Job Description

Job Title: Cold End Process Leader

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.

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Can you say ‘yes’?...

• Do you always have the customer in mind?
• Do you enjoy guiding colleagues?
• Do you enjoy being a subject matter expert?
• Do you act with safety as a priority?

As Cold End Process Leader, you will provide technical and process knowledge for the shift teams in the Cold End Manufacturing area of the plant, caring for safety first at all times, creating a customer centric mentality within the team whilst challenging at all levels to continually improve.

What you’ll be doing…

• Be competent with the CI framework and drive the application of CI tools, techniques, and ways of working, so that they become “the way we do things around here”.
• Ensure any new agreed process standards, tasks or improvements are properly communicated and trained to the shift teams.
• Support where necessary with training requests and push a deeper data driven understanding within the teams.
• Support the plant teams with expert process knowledge and technical skills to ensure that the plant is operated, always, in compliance with standards to achieve safety, quality, output, manufacturing efficiencies and cost.
• Liaise with central support teams and other plants to ensure St Helens Plant has access to all sources of manufacturing and process best practice.
• Sustaining and driving forward CI and managing the resistance to change, maintaining morale, and motivating the teams directly against a background of constant change.
• Leadership of process without team reports, seeking to control processes with reliance of shift teams reporting to alternative line managers.

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:

• Clear drive for improvement, proactive and appetite to learn new skills. Strong Values displayed and clear understanding of the fundamental principles of Continuous Improvement.
• Leadership and communication style which is motivating and engaging to individuals and teams.
• Data driven and results focused.
• 4 years experience of continuous process plant operation, with technical competency achieved or understood in area of application.
• 2 further years of Supervisory management experience or clear demonstration of supervisory potential in knowledge and skills, would be beneficial.
• 2 years engineering or technical application within the current or similar operation, would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of CI Framework tools and techniques (LEAN, SIX SIGMA) would be beneficial but clear ability to learn essential.

We'll provide:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 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.