Plant Manager in Shotton

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 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. Knauf Insulation is proud to be part of the Knauf Group.

Do you lead with a "Safety First" approach? Do you have the ability to manage, develop and empower people? Can you bring teams together in order to achieve production targets?

As our Plant Manager, you will be responsible for the management and direction of all activities and resources within the Plant such as safety, manufacturing excellence, daily operations, daily services, cost control, and people management. You will lead the plant, in compliance with laws, company policies, procedures and values, in order to achieve the financial and operating plant objectives.

What you’ll be doing…

• Direct the work of the production department to manufacture products at the lowest possible unit cost whilst maintaining an absolute focus on sustainability, quality, health & safety and other standards.
• Direct the work of the warehouse team to ensure efficient stocking and timely dispatch of products to customers.
• Direct the work of the Engineering Department to ensure the plant is suitably maintained, maximizing and aiming to continually improve operating efficiency within budget cost.
• Identify capital expenditure improvements projects and produce an annual Capex Plan.
• Implement projects through both plant and Central Engineering teams.
• Direct the work of the technical department to ensure that statutory and professional standards are maintained and that the process is fully understood and developed to maximize profitability.
• Liaise with central services departments external to the plant (HR, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Product Development, Process Development & Industrial Performance) to communicate changing requirements in terms of company policies, procedures, customers, product and process development, changes in legislation and so on.
• Ensure all employees have their performance appraised annually in order that they are working to agreed objectives.
• Negotiate with unions on pay claims and matters of common interest.
• Consider the medium and long term future of the plant taking into account likely market conditions.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve long term success and continuously improve the cultural maturity of the plant.
• Inform the Industrial Performance Director and Managing Director regularly of any plant activities.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person, your attitude, behaviours and values. If you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you. If you have any of the following – this would be an added advantage:

• Proven track record of management in a continuous manufacturing process and in complex environments.
• Engineering Degree or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Continuous Improvement techniques.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) at all levels.
• Good financial appreciation.
• Ability to drive change in a multifaceted organisational structure.
• Leadership and determination.
• Flexible and self-motivated, pragmatic & results oriented.

We’ll provide:

• Competitive Salary with bonus scheme.
• Company Car.
• Enhanced Holiday Pay – 33 days including bank holidays plus the opportunity to purchase more.
• Private Health Care.
• 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.
• Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured.
• Westfield Health Cash Plan.
• Access to Costco Membership.
• Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme.
• Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.

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. We are a Disability Confident Committed Company (Level 1) and take care to ensure good EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) practices in all our operations. If you are invited to an interview, a member of our team will be in touch via email to enquire about any access requirements or reasonable adjustments that we can make for your interview.