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IT Manufacturing Applications Specialist | La Lorraine Bakery Group

As a IT Manufacturing Applications Specialist, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and expanding the manufacturing data platform (and by extension the full manufacturing applications landscape) across all production plants, ensuring seamless data flows, process improvements and actionable insights.

The function

Lead the rollout and daily operation of the Manufacturing Data Platform across multiple production lines and sites, ensuring stability and performance.
Translate operational needs into digital solutions, acting as a key link between production, engineering, and IT teams.
Manage and optimize data flows between machines, MES, ERP systems, and the Manufacturing Data Platform using industrial protocols like MQTT, OPC-UA, and AMQP.
Design, document, and expand the Manufacturing Applications system landscape, promoting best practices for data collection, storage (InfluxDB), and visualization (Grafana).
Support digital transformation projects within Manufacturing & Quality, providing training, documentation, and user support for smooth adoption.
Contribute to standardizing IT/OT architecture and develop scalable solutions to accommodate new data sources and users.

Your primary workplace will be one of our offices in Belgium (Ninove, Haaltert, or Erpe-Mere), with occasional travel (15%) to international sites. You will be part of the corporate IT team and report to the Business Applications Manager Manufacturing.

Your profile

Degree in Industrial Automation, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Statistics, or a related field, with a passion for Industry 4.0 and food manufacturing technologies.
Practical experience in IT/OT environments managing platforms like InfluxDB, MQTT/AMQP brokers, Grafana, and containerized deployments.
Solid understanding of industrial communication protocols (MQTT, AMQP, OPC-UA) and event-driven data integration.
Analytical, structured, and pragmatic problem solver with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across departments.
Fluent in Dutch and English, flexible to travel within Europe for project assignments.

Our offer

You will be joining an international family-owned company with a strong long-term vision, where more than 5,000 enthusiastic colleagues work together, driven by five strong values.
We invest in a happy work environment through various sports and team events.
You can literally taste our passion every day through our fresh and innovative top-quality products.
You will contribute to a better world, as sustainability is high on our company's agenda.
You will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a highly dynamic environment. Our LLBG Academy supports you in becoming the best version of yourself.
An attractive financial package, including one day of remote work, meal vouchers, hospitalization insurance, a group insurance plan, a company car, and 10 extra vacation days on top of the statutory leave.
You will have the space to take initiative, roll up your sleeves, and truly make a difference.

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About LLBG

La Lorraine Bakery Group (LLBG) is an international family-owned company headquartered in Belgium with more than 85 years of experience in the milling and bakery sector. More than 5,300 passionate employees produce and sell high-quality bakery products to consumers, retailers and foodservice professionals in over 35 countries every day. They do so with respect for people, product and planet, because at LLBG we want our company and our people to grow in a sustainable way.

"We get to think really bold and are challenged to make a difference."

Katrien - Business Applications Manager at LLBG

KatrienBusiness Applications Manager at LLBG

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