Plant General Manager

Schneider Electric; Szczecinek; On-site; PLN 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Flexible work options

Job summary

Schneider Electric Szczecinek seeks a Director of Product Factory Management to lead a strategic manufacturing operation, driving business performance, operational excellence, sustainability, and people development. You will influence digital transformation, AI adoption, and collaboration with global stakeholders.

You will build a high-performing, future-ready organization that delivers customer satisfaction, efficiency, and engagement while contributing to Schneider Electric's sustainability

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing large-scale manufacturing operations.
• Experience leading digital transformation and AI initiatives.
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead People & Organizational Development to build a high-performing team.
• Drive safety, sustainability and Lean manufacturing to achieve excellence.
• Own site P&L performance and implement productivity initiatives.
• Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to support growth.

Skills

P&L management

Manufacturing leadership

Digitalization

AI initiatives

Stakeholder management

Leadership development

Job description

IMPACT starts with us

At Schneider Electric, we believe great factories are built by great leaders. As Director of Product Factory Management, you will lead a strategic manufacturing operation, driving business performance, operational excellence, sustainability, and people development. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of the plant through digital transformation, AI adoption, continuous improvement initiatives, and close collaboration with global stakeholders.

You will be responsible for creating a high-performing, future-ready organization that delivers outstanding customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and employee engagement while contributing to Schneider Electric's sustainability ambitions.

Location & commitments

• Location: Schneider Electric Elda S.A. (Szczecinek)
• Full-time employment contract,
• Smart onboarding with access to e‑learning and internal knowledge platforms,
• Manufacturing site leadership role
• Regular collaboration with regional and global stakeholders

Your IMPACT

Lead People & Organizational Development

• Build a high-performing organization by fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and strong leadership.
• Drive employee engagement, talent development, and succession planning to support long‑term business success.
• Strengthen organizational capabilities and develop future‑ready teams equipped to meet evolving business needs.

Drive Safety, Sustainability & Operational Excellence

• Champion a world‑class safety culture through visible leadership and proactive risk management.
• Lead sustainability, digitalization, and AI initiatives that support Schneider Electric's transformation journey.
• Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, simplification, and Lean manufacturing practices.

Deliver Business Performance

• Own site P&L performance, ensuring profitability, cost competitiveness, and sustainable growth.
• Deliver productivity, cost optimization, and inventory improvement initiatives while maintaining high service levels.
• Develop and execute the site's strategic roadmap to support future growth and business transformation.

Ensure Manufacturing, Quality & Supply Chain Excellence

• Lead manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, warehouse, and support functions to achieve operational excellence.
• Ensure readiness for new product introductions, industrial transfers, and major transformation programs.
• Maintain outstanding standards of quality, customer satisfaction, and delivery performance while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders.

Your Profile

• Extensive leadership experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or operations‑driven environment, including responsibility for large‑scale operations and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven track record of managing P&L performance and delivering results across manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operational excellence functions.
• Experience leading business transformation, digitalization, continuous improvement, and organizational change initiatives in complex environments.
• Strong leadership and people development capabilities, with the ability to build high-performing teams, develop future leaders, and drive employee engagement.
• Strategic mindset combined with a hands‑on approach to problem‑solving, decision‑making, and achieving business objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across a global matrix organization and build strong relationships with employees, customers, unions, and senior leaders.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing performance, supply chain management, quality systems, and customer‑centric operations.
• Data‑driven and digitally minded leader with experience leveraging technology, analytics, and AI‑driven solutions to improve business performance.
• Fluent in both Polish and English, with excellent communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in an international environment.

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

• Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.
• Invest and Plan Your Future. We help plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and pension saving matching contribution.
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
• Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
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