Process Engineer

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 the Production 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.

Our global reach in 90 countries continues to grow and we are looking for passionate, ambitious people to help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. We are now looking for another team mate to join us in Suez Plant as Process Engineer.

Can you say ‘yes’?

Do you treat your colleagues with respect?

Do you always have the customer in mind?

Do you act with future generations in mind?

Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop?

Do you have a proven track record of delivering results?

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the day-to-day execution of the process.

• Ensuring processes are documented commonly to ensure consistency in approach and method.

• Explain and guide people through the process and handle any low-level process issues.

• Oversight of processes and working to maintain optimization of the production line.

• Continual evaluation of equipment and processes to ensure sustained high efficiency and quality.

• Preparing reports, statistics data, and analysis.

• Lead commissioning of new equipment or production lines.

• Oversees and assesses existing processes and workflows.

• Assisting Technicians in troubleshooting in the event of a problem

• Developing a plan assesses the effectiveness of a business function and offers recommendations for improvement.

• Mapping all the inputs and outputs of the process, able to recommend ways to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and increase customer satisfaction.

• Developing a project plan for implementing improvements and monitoring the new process to ensure it works as intended.

• Monitoring process KPI reports. And take corrective actions when needed.

• The main driving factor to achieve energy cost saving in the Plant.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person: your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as 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 experience in the following areas – this is an added advantage:

• BA degree in chemical engineering or similar relevant field. Master’s degree is a great PLUS.

• Strong planning, coordination skills, and negotiation skills.

• Ability to identify, assess, and solve problems.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to persuade others to change existing practices.

• Strong written and verbal English language.

• Excellent analytical and statistical skills.

• Familiarity with MS Office Tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Previous experience with SAP, CAD, and AutoCAD is advanced.

• Basic knowledge of ISO 50001 is an advantage.

• Process and product improvement.

• Total quality management.

• Basic knowledge of Lean manufacturing, project, and process management.

• Previous experience in process management is advanced.

• Six Sigma Green Belt is advanced.

• Strong logical reasoning skills, business intelligence, and insight.

We’ll provide:

• A competitive salary
• Benefits

What happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we have committed to replying to your application within 15 working days.