Operations Lead

CHEP Benelux Nederland BV; Tiel; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHEP Benelux Nederland BV in the Netherlands seeks an Operations Lead at the Tiel plant to mentor a team of 5 direct reports and up to 85 colleagues. You will drive safety, performance, and continuous improvement while acting as the right hand of the Plant Manager.

The role emphasizes leadership in a high-impact manufacturing environment, with a focus on Zero Harm, production optimization, and cost-effective operations. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in experience.
• NEBOSH Qualification or equivalent.
• Certifications or training in production management, safety, quality control, and lean manufacturing are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on leadership by mentoring, coaching, and guiding employees, addressing employee relations issues, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Lead and enhance safety performance on shift, promoting a proactive safety culture through training, accident prevention, and rehabilitation programs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Manage shift maintenance activities, resolving equipment breakdowns in coordination with the maintenance team to maintain uninterrupted plant operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives on shift, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness across end to end operations.
• Monitor and manage the plant's operational costs and yield, working closely with the Plant Manager to optimize performance and contribute to the overall plant objectives.
• Address performance and attendance matters in collaboration with HR, ensuring that all plant staff meet operational expectations.
• Ensure full compliance with CHEP procedures and work instructions, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and in line with company standards and operational goals.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

NEBOSH qualification

Production management certifications

Tools

Lean manufacturing

Job description

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities May Include:Provide hands-on leadership by mentoring, coaching, and guiding employees, addressing employee relations issues, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.Lead and enhance safety performance on shift, promoting a proactive safety culture through training, accident prevention, and rehabilitation programs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.Manage shift maintenance activities, resolving equipment breakdowns in coordination with the maintenance team to maintain uninterrupted plant operations.Drive continuous improvement initiatives on shift, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness across end to end operations.Monitor and manage the plant's operational costs and yield, working closely with the Plant Manager to optimize performance and contribute to the overall plant objectives.Address performance and attendance matters in collaboration with HR, ensuring that all plant staff meet operational expectations.Ensure full compliance with CHEP procedures and work instructions, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and in line with company standards and operational goals.Your missionReady to take the lead in a high-impact manufacturing environment? As Operations Lead in our Tiel plant, you'll manage a team of 5 direct reports (and up to 85 colleagues in total), drive safety, performance, and continuous improvement, and act as the right hand of the Plant Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine people leadership with operational excellence and make a visible impact on plant success.QualificationsBachelor’s degree of equivalent in experienceNEBOSH Qualification or equivalentCertifications or training programs in areas such as production management, safety, quality control, and lean manufacturing are desirableSkills and Experience3+ years of experience within a fast-paced production & distribution operation/ factory or related industry, including experience in a supervisory or management roleExperience of leading Zero Harm including learning teams and investigations, assessing risk and developing risk assessmentsExperience of delivering a high performance team in a blue collar environment.A strong understanding of the production process, quality control, safety regulations, and other relevant industry standardsTechnical skills – The ability to understand the operation process and the ways to improve itCommunication Skills – Strong written and verbal communication skills, a need to communicate with team members, upper management, and other stakeholdersProblem solving Skills – Must be able to identify problems in the production process and implement solutions quickly and effectivelyStrong English language skills are essential for this role; Dutch, German or any other Eastern European language are a plusRemote TypeNot RemoteSkills to succeed in the roleAdaptability, Adaptability, Change Management, Coaching, Computer Literacy, Cross-Functional Work, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Literacy, Delegation, Digital Literacy, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Inspiring Others, Learn From Mistakes, Mathematic Literacy, Mentoring, Mentorship, Motivating Teams, Prioritization, Scheduling, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at [e-mail].