Job Description

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.

We are looking for a Production Manager located in Aberdeen This is your opportunity to join a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.

What’s in it For You:

The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

The support of an organisation that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.

Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement

Comprehensive benefits package & flexible working arrangements that enable balancing work commitments with other priorities

What You Will Do:

The Production Manager will plan, direct, coordinate and oversee the production activities at the Aberdeen plant ensuring development and implementation of efficient production and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the plant.

Production & Operations

• Plan and manage daily production activities to meet customer demand, quality standards, and business requirements.
• Manage production resources to optimise labour, equipment, and materials, improving efficiency and reducing downtime.
• Lead daily production meetings and provide accurate inputs to Daily Operations and Daily Planning meetings.
• Ensure production documentation, batch records, permits, and SAP transactions are accurate and completed on time.
• Act as a Permit Issuer and Area of Authority.
• Provide up-to-date operational information to support effective planning and decision-making.

People Leadership & Development

• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to the Production Team.
• Ensure operators and supervisors are competent, trained, and authorised to perform their roles safely.
• Develop personnel through training plans, cross-skilling, allocation of projects, and on-the-job mentoring.
• Manage staffing levels, overtime, and shift coverage in line with operational needs.
• Address performance, conduct, and engagement issues in a timely, fair, and consistent manner.
• Cascade key messages and priorities from Daily Operations Meetings and other forums.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Implement and maintain compliance with the Integrated Management System (IMS), SOPs, and work instructions.
• Support and participate in Management of Change (MOC), PHA, HAZID, and HAZOP activities, ensuring production risks are identified and controlled.
• Partner with Quality to address deviations, non-conformances, and customer complaints.
• Promote Right First-Time production, strong housekeeping standards, and 5S.
• Carry out checks on operational paperwork raised by colleagues to prevent errors and non-compliance.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Present performance metrics, issues, and improvement actions to Plant and Senior Management.
• Actively support and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on OEE, yield, waste reduction, and cycle time.
• Represent the Plant at operational meetings, audits, and cross-functional forums as required.

Incident Management & Investigation

• Participate in and support incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring actions are identified, implemented, and communicated.
• Promote learning from incidents to prevent recurrence.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties consistent with the role, as assigned by the Plant Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or a related subject and/or equivalent in 5 years of applicable working experience in production, manufacturing and/or engineering within a plant environment with a minimum of 3 years of direct leadership/management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively manage projects through all stages
• Demonstrate process improvement experience
• B3 Forklift certificate
• COSHH Awareness
• Asbestos Awareness
• GTT/PST User Training
• Confined Space Entry
• Electrical Isolations Awareness
• IOSH Managing Safely (or NEBOSH Cert)
• Legionella Awareness
• Risk Assessment
• Site Induction

Physical Demands:

This role requires working in a chemical manufacturing plant.

About Us

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century.

We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.