Production Engineer

About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet.

Since 1858, we’ve helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike.

Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Holcim UK Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits - all recognising the contribution you bring
• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety
• We care about you and your family. That’s why we offer enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. We understand that your personal life and family well-being are just as important as your career, so we’re committed to supporting you every step of the way.
• Be part of something bigger with our "Women Empowered - Stronger Together Mentor Program," designed to support, inspire, and uplift women across the business.
• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household, offering medical advice, prescriptions, referrals, and same-day appointments.
• Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad
• Join our affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees which bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests to have powerful influence on the workplace
• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

Based at our cement plant in Cauldon, Staffordshire, you’ll step into the role of Production Engineer and lead the drive for operational excellence across production. You’ll be accountable for performance metrics such as production rate, fuel usage and energy consumption, working closely with the Production Manager you'll be responsible for a team of five Shift Managers and their teams.

Working Monday–Friday, 08:00-16:00 with on-call support one week in every six, you’ll steer both short-term performance and long-term improvement initiatives in a heavy-industry environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and motivating the Shift Managers and their teams to deliver safety, production and efficiency targets.
• Monitoring KPIs like fuel and energy consumption, production output and plant reliability.
• Driving improvement projects to enhance plant performance, alternative fuel optimisation and stock management.
• Managing departmental budgets, supply planning and coordination of production programmes.
• Supporting health, safety and environmental compliance, including toolbox talks, incident reviews and statutory inspections.
• Overseeing raw-material input through to finished product, working cross-functionally with stakeholders.

Who you are

• Experienced in process or heavy-industry operations (cement, manufacturing, power, or related).
• An excellent people manager, able to develop teams, influence performance and lead change.
• Technically competent, with an analytical mindset.
• Comfortable using IT systems (SAP experience would be advantageous) and producing performance reports.

We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.