Job Title: RMW 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 in the Quality Team 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 have good communication skills?

• Do you have a good eye for detail?

• Do you enjoy supporting others?

As our RMW Process Leader, you lead process management and improvements throughout the production facilities. To play a key role in process development activities whilst conforming to the all Health, Safety, Environmental, Energy and Quality requirements.

What you’ll be doing…

• To monitor the processes across the site and work with the plant teams to ensure that compliant product is manufactured at lowest cost.

• To ensure that the production team carry out their duties in a safe and effective manner and to support their training needs.

• To ensure that the melting technology is operating efficiently and within standardize parameters

• To improve the site knowledge and database for enhanced understanding of the manufacturing processes by training and work instructions, ensure that this knowledge is communicated and understood by production team

• Utilise process data to improve the manufacturing processes

• Identify any process / equipment issues – communicate with maintenance department to ensure any faults are managed and rectified

• Use quality and production data to identify areas for improvement and standardization to ensure compliance at all times

• Lead product and process development to maximise the success of new product / processes and material trials

• Undertake process trials to optimize process and manufacturing setting and procedures

• Benchmark performance against other similar manufacturing sites within the group and implement any changes required

• Contribute to the technical specification of the product and raw materials to ensure that quality standards are maintained and improved

• Monitor energy consumption and ensure that equipment is operating at the minimum energy consumption for the process

• To liaise with central product and process development department to maximise the success of new product/process trials, including implementing new processes.

A full role profile is available upon request from HR/Talent Acquisition.

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:

• Degree in a science or engineering subject

• Successful track record of value added and cost reduction initiatives

• Experience in technical and production process management

• Continuous Improvement project experience

• Strong IT and database skills

• Good problem solving skills

• Good communication skills

We'll provide:

• 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

• 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.

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 Leader (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.