IIoT Manager / Industry 4.0 Lead

Location: Anjar / Gandhidham, Gujarat

Role & Responsibilities

- Act as the key link between business stakeholders, engineering teams, solution architects, and technology partners for Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 initiatives.
- Drive requirement gathering, solution design, implementation, testing, and deployment of IoT-enabled solutions across manufacturing operations.
- Evaluate and identify opportunities where IIoT solutions can improve operational efficiency, productivity, quality, asset reliability, and cost optimization.
- Lead discussions on emerging technologies, IoT platforms, cloud integration, analytics, AI/ML applications, and industrial automation frameworks.
- Develop business cases, functional specifications, technical requirements, test strategies, and implementation roadmaps.
- Understand and support IoT applications in manufacturing automation, predictive maintenance, asset tracking, energy management, machine connectivity, and process optimization.
- Manage end-to-end project execution, including stakeholder management, vendor coordination, issue tracking, and progress monitoring.
- Facilitate internal and external project meetings and provide regular updates on project milestones and risks.
- Provide hands-on support to development and implementation teams during solution deployment and troubleshooting.
- Manage the IoT supplier ecosystem and drive initiatives to reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while implementing Industry 4.0 best practices.

Must-Have Qualifications

- B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology,



Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.
- 10 - 12 years of experience in Industrial IoT, Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Automation, MES, SCADA, or Smart Factory initiatives.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, industrial automation systems, PLC, SCADA, MES, ERP integration, and IoT architectures.
- Hands-on experience in requirement gathering, business analysis, solution implementation, testing, and project management.
- Exposure to industrial communication protocols such as OPC-UA, Modbus, MQTT, or similar technologies.
- Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams across business, engineering, IT, and operations.
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Candidate Profile

- Experience in steel, pipe manufacturing, metals, heavy engineering, or process manufacturing industries.
- Exposure to cloud platforms, data analytics, digital twin, predictive maintenance, and smart manufacturing solutions.
- Knowledge of Industry 4.0 frameworks and industrial digital transformation programs.
- Certification in Business Analysis, Project Management, Automation, or IoT will be an added advantage.

Perks & Benefits

- Opportunity to drive digital transformation initiatives at Welspun Corp Ltd.
- Exposure to large-scale Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing projects.
- Competitive compensation and growth opportunities opportunities.
- Work with cutting-edge technologies in industrial automation and digital manufacturing.

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