Plant Manager

Continental Chocolate B.V.; Lugano; Vor Ort; CHF 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Motivating work environment

International collaboration

Creative freedom

Development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Chocolat Alprose in Caslano seeks a Plant Manager to oversee daily production site operations and lead a team across production, supply chain, QA, technical services and product management.

You will drive safety, quality, efficiency and stability while collaborating with group plant managers to advance core competencies and product innovation.

Qualifikationen

• Several years of experience managing a production plant or manufacturing unit.
• Experience in the food industry is preferred.
• Hands-on mentality with strategic thinking and technical expertise.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Ensure efficient and stable production through daily solutions and strategic planning.
• Define clear processes and a transparent information flow across departments.
• Foster a positive team atmosphere with strong on-site presence.
• Initiate and manage site and process optimization with a hands-on approach.
• Manage based on KPIs and develop the site with company management.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Communication

Problem solving

Hands-on mentality

Ausbildung

Industrial engineering degree

Food science

Production technology

Jobbeschreibung

As the Plant Manager of Chocolat Alprose, you oversee and coordinate the daily operations of our production site in Caslano. With strong leadership skills and guided by our code of conduct, you act as a role model and motivate your team to achieve the production and quality targets of the company.

You empower people to excel, ensuring that all safety measures are consistently followed. Your area of responsibility covers around 80 employeesworking in production, supply chain, quality assurance, technical services and product management.

In a dynamic chocolate manufacturing environment, processes evolve constantly. You easily adapt to changes, maintain an open mindset and proactively look for opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and stability across production lines. You collaborate with other plant managers within the group and contribute to business development, supporting the evolution of the site’s core competencies, including special productions and product innovation.

Your responsibilities as Plant Manager at Alprose:

• Ensuring efficient and stable production through pragmatic daily solutions and forward-looking strategic planning.
• Defining clear processes and a transparent flow of information across departments.
• Fostering a positive team atmosphere, effective communication and strong on-site presence.
• Initiating and managing the optimization of the site, production lines and processes with a hands-on approach and technical knowledge.
• Managing based on KPIs and developing the site economically in close cooperation with company management.

What you bring as Plant Manager at Alprose:

A relevant degree or comparable qualification in industrial engineering, food science, production technology or related fields.

• Several years of experience managing a production plant or manufacturing unit, ideally in the food industry.
• A hands-on mentality, adaptive and open mindset combined with strategic thinking and technical expertise.
• An empathetic and determined personality, with the courage to challenge and improve existing processes.
• Excellent business and leadership skills.
• Excellent command of English and Italian; additional languages are an advantage.

What we offer as Plant Manager at Alprose:

• A motivating work environment with challenging and varied tasks.
• Opportunities to collaborate internationally within the group.
• Creative freedom to explore new product ideas and solutions.
• Professional development opportunities at group level.

Working at Alprose

At our Caslano facility, we produce a wide range of chocolate products every day from liquid chocolate to tablets and coated products. The site combines long-standing expertise with reliable technologies, supported by a motivated team committed to quality.