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 Gypsum in 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. 

As a Group we are a global manufacturer of construction materials and 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.

Knauf Gypsum EAST business is represented by 3,300 employees, 26 plants and gypsum quarries in 28 countries, including Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Baltics, Balkans, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia

We are expanding our Production Team in Knauf Gypsum Kazakhstan and actively looking to recruit new HSE Manager, Kazakhstan, who will report to Technical Director of our company in Kazakhstan.

Can you say ‘yes’?...

• Can you assist, plan and implement safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state rules and regulations?
• Can you organize, monitor and coordinate Safety Awareness Program, Loss Prevention Program at factory?
• Can you plan and manage periodical inspections & maintenance schedule according vendor specifications to all Safety & Fire Equipment?
• Do you enjoy working with others to be a part of successful team?

As HSE you'll be responsible for Leading the implementation of the HSE plan across the Kazakhstan and identifying regional safety opportunities and initiative.

What you’ll be doing:

You'll be covering HSE activities, including:

• Ensuring in accordance with the corporate/regional guidelines, the implementation, updating, review and auditing of the company HSE Systems
• Monitoring the effective implementation of appropriate Safety and Environment System procedures and providing for their updating in line with changes in legislation and company directives
• Providing motivation and familiarization of all company personnel respecting the importance of complying with company system procedures and all safety equipment provided
• Safety audit on site, instruction and training the company and contractor staffs
• Undertake risk assessments as required and follow up control measures to completion including environmental impacts
• Analyze HSE metrics and review incident daily, weekly, and monthly incident trends to discover trends to rationalize the allocation of appropriate resources to areas where the safety risk is highest.

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:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering, Quality or similar fields
• At least 3-5 years of experience in the Production / HSE area
• Experienced with multi-cultural, international and matrix organizations
• Good understanding of technological & manufacturing processes
• Having a good knowledge of computer software tools
• Language: Kazakh, Russian, and English (intermediate level).

We will provide:

• Interesting tasks and challenges, as well as growth career perspectives
• Multicultural inclusive and diverse workplace
• Development-oriented organizational culture
• Mobile phone with corporate service

What's 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 five working days. 

We are committed to creating a workplace where we all can thrive, whoever we are, and inspiring a culture of inclusion and innovation that will drive future business success. We do our best to make sure being at work feels like home. 

With this in mind, we are pledged to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants. 

You must be eligible to work in Kazakhstan to apply.