Engineering Manager

Summary

Provide leadership for the site’s engineering team, creating a collaborative and safety first culture, underpinned by the Knauf Values. Deploy agreed business objectives through engaging and facilitative leadership ensuring best utilisation of all plant resources. Role purpose is undertaken as part of site’s Management Team, utilising all sources of functional expertise.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety first at all times and have influence in all interactions to maintain a safety focus throughout engineering
• Respect the Knauf values: Commitment, Entrepreneurship, Partnership and Menschlichkeit and apply them in your daily work
• Provide clear and engaging leadership to allow the engineering team to reach their full potential by investing in training, development and wellbeing.
• Champion a CI culture and support the teams with knowledge of CI tools, techniques and ways of working
• Communicate a clear engineering strategy and provide expert guidance to the wider plant team
• Deliver necessary project and CAPEX investment projects through supporting the project engineering team.
• Manage the R&M budget to ensure costs are controlled effectively and opportunities for savings can be identified
• Implement a clear structured approach to problem solving, using the appropriate tool for the scenario (5 Why, 8D, DMAIC etc)
• Manage the stores operation to ensure availability of identified critical equipment and a proactive approach to spare part management.
• Champion the use of OSIPi and a data driven approach in all decision making
• Support the implementation where possible of the Knauf must win battles
• Engage with the wider KI engineering teams to deliver best practice
• Develop a close relationship with all teams to support the attainment of the stated business objectives and targets.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Strong and facilitative leadership
• Clear drive for improvement, proactive and desire to learn new skills.
• Understanding of the fundamental principles of Continuous Improvement
• Proven experience in a continuous manufacturing environment
• Degree educated in a relevant discipline advantageous
• Knowledge of CI Framework tools and techniques (LEAN, SIX SIGMA) desirable
• Ability to challenge the status quo and not accept opinion as fact
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Knowledge of SAP – desirable

Health – Safety – Environment - Energy - Quality

You will have the obligation to take care of your own health and safety, as well as that of your colleagues, ensure respect of the rules and contribute to the objectives of the site and the group with regard to HSEEQ.

About Knauf

Knauf is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of modern insulation materials, drylining systems, plasters & accessories, thermal insulation composite systems, paints, floor screed, floor systems, construction equipment and tools. With more than 250 production facilities and sales organizations in over 86 countries, 35,000 employees worldwide, and sales of 10 billion Euro (in 2019), the Knauf Group is offering a range of career opportunities – in Europe, the USA, South America, Russia, Asia, and Africa.

What you can expect

Competitive salary - depending on experience

Bonus

33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + purchase scheme

Employer pension contribution 7.5%

Income Protection

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Car & Cycle scheme - with tax savings!

and more!