Jignesh Chauhan
Supply Chain Control System Engineer @British Sugar
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WORK HISTORY
Supply Chain Control System Engineer @British Sugar
14 years 6 Months | Progressive leadership rolesEnterprise Scope & Accountability• Own group-wide OT strategy and IT/OT convergence roadmap across 4 UK manufacturing sites.• Accountable for £40m OT/control systems asset base.• Lead £6m lifecycle capital modernisation programme ensuring platform standardisation and risk reduction.• Manage £1.5m annual vendor support portfolio under outcome-based contractual framework.• Lead 3 direct reports and provide technical governance to ~20 site-based control engineers.• Author and govern Control Code of Practice across all sites.OT Cybersecurity & Risk Governance• Own enterprise OT cybersecurity roadmap.• Lead risk assessments, mitigation implementation and maturity reviews.• Established OT vulnerability and incident management framework.• Govern third-party and remote access security standards.• Deliver cyber awareness training from board level to shopfloor operators.Transformation & Value Delivery• Delivered £1m fixed cost reduction through enterprise process automation and private cellular network deployment across four sites.• Achieved £500k savings over three years through outcome-based vendor support model.• Standardised control system architectures and automation strategies across all manufacturing facilities.• Improved operational resilience through lifecycle-based capital prioritisation model.Career Progression Within British Sugar• Site Control Engineer – supporting manufacturing operations.• Site Control Engineer Lead – managing site control systems team.• Led individual system migration projects.• Directed cross-site process automation programme.
EDUCATION
S. V. NIT, Surat India
BE, Electrical
SKILLS
ABOUT JIGNESH CHAUHAN
Enterprise OT & Manufacturing Technology Leader with 30 years’ experience across heavy industry and food manufacturing. Currently leading group-wide OT strategy for British Sugar, accountable for £40m OT asset base and £6m lifecycle capital programme across four sites.Proven track record in IT/OT convergence, OT cybersecurity governance, capital optimisation, and multi-site automation transformation. Delivered £1m fixed cost reduction through enterprise automation and connectivity programmes, and £500k contractual savings via outcome-based vendor strategies. Trusted advisor to executive leadership, driving secure, standardised, and future-ready manufacturing technology environments.
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