Manager - Digital Transformation / MES - Vadodara
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Summary
Manager driving PGP Glass's Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing roadmap at its Vadodara plant: leading MES and shop-floor digital rollouts (IIoT, edge computing, PLC/SCADA-to-ERP integration, analytics dashboards) and managing digital projects end to end from budgeting through commissioning.
- Drive the implementation of digital transformation initiatives across manufacturing and supply chain functions, in alignment with the organizations Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing roadmap.
- Develop and execute digital project roadmaps by translating business and plant requirements into practical, scalable, and ROI-focused digital solutions.
- Lead the implementation and enhancement of MES and shop-floor digital solutions, ensuring effective integration with ERP, automation, and other enterprise applications.
- Implement and support technologies such as IIoT, Edge Computing, machine connectivity, and manufacturing analytics to enable real-time visibility and data-driven operations.
- Drive digital use cases including production monitoring, OEE improvement, predictive maintenance, quality analytics, energy monitoring, process automation, and digital dashboards.
- Partner with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Automation/OT, and IT teams to identify operational challenges and convert them into digital improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate IT-OT integration, including connectivity between MES, PLC/SCADA, industrial equipment, IoT platforms, ERP, and analytics applications.
- Manage digital transformation projects through the complete lifecycle, including requirement gathering, solution design, budgeting, vendor selection, implementation, UAT, commissioning, user training, and stabilization.
- Monitor project schedules, budgets, risks, and business benefits, ensuring projects are delivered within agreed scope, cost, quality, and timelines.
- Support the implementation of automation, predictive analytics, and Industry 4.0 solutions aimed at improving productivity, asset reliability, quality, energy efficiency, and manufacturing performance.
- Establish appropriate system governance, cybersecurity, user-access controls, data integrity, and compliance practices for manufacturing digital platforms in coordination with relevant IT and Information Security teams.