IT Data Engineer - Fixed Term Contract

Location: Home-based with regular travel to company sites

Contract: 12-month FTC

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 + benefits

Reports to: Head of Transformation

Join The Compleat Food Group’s transformation journey.

We’re looking for a talented IT Data Engineer to play a key role in our enterprise-wide ERP project. This is a great opportunity to work with a leading UK food manufacturing business, helping to shape the way we manage and utilise our data for years to come.

What you’ll be doing

Infor M3 Data Integration & Ingestion

• Extract data from legacy ERP systems and databases.
• Cleanse and validate datasets, identifying and filling gaps with the business.
• Automate ETL workflows using tools such as Azure Data Factory, Airflow, or ION Workflows.

Data Transformation & Harmonisation

• Standardise ERP data (items, customers, orders, inventory).
• Align master data across products, customers, suppliers, and locations.
• Implement business logic for UoM conversions, lead times, and reporting requirements.

Data Modelling & Storage

• Design scalable schemas and tables for Infor M3 ERP data.
• Build time-series models to track sales history, forecasts, and supply/demand flows.
• Optimise performance for analytics and planning platforms.

Analytics, Planning & Forecasting Support

• Prepare structured ERP datasets for BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Infor Birst).
• Maintain historical dataset versions for audits and scenario planning.

Quality Control & Governance

• Reconcile data against source tables and business rules.
• Implement automated monitoring, anomaly detection, and error handling.
• Ensure full data lineage and documentation from source to reporting.

What we’re looking for

Essential skills & experience:

• 5+ years in a data engineering role in a mid-to-large enterprise (FMCG/manufacturing desirable).
• Strong SQL and programming skills (Python, Spark).
• ERP integration experience (Infor ION, APIs, flat file interfaces).
• Knowledge of data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations, dbt tests).
• Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code for data pipelines.

Why Join Us?

At The Compleat Food Group we’re on a mission to create tasty food that’s better for people and the planet — we call it ‘Food to Feel Good’.

We pride ourselves on being a business that gives equal emphasis to HOW we operate as well as the financial results we achieve.

Our 5,500 (and growing) fantastic people make this possible. They are passionate about creating delicious products for UK consumers, leading retailers, and our exciting, market-leading brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.

Benefits to Include:

• 33 Days annual leave
• 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
• Online and High-street retailer discount scheme
• Employee well-being and community support groups
• Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
• Charity Initiatives and Team events
• 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
• Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
• Online Wellbeing benefits
• Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
• Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount

The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive. We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.

Recruitment Agencies We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.

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