System Integration and Optimisation Specialist (KTP Associate)

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties of the post will include:

• Management of the project; taking leadership in achieving the project objectives.
• Review the company’s data management system to define a robust structure of the system integration.
• Undertake the interpretation, evaluation, and criticism of existing literature, relevant to the project.
• Identify risks in the change process, and manage these risks, through appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Design an optimised integrated system/solution ecosystem with effective data governance and improved performance. It is expected that this will be delivered by streamlining and refining the existing MRPII system.
• Identify and plan integration of company systems which are not part of the MRPII system (e.g. finance / operations)
• Oversee the phased implementation, pilot testing, and company-wide rollout of any new integrated system.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders at different levels where needed.
• Design, and develop training programmes to company employees, as required for the project.
• Monitor and evaluate the system (post implementation) to ensure the new ways of working are fully embedded into the company DNA.
• Compliance with university and company policies and regulations within the remit of the role.
• Contribute to academic and industry dissemination through reports, conferences, and publications.
• Engage in personal and professional development through the project activities.

These duties are a guide to the work that the post holder will initially be required to undertake. They may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances.

Requirements

• A relevant postgraduate qualification (MSc or PhD) in Engineering, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Operations management, or a related discipline, or an individual with demonstrable equivalent experience (candidates with relevant interdisciplinary background are encouraged to apply).
• Knowledge and / or experience and of different functions of a manufacturing organisation.
• Knowledge of typical manufacturing resource planning (MRP) or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Experience and knowledge of best practices in data storage, processing, and handling.
• Experience of handling and analysing large and complex data.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Ability to work with a wide range of individuals with varied educational and cultural backgrounds.
• Excellent project management and time management skills.

Benefits

As a KTP Associate, the post will offer the following benefits:

• A personal development budget of £3650 (exclusive of salary).
• Management training and mentoring by an Innovate UK KTP Adviser.
• An interesting and challenging role, with exposure to a variety of stakeholders.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• World-leading Academic and Company project supervision, with project support by a dedicated, sector leading KTP Office.

The University of Essex, in partnership with Swann Engineering Group Ltd, offers an exciting opportunity to a graduate with a passion for system integration and optimisation. We are looking for an individual to review, redesign, optimise and implement a new system of integrated software packages for the company. The ideal candidate will have the relevant skills and knowledge to implement novel methods and approaches for process mapping, system integration, and optimisation, change management, and new-to-company knowledge within the factory environment.