JOB DETAILS

Factory Controller

CompanyROCKWOOL Group
LocationTomioka
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMay 14, 2026
About The Company
We release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living. ROCKWOOL Group is a focused industrial company with leading positions in insulation, acoustic ceilings and horticultural growing media based on proprietary stone wool technology. We harness the properties that nature has given us to create products for quality living. Our products touch most aspects of everyday life. We offer carefully designed, innovative sustainable solutions for your comfort, safety and for the benefit of the environment. ROCKWOOL Group's business portfolio consists of: * ROCKWOOL® insulation solutions for buildings. * ROCKWOOL® technical insulation solutions to both industry, marine and offshore. * ROCKWOOL® core solutions tailor made stone wool products to be integrated into finished systems. * Rockfon® acoustic ceilings and wall solutions. * Rockpanel® cladding material. * Grodan® growing media solutions for plants. * Lapinus® solutions for applications such as friction, water management, tracks, coatings, gaskets. 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 around 11,800 dedicated colleagues in 37 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.
About the Role

The Controller has a significant influence on the organization in that all management decisions at the operational level must be supported by the Controller. This is a specialist role and there are no positions subordinate to the Business Controller. The Controller's customers are all internal customers, mainly the various operational departments (production, maintenance, quality, environment, purchasing, logistics, and warehouse). The Controller will be part of the regional teams and will work towards sharing and benchmarking best practices. 

1. Factory Performance Key Figures (PKF) – The Controller is responsible for ensuring that the PKF figures are accurate and is responsible for monitoring and following up on operational effectiveness, quality and environmental issues. The Controller is responsible for pointing out to management areas where potential cost savings can be achieved. 

2. Variable Production Costs (VPC) – The Controller is responsible for providing management with an accurate view of variable production costs at the factory, including ensuring that material consumption is accurate.

3. Cost Savings – The Controller is responsible for providing detailed follow-up on PKF related cost savings, investment related cost savings and all other possible VPC related cost savings. 

4. Investment – The Controller is responsible for ensuring that investments are made in accordance with the principles of ROCKWOOL group, including assisting in the compilation of necessary information and reporting accordingly. 

5. Costing/BOM – The Controller is responsible for maintaining an accurate BOM and assisting the Operations department in processing new bills. 

6. Budget/forecast – The Controller is responsible for annual budget and 5 quarter rolling forecast according to ROCKWOOL group requirement and time schedule. 

Key Skills
Financial ControllingBudgetingForecastingCost AccountingBill of Materials (BOM)Performance MonitoringInvestment AnalysisVariable Production CostsBenchmarkingOperational Effectiveness
Categories
Finance & AccountingManufacturingManagement & LeadershipLogisticsEnvironmental & Sustainability
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Controller is responsible for monitoring factory performance key figures, managing variable production costs, and overseeing budgets and rolling forecasts. They also maintain accurate Bills of Materials and ensure investments align with group principles.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
3183
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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