Ambassador for the services and vendors delivering the services
- Provide advice and feedback to other service owners
- Manage the lifecycle of the approved products and solutions in use in BAT within their technology domain, to ensure that they remain within support and maintenance.
- Understand vendor roadmaps and End of Life cycles to ensure relevance to BAT
- Ensure that any products that are due to go out of support have a plan for remediation and deployment
- For those products that have a major version update or a change of solution, liaison with the Solution Architecture team is required
- Promotes and ensures use of appropriate techniques, methodologies and tools
- Keep up to technical speed with chosen technical field or expertise
CORE RELATIONSHIPS
- IT Project Manager / Design Manager – to deliver agreed work products to time, cost quality
- Solution architects, IT Services - collaborate with to ensure any defined solutions are fit for purpose
- Strategic 3rd Party Vendors – Develop non-commercial relationships to collaborate in defining and designing the solutions
- External - keep up-to-date with changes within the IT and FMCG industries and with peer groups at other organisations, Special interest groups and Best Practice experts
- IT Standards & Governance – to ensure effective application of standard processes
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE
- Educated to degree level
- 6-8 years systems development / design experience with evidence of progression
- Experience in large global organisation using in-sourced and out-sourced IT service providers
- Background knowledge in manufacturing industry, preferably FMCG
- Experience in Industry 4.0 & Digitalization initiatives- IoT, AI, Big Data analysis, Virtual Reality etc.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies
- Extensive technical expertise of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), preferably Apriso platform (Process Builder, Production, Warehouse, Quality, Machine Integrator, Business Integrator, Global Manufacturing Suite)
- At least one full cycle MES deployment (blueprint, fit gap assessment, development, testing, go-live)
- Experience with developing and deploying MES solution through DevOps; familiarity with DevOps toolchain: DevOps Azure, Jenkins, Chef, Selenium
- Knowledge of shop floor systems, including Automation Control Systems, Labelling Managements systems, integration with machines, Warehouse Management Systems
- Understanding of SAP Manufacturing Execution and Logistic Execution components
