Job Description
Section Manager, Plant Engineering
We are seeking a Section Manager, Plant Engineering to join our Factory, Platforms & Modularisation organisation. The position is based in Hedehusene, Denmark. Some team members are based in Poznań, and only limited travel is expected.
Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?
In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.
Join us and make a difference!
Your future team:
You will lead our Plant Engineering team (13) in Factory, Platforms & Modularisation—a group of specialists who turn investment ideas and standards into site-specific, buildable and operable factory solutions. The team is the technical backbone in projects, ensuring our line designs are functional end-to-end, can be built safely, and are handed over performing to specification.
As Section Manager, you will manage a team covering three key competence areas:
Design Managers, who translate the business case into a factory and line layout, coordinate civil and equipment interfaces, manage the CAD schedule, and drive cross-discipline design decisions to secure overall line functionality and compliance through project stages.
Process Engineers, who provide deep process expertise from early specification through commissioning and running-in, develop/own key process agreements (incl. Process Desing Document), and run the ramp-up of greenfield projects, as well as troubleshooting and optimisation in operating factories.
Abatement Specialists, who secure that our solutions meet air permit and environmental requirements, translate regulatory and sustainability requirements into engineering specifications, identify compliance risks early, and support design reviews, testing and operations of abatement/measuring solutions.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and develop the team, including day-to-day coaching, feedback, onboarding/mentoring and performance reviews.
- Ensure plant engineering deliverables (line layouts, process design, abatement solutions, and technical running-in) meet quality standards, project requirements and GT specifications.
- Act as senior technical quality gate for line functionality and resolve engineering challenges during delivery—ultimately accountable for the technical functionality of the plant.
- Ensure civil input and line layout processes in projects are aligned with Civil’s requirements.
- Ensure standards are applied consistently (and approved deviations are followed) and consolidate improvement feedback to relevant stakeholders.
What you bring:
- Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, feedback, performance management and team development across diverse specialist profiles.
- Strong understanding of factory operations and Plant Engineering disciplines (line design, process engineering and abatement).
- Experience with process design and technical running-in, and confidence acting as a technical quality gate.
- Strong knowledge of engineering standards and stage-gate ways of working
- Strong governance adherence and experience applying standards in practice.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate across functions (e.g., Civil, Project Execution, factories, Safety Health and Environment, Technology Owners).
What we offer:
At ROCKWOOL, you’ll become part of a passionate team working at the forefront of technology and sustainability. In our Group Technology division, you’ll collaborate with colleagues from around the world, all dedicated to making a meaningful impact through technology implementation.
- A challenging position in an international and innovative company, dedicated to sustainability
- Friendly and supportive work environment with skilled colleagues
- Extensive opportunities for professional growth and development
- Participation in global projects and chance to make a real impact
Who we are
At ROCKWOOL Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our products and services. We help our customers and communities tackle many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity, and flooding. Our product range reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, while supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint.
Stone wool is a fully recyclable, versatile material that forms the basis of all our businesses. With more than 13,000 dedicated colleagues in around 40 countries and sales in more than 120, we are the world leader in stone wool products, from building insulation to acoustic ceilings, external cladding systems to horticultural solutions, engineered fibres for industrial use to insulation for the process industry, and marine & offshore.
Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.
Diverse and Inclusive Culture
We want all our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.
At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.