Sustainable Manufacturing Leader

Klöckner Pentaplast Europe GmbH & Co. KG; Purston Jaglin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Klöckner Pentaplast seeks a production operations leader for our Featherstone, West Yorkshire site. You will oversee day-to-day manufacturing, lead multiple shifts, and drive safe, efficient production aligned with quality standards. 37.5 hours per week, full-time role based in the UK.

Responsible for achieving KPIs, managing budgets, and coaching teams to continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance across ISO, BRC and GMP standards.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of safe production operations.
• Experience directing multi-shift teams and achieving OEE targets.
• Strong track record in quality and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Safety & Environmental Stewardship: champion safety culture, audits, risk assessments, corrective actions, sustainability initiatives.
• Operational Leadership: supervise daily production across shifts, allocate resources, meet schedules.
• Quality & Compliance: ensure product quality, collaborate with Quality teams, comply with ISO/BRC/GMP.
• People Management: manage supervisors/line leads, coach staff, conduct performance reviews, staffing.

Skills

Safety leadership

People management

Operational planning

Continuous improvement

Performance monitoring

Tools

5S

Kaizen

SMED

Value stream mapping

Job description

Klöckner Pentaplast seeks a production operations leader for our Featherstone, West Yorkshire site. You will oversee day-to-day manufacturing, lead multiple shifts, and drive safe, efficient production aligned with quality standards. 37.5 hours per week, full-time role based in the UK.

Responsible for achieving KPIs, managing budgets, and coaching teams to continuous improvement while ensuring regulatory compliance across ISO, BRC and GMP standards.