Plant Director: Lead Growth, Performance & Ops

Ceres Recruitment Deutschland; Emilia-Romagna; In loco; EUR 140.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ceres Recruitment Deutschland is recruiting for a Plant Director / Site Director for a leading international food producer. The role requires ownership of full P&L, strategic and hands-on leadership of operations, and driving site expansion while ensuring safety, quality and continuous improvement across planning, manufacturing, quality, maintenance and logistics.

The candidate will lead a roughly 250-person team at the Italian site, report to the General Manager, and work with HQ to align local

Competenze

• Master’s degree in a technical, industrial, economic or related discipline (Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Food Science, Operations Management, …).
• 10+ years of plant leadership or at least 7 years as a production manager in a complex industrial manufacturing environment.

Mansioni

• Lead plant operations, translating business objectives into efficient, profitable plans.
• Own the plant’s P&L and annual budget, manage costs and financial results.
• Coordinate end-to-end plant operations across multiple functions to ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Coach and develop teams on the shop floor, driving accountability and engagement.
• Drive FSQM, HSE compliance (IFS, HACCP, QA) and continuous improvement initiatives.

Conoscenze

Plant leadership

ERP systems

Excel proficiency

Bilingual Italian/English

Formazione

Master’s degree

Strumenti

MS Office

BI tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Ceres Recruitment Deutschland is recruiting for a Plant Director / Site Director for a leading international food producer. The role requires ownership of full P&L, strategic and hands-on leadership of operations, and driving site expansion while ensuring safety, quality and continuous improvement across planning, manufacturing, quality, maintenance and logistics.

The candidate will lead a roughly 250-person team at the Italian site, report to the General Manager, and work with HQ to align local