EMEA Engineering Design Director - Control & Information Systems (C&IS)

About the role

This role provides senior technical leadership and leads a team of subject matter experts responsible for Operational Technology (OT), Control & Information Systems (C&IS), CyberSecurity and Digital Manufacturing capabilities supporting Food & Bev capital investments across EMEA, spanning more than 100 Food/Bev plants and warehouse operations. It covers a portfolio of food process platforms (PC, Stax, TC, Extruded, Oats & RBS) and packaging lines, as well as beverage platforms (PET, Can, RGB).

Key responsibilities

• Define and govern OT and C&IS architecture, standards and roadmaps, aligned with global enterprise architecture and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Lead OT cybersecurity strategy, compliance and risk mitigation, including incident response readiness and reporting on cyber posture.
• Provide design authority and technical governance for OT and automation components of capital projects, partnering with Engineering Execute teams through URS, design reviews, FAT and commissioning.
• Act as the EMEA design authority for OT and C&IS systems, owning standards and resolving ambiguity between design and execution.
• Lead PLC, SCADA, MES and WCS systems, OT infrastructure and networks, and contribute to digital initiatives such as DVC, MES and paperless.
• Build engineering capability across regional and site teams, define best practices and training, and manage relationships with key suppliers such as Rockwell Automation.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering and IT teams and act as the primary EMEA interface for global OT and digital initiatives.

Required profile

• Degree level qualification and/or Chartered Engineer status.
• Extensive experience in OT / C&IS within FMCG or manufacturing environments.
• Proven leadership of large-scale capital and digital transformation programs.
• Experience operating across multi-site, multi-country organisations.
• Recognised technical leadership and design authority with a track record of setting standards and providing governance.

Required skills

• PLC, SCADA, MES and industrial control systems
• OT infrastructure and network architectures
• Cybersecurity in OT environments (e.g. NIST, IEC62443)