Technical Transformation Lead

Location: Branston

Technical Transformation Lead

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Full time

Onsite, Lincoln

Benefits

* 4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday

* 25 days annual leave excluding bank holidays

* Private health insurance

* Company bonus scheme

* Enhanced pension contributions

* Life Assurance & critical illness cover

* Onsite Parking

* Discounts platform

* Long service celebrations

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Free fruit & potatoes

* Electric salary sacrifice car scheme

* Flu vaccines

* Refer a friend scheme

The company

From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the Southwest, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.

Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And it’s not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.

At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.

The Role

As a Technical Transformation Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving the company's initiatives, enforcing process adherence and ensuring the successful implementation, adoption, development and ongoing use of our ERP system. This role will also be to collaborate closely with various teams, particularly the technical team, to drive transformation initiatives across the business which support, enforce and ensure conformance from a technical perspective.

You will be responsible to the Senior Project Manager, in relation to project Phoenix (ERP Project) and working with other implementation partners to meet project deadlines

What will you be doing?

* Lead the execution of the company's business transformation strategy, focusing on the successful implementation, adoption, development and ongoing use of the ERP system from a Technical perspective specifically Quality Checks, Non-Conformance recording/reporting, Traceability processes and reporting and the management of stock held for QA purposes.

* Oversee the Technical elements of the ERP project, ensuring effective collaboration and coordination to achieve project milestones.

* Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather requirements and define project scopes, to ensure any new processes are in line with the ERP system’s requirements from a technical standpoint.

* Develop relevant and accessible SOPs using our system, POKA in conjunction with the other ERP transformation leads and make them available to the business.

* Monitor and track the progress of technical transformation projects, identifying potential risks and issues and implementing appropriate mitigation.

* Implement training where necessary to facilitate smooth transition and ongoing process acceptance.

What we want from you?

Essential

* Previous fresh produce technical department experience

* Advanced Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills

* Excellent organisation skills

Desirable

* Experience with ERP/Computerised Factory Systems

* Degree level of qualification (Technical/QA) or studying towards one

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know