Plant IT Computer Integrated Manufacturing Engineer

As a Plant IT CIM Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and enhancing manufacturing and operational systems that are critical to business performance. You will act as a key technical specialist, working closely with operations, engineering, infrastructure teams, suppliers, and business stakeholders to ensure maximum system availability and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will play a vital role in incident resolution, system administration, project implementation, and continuous improvement activities across the manufacturing environment. - Location: Dunton - On Site: (5x onsite with occasional weekend work) - Clearance: Clearable - Experience Level: Mid Level Key Responsibilities: - Provide support for manufacturing and business-critical applications, ensuring system availability and operational continuity. - Act as a technical specialist for assigned applications and operational systems. - Investigate, manage, and resolve application, system, and operational incidents. - Support the deployment, configuration, maintenance, and enhancement of manufacturing systems and applications. - Collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to deliver effective technical solutions. - Perform system administration activities, including upgrades, patching, maintenance, and performance monitoring. - Support infrastructure and application projects from implementation through to operational handover. - Maintain system documentation, support procedures, and technical records. - Ensure compliance with IT governance, security, audit, and operational standards. - Monitor system performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and continuous improvement. - Support root cause analysis and problem management activities. - Participate in planned maintenance activities and provide support outside standard business hours when required. - Build effective relationships with operational, engineering, and IT teams to ensure business needs are met. Required Skills: - Minimum 5 years' experience supporting and maintaining production-critical or business-critical applications. - Experience with application deployment, configuration, and production support. - Strong systems administration experience, including upgrades, patching, and maintenance activities. - Experience working within structured IT support and service environments. - Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities. - Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple activities simultaneously. - Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation and support procedures. - Understanding of IT governance, security controls, and audit requirements. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. - Self-motivated, organised, and capable of working independently. - Willingness to provide occasional out-of-hours or weekend support where required. Required Qualifications: - A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent military experience. Desirable Skills: - Experience working within manufacturing, industrial, automotive, or production environments. - Knowledge of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), or Operational Technology (OT) environments. - Experience supporting applications that directly impact production operations. - Familiarity with infrastructure, networking, and enterprise application environments. - Understanding of ITIL or service management best practices. - Experience working with third-party vendors and suppliers. - Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives.