Manufacturing Application Specialist

Role: Manufacturing Application Specialist Location: Oldham Looking for a career that matters? If you’re ready to have an impact in a career that makes a difference, Mölnlycke could be your next step. You’ll be helping to equip medical professionals around the world with solutions to improve outcomes for patients. And you’ll be developing yourself in a global environment with an inspirational culture, with lots of opportunities. All the while building a successful career, with real purpose. As a Manufacturing Application Specialist, there is great opportunity and variety in activities day to day, all the while keeping our business priorities digitalisation, customer centricity and sustainability at the heart of what you do. Translate business needs and processes into clear IT requirements and solutions. Own and manage delivery of IT projects and development with internal teams and external partners, taking end-to-end responsibility for outcomes. Support and challenge business stakeholders on ERP and manufacturing solutions, current and future, based on strong hands-on expertise. Collaborate with Global IT to share best practices in processes, applications, and solutions, including stable and compliant systems operation. Take accountability for personal and team deliveries, quality, and solution performance. Estimate, plan, configure, and deliver system changes, ensuring high quality and compliance with manufacturing standards. Deliver backlog items and iterations aligned to priorities and standards. Maintain and grow expertise across business processes, applications, technology, and digital manufacturing. What you’ll get Salary circa £60,000 depending on experience Performance related annual bonus up to 20% Bupa healthcare Private pension up to 10% company contribution 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Life assurance and Income protection Employee Assistance Programme Wellbeing resource hub What you bring Ideally degree educated in Engineering, Computer Science, or Technology Experience with agile DevOps covering end ‑ to ‑ end software delivery lifecycles Strong ability to apply digital technologies to drive business impacts Solid technical expertise within relevant platforms and enterprise applications Hands ‑ on experience with ERP systems in manufacturing (Syspro highly beneficial) Proven experience in production application management within a manufacturing environment, with exposure to IT/OT landscapes Strong business understanding to identify customer needs and manage expectations Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills, including working with external partners Our approach to Diversity & Inclusion We strive to have a diverse mix of people from different cultures, ages, geographies and genders, to reflect the world in which we operate and to facilitate innovative thinking across the business. Please contact Matthew Davitt if you have any questions about the role or wish to discuss opportunities at Mölnlycke further About Mölnlycke Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes. Our business is organised in the four business areas Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics, where customer centricity, sustainability and digitalisation are at the heart of everything we do. Mölnlycke employs around 8,700 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916. For more information, please visit and