At the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), we're helping manufacturers across the UK unlock competitive advantage through innovative technologies and world-class engineering expertise. We're looking for a Senior Advisor (Automation Transformation) to work directly with industrial clients, guiding them through their automation journey and helping shape the future of UK manufacturing.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine your technical expertise, commercial understanding and leadership skills to deliver transformational projects for organisations ranging from SMEs to global manufacturers.
About Us
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is a leading research and development organisation that bridges the gap between academia and industry. As part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, we work with hundreds of industrial clients to develop and deploy advanced manufacturing technologies across sectors including aerospace, automotive, rail, defence, infrastructure and construction.
Our world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford are home to some of the brightest engineering minds, working together to solve real-world industrial challenges.
The Role
As a Senior Advisor within our Automation Transformation team, you'll work closely with manufacturing organisations to understand their current operations, identify opportunities for improvement and develop automation strategies that deliver measurable business value.
You'll lead customer-facing projects, facilitate workshops, assess automation readiness and support clients in adopting robotics and automation technologies that drive productivity, efficiency and growth.
Key Responsibilities
Lead complex client-facing transformation and automation projects.
Facilitate discovery workshops to identify business, operational and technology improvement opportunities.
Assess manufacturing readiness for automation using structured methodologies and assessment tools.
Develop automation and robotics strategies, roadmaps and implementation plans.
Identify suitable technologies and solutions to address client challenges.
Lead multidisciplinary project teams across MTC technology groups.
Oversee the delivery and technical governance of project outcomes.
Support the development of pilot automation systems and proof-of-concept projects.
Build trusted relationships with customers, technology partners and key stakeholders.
About You
You'll be a highly credible manufacturing professional with significant industry experience and a track record of leading change and technology adoption programmes.
Essential Experience & Knowledge
Strong knowledge of automation and robotics technologies and their industrial applications.
Experience within manufacturing environments in roles such as Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Manager, Director, MD or Consultant.
Expertise in manufacturing improvement techniques, including Lean, Value Stream Mapping and Process Mapping.
Knowledge of operational efficiency improvement methods, facility layout and production flow optimisation.
Experience of leadership, change management and stakeholder engagement.
Strong commercial awareness and customer-facing experience.
Minimum of 10 years' industry experience.
Degree-level background in an engineering discipline or equivalent industrial experience.
You'll Also Be
An effective communicator who can engage everyone from shop-floor operators to executive leadership teams.
A strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
A collaborative leader who can inspire project teams and influence stakeholders.
Comfortable working across multiple projects and managing competing priorities.
Passionate about emerging technologies and their application in industry.
Please be aware that many roles working for MTC will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
All candidates must meet Right to Work in the UK criteria and achieve the required security and clearance requirements to undertake this role which will be shared with you upon application.