Head of Production

Constantia Tobepal SL; Modena; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 40-45k EUR

39h week

International environment

Job summary

Constantia Flexibles in Modena, Italy, seeks an experienced Production Manager to oversee scheduling, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives across a flexible packaging operation.

You will lead shift supervisors, optimize resources, and ensure ISO standards and safety compliance while collaborating with QA and maintenance teams.

The role requires 5+ years in production management, strong leadership, and knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen. Fluent English benefits the role.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• At least 5 years in production management in flexible packaging or converting.
• Knowledge of English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production scheduling to meet delivery times, setting priorities and allocating resources.
• Manage the department’s budget by analyzing KPIs related to productivity, processing costs, and OEE.
• Monitor operation of complex machinery, leading preventive and predictive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Guide shift supervisors by addressing training gaps and implementing continuous improvement methodologies.
• Work with Quality Assurance to ensure ISO and environmental compliance; act as Safety Officer to ensure health and safety compliance.

Skills

Production scheduling

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Problem-solving

Leadership

Stress management

Autonomy

Education

High school diploma

Tools

English

Job description

• Oversee production scheduling to meet delivery times, setting priorities and allocating resources;
• Manage the department’s budget by analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) related to productivity, processing costs, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE);
• Monitor the operation of complex machinery, leading preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize machine downtime;
• Guide shift supervisors by identifying and addressing training gaps and implementing continuous improvement methodologies
• Work closely with Quality Assurance to ensure compliance with ISO standards, environmental regulations and procedures and as the Safety Officer, ensure compliance with health and safety requirements (Legislative Decree No. 81/08 and other applicable regulations and procedures)

Your Profile

• Preferred educational background: high school diploma;
• Required prior experience: at least 5 years in production management roles within companies specializing in the production of flexible packaging or converting.
• Knowledge of English;
• Production scheduling techniques (fine scheduling), knowledge of Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen events, and problem-solving methodologies
• Excellent leadership skills, analytical abilities, and strong stress management together with flexibility, determination, and autonomy

Our Offer

• A highly formative experience is offered within a company operating in an international and multicultural context, while remaining a family environment and respectful of all diversities.
• Yearly Gross Salary between 40 and 45 thousands Euro + MBO
• 5 days / 39 hours in total per week

International career opportunities

Competitive remuneration package

Access to corporate trainings

Access to global wellbeing activities

This goes out to everyone, who wants to make the world a little better. To people, looking for a meaningful job in a safe and stable environment. And to those, who constantly want to deliver top quality. We are Constantia Flexibles – one of the world’s leading producers of flexible packaging for well-known customers in the consumer and pharmaceutical industries. If you are as passionate about delivering sustainable solutions as we are, then this is your invitation to unwrap your talent – and to shape the world with.