Refinery Manager

Bunge; Ravenna; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Bunge is seeking a role in Porto Corsini, Ravenna, Italy, to manage refinery production with a focus on safety, quality and KPI achievement. The position emphasizes adherence to safety, HACCP principles, and continuous improvement across processes and teams.

The successful candidate will lead manufacturing and maintenance operations, optimize resource use, and implement capital projects while ensuring compliance with company standards and customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Master in Quality, environment and risk prevention in the workplace.
• HACCP training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean and safe refinery areas to provide an injury-free work environment.
• Plan, organize and direct manufacturing and maintenance operations to ensure best asset utilization and KPI targets.
• Initiate plans to minimize operating costs while meeting production schedules and quality standards.
• Manage workforce and staffing requirements and foster a motivated team.
• Ensure proper planning, design and implementation of capital and expense projects.
• Ensure product quality meets standards and implement quality systems.

Education

Master in Quality, environment and risk prevention in the workplace

HACCP training

Job description

City : Porto Corsini State : Ravenna (IT-RA) Country : Italy (IT) Requisition Number : 46588

Role Purpose Statement

Manage all phases of Refinery to achieve production objectives in terms of quality and quantity (KPI), in full compliance with the required safety and environmental regulations.

Main Accountabilities

• Maintain clean and safe refinery areas. Provide an injury-free work environment for employees, staff, contractors, visitors through engagement, training programs, good work practices, Bunge standards, and proactive elimination of exposures. Continually improve safety record by addressing both physical safety issues and employee safety attitudes. Maintain and improve housekeeping in all areas.
• Plan, organize and direct the manufacturing and maintenance operations which ensure the most effective return on assets.
• Initiate plans and processes which minimize operating costs through effective utilization of manpower, equipment, facilities, materials, and capital. Assure attainment of business objectives and production schedules while ensuring product and quality standards that will exceed our customers' expectations. Reduce costs and improve efficiencies in all processing operations. Develop financial controls and demonstrate continuous improvement in KPIs.
• Manage workforce and staffing requirements. Properly utilize resources. Foster a well-trained and motivated staff.
• Maintain individual skills keeping up to date with latest production and production management concepts.
• Ensure the proper planning, design and implementation capital and expense projects consistent with site, and company strategy.
• Ensure that the product being manufactured meets Bunge's and our customers' standards, policies and practices through the proper implementation and maintenance of all aspects of quality systems.
• Confer regularly with facility, and other department managers to ensure that operations objectives and business goals are being met.
• Additional projects and duties as assigned
• Facilitates inter-area communication with other departments.
• HACCP team member: participates in the HACCP meeting and supports activities related to the maintenance of the HACCP system.
• Knows, applies and disseminates good practices, standards and procedures relating to QFS, environment and safety policies.

Education & Experience

• Master in Quality, environment and risk prevention in the workplace. HCCP training.
• Studies in Industrial / Chemical Technical Engineering or similar or other high-level professional institutes.
• At least two years of experience in similar positions.
• Value-added experience: work in the food industry with production process and industrial laboratory.
• The salary range for this role is €50,0000 - €60,000 gross per year, depending on experience.

At Bunge, people don't just come here to work, they come here to grow - solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers.

In case of questions, please reach out to Aitor Alonso (Talent Acquisition at [e-mail]).

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of :34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed- in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity