Manufacturing Digitalisation

Location: Ford Halewood Transmissions Plant
Salary: £46,587.88, inclusive of 35% holiday bonus for 33 days per year: 25 vacation days plus 8 bank holidays
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7:00am-3:30pm and Friday, 7:00am-12:30pm

Ford Halewood is undergoing an exciting transformation as we continue to develop smarter, more efficient and more connected manufacturing processes. As our Manufacturing Digitalisation SPOC, you will play a key role in helping the plant adopt, develop and improve digital tools that make a real impact on day-to-day operations.

• Supporting the development, deployment and maintenance of digital manufacturing tools, including global Ford Production System solutions such as eFPS, IIOT, DWT Wrapper, DCC, PCC and BCC dashboards.
• Working with key stakeholders to develop and deliver a digital transformation roadmap focused on efficiency, waste reduction and continuous improvement.
• Partnering with Data Science and AI teams to explore how predictive analytics can be integrated into production processes.
• Identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing performance through digital tools, automation, data insights and Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Creating governance and change management processes for internally developed digital tools, ensuring they are secure, structured and sustainable.
• Tracking the success of digital initiatives by defining and monitoring KPIs, ensuring digital investments deliver measurable improvements.
• Acting as the link between IT, data teams, plant floor teams and manufacturing stakeholders to ensure digital solutions are practical, impactful and user-friendly.
• Representing Halewood in European digitalisation forums, sharing best practice and supporting cross-plant knowledge sharing.
• Proactively exploring new technologies, building business cases, engaging with technology providers and attending innovation workshops or external events where required.
• Supporting Plant IT operational responsibilities when workload allows.

Some travel may be required throughout the year to attend innovation workshops with the Alliance.

• A qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience working within manufacturing operations, ideally supporting digital transformation, Industry 4.0, automation or process improvement initiatives.
• A strong understanding of how digitalisation can be applied in a manufacturing environment.
• The ability to discuss both digital/data concepts and physical manufacturing processes, including mechanical assembly lines.
• Knowledge of data architectures, cloud computing data pipelines, databases, Node-RED and prompt engineering.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate business challenges into practical digital solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders across IT, engineering, data science, production and leadership teams.
• A proactive mindset, with the ability to explore new ideas, identify opportunities and clearly communicate business cases.

You will also be expected to role model Ford+ behaviours, champion a Zero Accident culture and support Ford's commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in everything you do.

Benefits

• Access to the Employee Development and Assistance Programme.
• Ford Privilege scheme, giving you the opportunity to purchase Ford vehicles at a discounted rate.
• Competitive salary with yearly increases.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Excellent work-life balance.
• 25 days holiday, inclusive of set shutdown dates.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• On-site facilities including a gym, sauna and steam room.

skills

5S,8D