Production Manager: 24/7 Ops & CI Leader

Knauf; St Helens; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Holiday Pay

Company Sick Pay

Group Income Protection

Pension Scheme

Staff Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Westfield Health

Costco Membership

Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme

Wellbeing Initiatives

Job summary

Knauf Insulation is seeking a Production Manager at the St Helens site to lead the production facility with a united team mindset, driving best utilisation of resources and behaviours aligned to Knauf Values.

You will oversee recruitment, develop skills, and actively promote continuous improvement across the plant, including HSSE and management relations, to meet demanding targets in a busy unionised environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate in an industrial or business based discipline.
• Substantial experience (2 years minimum) of continuous process plant operation, with a tangible reference to process improvement, utilising people engagement.
• Production Management experience in a 24/7 unionised process production environment.
• Leadership and communication style which is motivating and engaging to individuals and teams.
• Capable of demonstrating the importance of Values based fully aligned policy deployment to achieve demanding business targets.
• A demonstrable passion for Continuous Improvement.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the site’s production facility with a “one team, one vision” approach, ensuring best utilisation of production resources.
• Oversee engagement of direct and indirect reports in skills development and Knauf Values aligned behaviour.
• Involvement in recruitment into the production function to build a future-ready pool of personnel.
• Provide functional representation in on-site meetings for HSSE development, Knauf Values development and management relations, including external Knauf networking meetings.
• Lead site-wide continuous improvement initiatives using industry best practices and problem-solving tools.

Job description

Knauf Insulation is seeking a Production Manager at the St Helens site to lead the production facility with a united team mindset, driving best utilisation of resources and behaviours aligned to Knauf Values.

You will oversee recruitment, develop skills, and actively promote continuous improvement across the plant, including HSSE and management relations, to meet demanding targets in a busy unionised environment.