COO a.i.

Essensys Management; Limburg; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Essensys Management in Belgium seeks an Interim COO to oversee three sites and steer a concrete products manufacturer through a major automation program.

The role focuses on coaching the plant leadership, building a stronger leadership layer, and ensuring sound capital investments. 24-month assignment, 3 days per week, with strategic influence at the executive table.

Qualifications

• Experience running multi-site industrial operations.
• Ability to build a robust investment case for capital projects.
• Passion for developing other leaders and coaching teams.

Responsabilités

• Hold three sites steady and drive performance.
• Build a stronger plant leadership layer across sites.
• Lead and direct the automation agenda.
• Participate in capital investment decisions at the table.

Connaissances

Multi-site operations

Leadership coaching

Capital investment

Automation program

Description du poste

Three plants. Four leaders to coach. One outdated machine park to modernise.

A Belgian (family owned) manufacturer of concrete products, is looking for an Interim COO and we are running the search. (3 days per week - until end of 2028)

The group production director retires at the end of this year. A new plant manager joins in October. So this is not a caretaker role: it is about holding three sites steady, building a stronger plant leadership layer, and giving direction to a serious automation agenda.

What makes it interesting:

• Four direct reports — three plant managers and the head of projects & maintenance
• Coaching is the heart of the assignment, not a side task
• A real seat at the table on capital investment decisions
• Up to three days a week, 24 months

We are looking for someone who has run multi-site industrial operations before, who knows how to build an investment case that survives scrutiny, and who gets energy out of making other leaders better.

Concrete or heavy building materials in your background? Even better.