Leading Hand

• A good base salary with a shift allowance of 28.5%;
• A Rockwool contract immediately;
• A 13th month and 8% holiday allowance;
• Travel allowance;
• 25 vacation days;
• A solid pension scheme, a social fund, and including discounts on your gym membership;
• Various growth and training opportunities, including through our internal corporate school and external training;

At our ROCKWOOL location in Roermond, we have 1,200 employees, of which ±800 work in our factory environment. Our factory in Roermond is unique! Not only is it the largest factory of the ROCKWOOL GROUP, where all our product solutions are manufactured, but it is also the largest stone wool factory worldwide, spanning over forty hectares. Through our corporate school, we offer a special work-study program where you can obtain a recognized technical MBO diploma, but also consider language and safety training. This is how we build your career and the future of ROCKWOOL together!

Are you someone who loves taking responsibility on the shop floor and gets energy from managing both people and processes?

Do you have a completed MBO 3 education and possess leadership experience, or the ambition to further develop yourself in this area? Then ROCKWOOL offers you a challenging position as a Leading Hand within our Raw Materials Plant.

As a Leading Hand, you are responsible for the daily management of a crew of operators within the BRS. You combine leadership with active participation in production. With your coaching and decisive style, you ensure a safe, efficient, and pleasant working environment in which the best results are achieved together. You know what is happening on the shop floor, anticipate disruptions, and actively contribute to process improvements. Good ideas are given space with us: if you come up with a strong improvement plan, you will be given the trust and freedom to actually implement it.

Within the BRS department, you will work with 4 other Leading Hands. Each Leading Hand manages a crew of +/- 10 employees, divided across 2 departments. You report to the Team Leader.

Work is carried out in a 5-shift system.

• Managing, coaching, and motivating operators and ensuring a safe and pleasant working environment;
• Creating staff rosters and supervising employees, including development, performance reviews, and absenteeism;
• Actively participating in production and realizing production and quality objectives;
• Working with reports and production data and monitoring progress and performance;
• Identifying and resolving personnel, organizational, and technical disruptions;
• Initiating and executing improvement and innovation projects in the areas of quality, health and safety (ARBO), environment, and continuous improvement.

You are a decisive and committed Leading Hand who dares to take the lead and holds colleagues accountable for their responsibilities. You know how to motivate people, enjoy working together, and go that extra mile.