Manufacturing IT Support Technician
Client: Energy Sector
Location: Worcester - Onsite
Contract: 6‑month rolling contract
Hours: 37 hours per week
IR35 Status: Inside IR35 £54 - Umb / £40 per hour - PAYE
We are recruiting a Manufacturing IT OR OT Support Technician to support a leading Energy-sector manufacturing site in Worcester. This is a hands-on, site-based role to ensuring secure, reliable, and standardised digital operations across production systems, supporting both local initiatives and global digitalisation programmes.
Role Purpose
The Manufacturing IT/OT Support Technician role focuses on IT/OT system support, network connectivity, and industrial cybersecurity, ensuring production systems remain operational, secure, and aligned with global standards. Working within a small technical team, you will support manufacturing operations while contributing to wider digitalisation initiatives.
You will support and maintain IT and operational technology systems in a manufacturing environment, ensuring secure, reliable connectivity, system uptime, and cybersecurity for production operations while working closely with engineering and IT teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on IT/OT support for manufacturing systems and production environments
- Support IT/OT projects, ensuring alignment with global standards and cybersecurity requirements
- Maintain secure OT network connectivity, including vendor and external equipment
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, and IT teams to maximise uptime and performance
- Support IT Technical User Support activities, including holiday cover
- Assist with asset management, documentation, and business continuity planning
Experience and Qualifications
Required
- Manufacturing IT / OT Support Technician will have degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience in a technical support role, ideally within industrial manufacturing or Energy-sector OT environments
- Good understanding of IT networking fundamentals
- Awareness of cybersecurity frameworks and industrial cybersecurity standards
Preferred
- Experience with IOT connectivity (e.g. OPC UA)
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS Connected Factory
- Familiarity with OT equipment including PLCs, HMIs, and industrial sensors
Interested?
Apply today or contact us to learn more about this opportunity within a major Energy-sector manufacturing environment.
This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan
