Engineering Manager Engineering · Cwmbran, South Wales

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation in the Engineering Team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

As our Engineering Manager, you will provide leadership for the site’s engineering resource with a “one team, one vision” approach, ensuring the business achieves best utilisation of all plant resources, in a working environment where behaviours are underpinned by the Knauf Values.

Role purpose: Undertaken as part of site’s Management Team, utilising all sources of functional expertise.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leadership: Provide leadership in the engineering function to ensure the engineering resource at the plant work together to exceed in all applicable functional and business targets.
• Personnel Performance Management: Ensure all direct and indirect reports are engaged in skills development in terms of technical skills, problem solving skills and Knauf Values based behavioural development.
• Engineering Best Practice: Maintain a close relationship with all site functions, ensure all plant assets and equipment are capable and resourced to deliver as required.
• Recruitment: Involvement in all recruitment into the engineering function, ensuring the Cwmbran site has a pool of personnel capable of meeting the future challenges in the business.
• Functional Representation: Provide functional representation in on-site meetings for HSE development, Knauf Values development, Management - Trades Union relations, etc.
• Continuous Improvement: Provide leadership in the drive for an environment of sustainable improvement utilising best practice Continuous Improvement tools and techniques.

What we’d love for you to have:

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent level of technical knowledge.
• Previous managerial experience (5 years) within Engineering.
• Able to demonstrate experience of leading from the front and provide hands-on leadership.
• Clear and demonstrable record of personal development following graduation.
• Substantial experience (2 years minimum) of continuous process plant operation, with a tangible reference to process improvement.
• Engineering Management experience in a 24/7 unionised process production environment.
• Leadership and communication style which is approachable and motivating.
• Capable of demonstrating the importance of a Values based fully aligned policy deployment to achieve demanding business targets.
• A demonstrable passion for Continuous Improvement and the ability to example cultural change within an engineering team.
• Experienced in applying Performance Management process.
• An understanding of the fundamental principles of Continuous Improvement and knowledge of the full range of tools and techniques.
• Experience in creating an environment that sustains improvement.

We'll provide:

• Enhanced Holiday Pay – 33 days including bank holidays plus the opportunity to purchase more.
• 16 weeks Company Sick Pay after 3 months of service.
• Group Income Protection.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption packages.
• Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary.
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.
• Staff Bonus Scheme.
• Career Progression Routes.
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured.
• Westfield Health Cash Plan.
• Perkbox Access to Costco Membership.
• Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme.
• On site Gyms.
• Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• On site Car Charging Points.

What happens next? We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process, so we will reply to your application ASAP. Knauf Insulation welcomes applications from everyone and is committed to treating everyone equally, regardless of age, sex, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, religion/belief, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership or pregnancy/maternity. In particular, we encourage applications from people from a minority background or from demographics that are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry.