Join us at Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin): Where purpose comes to life.

You’re purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. Welcome to Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, where our purpose ‘to advance life around the world’ drives our entire global team.

Every day, we are thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges impacting the world. Whether it’s facilitating clean drinking water for communities, creating climate resilient cities, or designing more comfortable living spaces, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better.

Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we work for. How about you?

At Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin), we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments. And where is our help most needed? The places we live in: cities where drinking water is leaking away, greenery is disappearing, streets are flooding after heavy rain, and outdated sewer systems are polluting our groundwater. It’s time to join our team and help build more sustainable environments!

We are currently looking for a Site Manager to join us at Chippenham Wavin UK. If you want to make a difference and work for a purpose-led company, please read on. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

MAIN PURPOSE

• Lead and direct the site manufacturing, technical and engineering operations in accordance with set Company objectives, ensuring the application of world class H&S standards.
• Maximise operational efficiencies within labour/materials cost standards to planned output and in accordance with agreed specifications.
• Drive, deliver and monitor Continuous Improvement initiatives in line with business strategy and objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Ensure excellent site-wide management of HSE activities, with the focus on ‘zero accidents’; safeguarding, as a minimum, common law and statutory requirements.
• Develop and implement a site strategy, that creates and sustains a genuine “world class operations environment” which services the Company’s Commercial function.
• Lead, develop, coach and engage Site Management Team.
• Manage and control the site operational financial budget, ensuring efficient utilisation of all resources.
• Create and deliver year on year cost reduction projects, through the use of continuous improvement tools.
• Create a rolling three-year capital expenditure plan, justifying the individual capital requests in line with Company process.
• Develop and implement systems to ensure full compliance with all Company wide quality policies, procedures, accreditations, standards, and legislation.
• Develop a culture of ‘continuous improvement’ throughout the site.
• Develop & maintain excellent employee relations climate through progressive employee engagement & communications initiatives.
• Negotiate wage reviews with the TU.
• Develop and manage effective relationships with internal & external customers, and suppliers.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LANGUAGE, & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• The successful candidate will have a proven financial and budgetary understanding along with a sound commercial and business acumen. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills whilst having the skill to engage and develop the team. 
• Thrives in a high pressure, fast paced environment with a strong focus on safety and quality.
• Proven experience of leading teams under demanding conditions to deliver excellence.
• Experience with working within automation and a trade union site is essential.
• An excellent motivator of people, strong, resilient and confident and have the ability to think strategically and argue persuasively for a course of action.
• The postholder will be a skilled influencer and an effective and pro-active communicator who will be able to effectively interact with peers, subordinates, internal and external customers and vendors within virtual teams, with excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
• A keen attention to detail and the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-moving environment is required. 

EDUCATION

• University Degree (preferably master’s level) in a related business subject.

LANGUAGE

• English (UK). Fluent.

This job description is intended to present the general content and requirements for the performance of this job.  The description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.  Managers and supervisors may assign other duties as needed.

Nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which Orbia operates.

What Orbia Building & Infrastructure offers

Do you want to make a difference by working with a purpose? Count on a warm welcome at Orbia Building & Infrastructure (Wavin)!

Here we take responsibility for each other and our company. We stay brave in pursuing calculated risks that fuel innovation. And we embrace diversity in perspectives, skills and talents to transform the way we work and the impact we have on the world. Above all we encourage all our employees to develop their talents and to become the best version of themselves.

Together, as a strong team, we grow and deliver on our purpose every day. Orbia B&I is the place to be if you truly wish to make an impact. In addition to working with an enthusiastic, professional team in an international environment, we offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

Organization

Orbia’s Building & Infrastructure business, Wavin, is an innovative solutions provider for the global building and infrastructure industry. Backed by more than 60 years of product development experience, we advance life around the world by building healthy, sustainable environments for global citizens. Whether it’s to improve the distribution of clean drinking water, to make sanitation accessible for everyone, to create climate resilient cities, or to design comfortable living spaces, Orbia B&I collaborates with municipal leaders, engineers, contractors, and installers to help future-proof communities, buildings and homes. Orbia B&I has 11,000+ employees and 65 production sites worldwide, serving over 80 countries through a global sales and distribution network. Our key commercial brands are: Wavin, Amanco Wavin, Pavco Wavin, Plastigama Wavin, and Bow Wavin.

Orbia Building & Infrastructure is part of Orbia – a company driven by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia operates in several sectors including: Polymer Solutions (Vestolit and Alphagary), Building and Infrastructure (Wavin), Precision Agriculture (Netafim), Connectivity Solutions (Dura-Line) and Fluor and Energy Materials (Koura). These five Orbia business groups have a collective focus on expanding access to health and wellness, reinventing the future of cities and homes, ensuring food and water security, connecting communities to information and accelerating a circular economy with basic and advanced materials, specialty products and innovative solutions. Orbia has a global team of over 24,000 employees, commercial activities in more than 100 countries and operations in over 50, with headquarters in Boston, Mexico City, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. The company generated $8.2 billion in revenue in 2023.

Contact us

If you have questions or want to know more about the position, please contact Matt Barker, Manager, Global People - Talent Acquisition via [email protected] . To apply, use the ‘apply’ button or e-mail your cover letter and English CV to [email protected] .

Recruitment agencies are requested not to respond to this vacancy. Unsolicited applications from third parties in general are also not accepted.