Job Title: IT/OT Manager
Location: Chester (site-based)
Contract Length: 6 Months
Determination: Inside IR35

We''re recruiting an IT/OT Manager to lead all IT and Operational Technology activities for a busy manufacturing site, ensuring business continuity and driving enhancements that improve production capability. You''ll be the primary IT/OT point of contact for the plant, partnering closely with the Site Leadership Team and engineering stakeholders to capture demand, build a prioritised roadmap, and provide clear governance, reporting, and transparency on progress, risks and mitigations.

You''ll oversee local IT/OT infrastructure, cybersecurity, process control/automation and manufacturing systems, managing internal teams and third-party partners while ensuring services align to agreed SLAs and KPIs. You''ll also lead or coordinate a portfolio of projects end to end scope, planning, budget (OPEX/CAPEX), delivery, change management, go-live and transition into support.

Requirements:
* Strong manufacturing IT/OT experience (e.g., MES/LIMS/Quality/EHS)
* Solid infrastructure and security understanding, including knowledge of GxP and/or GAMP
* Proven stakeholder management experience
* Experience leading teams and managing external partners

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.