Head of Operational Technology

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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The Head of Operational Technology, manages a team of 4 as part of the pladis Global IT team, reporting to the Director of Infrastructure, and leads the control systems infrastructure strategy (OT L0-L3) for pladis. In addition, provides central day to day support leadership for UK sites (6 Factories, 1 warehouse, 1 Choc Refinery) automation systems as required, plus additional ad-hoc support to the global teams.

The role holder will work closely with both the global IT teams, external delivery partners and the global supply chain teams, to proactively manage the control systems arena, with particular focus on strategy and planning as pladis moves forward with its Digital Transformation vision.

They will manage the team of four OT Consultants to work with the individual maintenance technicians on sites to assist, coach and train as appropriate, skills needed to support the sites automation infrastructure.

They will indirectly (matrix manage) equivalent role holders located in other pladis regions, providing expert guidance, helping enforce global standards and formulating strategy.

They will work with the wider IT infrastructure, application, and security teams, to ensure that general IT standards and strategies are implemented and enforced where appropriate.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

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