Site Director: Manufacturing Excellence & Transformation

Pacific International Executive Search; Bergen op Zoom; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific International Executive Search is partnering with a mid-sized international industrial group to appoint a Site Director. The role demands proven manufacturing leadership, strong TPM/WCM orientation, and the ability to drive operational and financial performance across a flagship production site.

Based in the Netherlands, the successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team, enhance quality and delivery, and collaborate across an international network to share best practices while

Qualifications

• Leads complex manufacturing operations with clear accountability for site results.
• Manages multiple functions, stakeholders and priorities effectively.
• Delivers TPM/WCM and continuous improvement to raise efficiency and performance.
• Understands manufacturing processes, maintenance, planning, quality systems and supply chain.
• Brings strong business insight and translates operations into value and growth.
• Drives organizational change and aligns standards, processes and ways of working.
• Develops and motivates teams across shopfloor and management levels.
• Balances long-term strategy with pragmatic execution for measurable outcomes.
• Creates international collaboration and shares best practices across sites.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, open to international travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for the manufacturing site, ensuring strong performance across safety, quality, cost and service objectives.
• Drive Lean methodologies and further develop a culture focused on efficiency, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Embed and advance TPM/WCM principles, strengthening operational excellence and establishing robust manufacturing best practices.
• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary management team, building engagement and long-term organizational capability.
• Ensure smooth and reliable operations by aligning production, supply chain, engineering and support functions.
• Monitor key business and operational metrics, translating insights into actions that improve performance and competitiveness.
• Own the site's financial performance, including budgeting, resource allocation and investment priorities.
• Strengthen collaboration and best-practice sharing across the international manufacturing network, building strong relationships with colleagues across the wider organization.
• Support customer success through consistent product quality, dependable delivery and operational flexibility.
• Lead strategic initiatives and transformation projects that strengthen the site's capabilities and support its development into a flagship operation within the wider organization.

Skills

Manufacturing Leadership

Complex Operations Management

Lean & Performance Excellence

Technical & Operational Expertise

Commercial & Financial Acumen

Transformation & Change Leadership

People Leadership

Strategic Execution

International Collaboration

Languages & Mobility

Job description

Pacific International Executive Search is partnering with a mid-sized international industrial group to appoint a Site Director. The role demands proven manufacturing leadership, strong TPM/WCM orientation, and the ability to drive operational and financial performance across a flagship production site.

Based in the Netherlands, the successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team, enhance quality and delivery, and collaborate across an international network to share best practices while