Digital Industry Manager

Overview

In this role you drive Industry 4.0 across Thales UK manufacturing sites, shaping the digital manufacturing roadmap and leading adoption of IoT, digital twins, and smart tooling. You will collaborate with engineering, operations, supply chain, quality and IT to boost efficiency, reduce waste and raise performance. You’ll lead a digital team, represent Thales in industry forums, and steer transformation programmes that align with the company’s mission to foster trusted technology and social value. This is a strategic leadership opportunity to influence the future of smart manufacturing at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical insurance
• buying or selling annual leave
• cycle to work schemes
• employee discounts
• paid volunteering day
• stocks and shares

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the digital manufacturing roadmap across UK sites
• Champion Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, digital twins and smart tooling
• Lead adoption of digital solutions to improve efficiency and performance
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, supply chain, quality and IT
• Develop and inspire the digital team and lead transformation programmes
• Represent Thales in industry forums and networks

Key requirements

• Proven experience delivering Industry 4.0 solutions in a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of digital manufacturing, IoT, data analytics and lean methodologies
• Exceptional stakeholder management and change leadership skills
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and transformation programmes
• Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing or a related discipline

• Stakeholder management
• Change leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Industry 4.0
• IoT
• Digital twins

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