Smart Factory - Product Manager

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

We are guided by our five core values, that shape the way we work, every day: Improve Care, Deliver Results, Grow Together, Own It and Do What’s Right.

Change is everywhere at Convatec. It’s transforming our business, and helping us improve millions of lives. And we’re nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business, we’re pushing for better. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Smart Factory Digital Product Manager, and you’ll do the same.

The Smart Factory MES Product Manager is a liaison between IT and the Operations/Engineering organization and will have overall responsibility for driving the transformation of the current manufacturing process to the MES and digital environment to delivery Industry 4.0 solutions to deploy digital manufacturing capabilities.

This leader serves as a single point of contact to the Operations/Engineering team identifying technology and translating the current manufacturing process into the MES digital platform, support the Automation Strategy, and accountability for solution design and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the transition to MES and digital manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with plant teams to model production processes in the MES system (order/material management, quality control, maintenance, etc.).
• Act as the product owner of global Smart Factory MES projects, ensuring smooth adoption across ConvaTec sites.
• Create and deliver MES training to shopfloor teams.
• Work with IT and business teams to integrate MES with IoT, SCADA, and automation systems.
• Oversee MES solution design, implementation, and project delivery.
• Foster a culture of innovation and talent development within digital manufacturing.
  
  
  

Skills & Experience

• Extensive knowledge of MES platforms (e.g., Apriso, Critical Manufacturing).
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and data integration.
• Product management experience, including full lifecycle management and Agile methodology.
• Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing global MES projects across diverse regions.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on MES or industrial software.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing operations and Industry 4.0 implementation.
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance (e.g., FDA, ISO) and global MES integration.
  
  
  

Working Conditions

• Fully remote in UK with need to travel to other Convatec operations and third-party partner locations.
  
  
  

Our progress will give you countless opportunities to move forward too. Seek out new challenges, and you’ll find them. Stretch your thinking, and you’ll find new ways to make an impact. And if you embrace the opportunity to drive your own growth, you could go further, and achieve more, than ever before.

This is a big step forward.

This is work that’ll move you.

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