Operations Excellence Manager (Europe)

ESIP S.A. - European Seafood Investments Portugal, SA; Peniche; Presencial; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Thai Union is seeking an experienced Operations Excellence Manager (Europe) based in Peniche, Portugal to lead continuous improvement across Ambient Plants in Europe. You will drive Lean, TPM, and manufacturing excellence initiatives, partnering with sites to improve productivity, quality, and asset efficiency.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Ambient Operations Excellence, you will standardize processes, develop performance metrics, coach site leadership, and collaborate with cross-functional

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Extensive experience in manufacturing and operational excellence.
• Strong knowledge of Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and World Class Manufacturing.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects and driving performance results.
• Proficient in data-driven decision making using manufacturing data.
• Familiarity with Power BI, SAP, MES, and related analytics tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, coaching, and change management.
• Fluent in English; willingness to travel across Europe.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and drive Operational Excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across Ambient Plants in Europe.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve manufacturing performance, productivity, and efficiency.
• Support plants in resolving technical, production, and quality-related issues.
• Standardize best practices, operational processes, and performance management systems across factories.
• Manage and improve industrial performance metrics, data accuracy, labor utilization, and asset efficiency.
• Coach and build capabilities of plant leadership teams in Lean, TPM, and Manufacturing Excellence methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic projects, embed a continuous improvement culture, and achieve business objectives.

Conhecimentos

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

Six Sigma

World Class Manufacturing

Cross-functional Projects

Data-driven Decisions

Stakeholder Management

English Fluent

Travel Ready

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Manufacturing, or related field

Ferramentas

Power BI

SAP

MES

Descrição da oferta de emprego

At Thai Union, we are committed to building world-class manufacturing operations that deliver excellence in safety, quality, productivity, and sustainability. As one of the world's leading seafood companies, we continuously invest in our people, processes, and technologies to drive operational performance across our global manufacturing network.

We are seeking an experienced Operations Excellence Manager (Europe) to join our European Operations Excellence team. In this highly visible regional role, you will partner with manufacturing sites across Europe to drive continuous improvement, strengthen operational capabilities, and accelerate the implementation of Thai Union's Manufacturing Excellence strategy.

The role will be based in Peniche, Portugal and report to the Senior Director, Ambient Operations Excellence and will support Ambient Plants across Europe.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive Operational Excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across Ambient Plants in Europe.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve manufacturing performance, productivity, and efficiency.
• Support plants in resolving technical, production, and quality-related issues.
• Standardize best practices, operational processes, and performance management systems across factories.
• Manage and improve industrial performance metrics, data accuracy, labor utilization, and asset efficiency.
• Coach and build capabilities of plant leadership teams in Lean, TPM, and Manufacturing Excellence methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver strategic projects, embed a continuous improvement culture, and achieve business objectives.

Why Choose Us?

• Our Values: At Thai Union, we uphold a culture defined by passion, humility, and respect. Our team is driven by a responsible, collaborative, and innovative approach, ensuring that our work contributes to meaningful change in the seafood industry.
• Regional Impact: Influence performance and capability development across multiple manufacturing sites in Europe and contribute directly to business success
• Drive Transformation: Play a key role in shaping manufacturing excellence programmes, implementing best practices, and delivering measurable operational improvements
• Growth & Development: Join a forward-thinking global organization that invests in developing talent and creating opportunities for long-term career growth..

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in manufacturing, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or industrial performance.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and/or World Class Manufacturing methodologies.
• Experience leading cross‑functional improvement projects and driving operational performance results.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience using manufacturing data to support decision‑making.
• Familiarity with digital tools such as Power BI, SAP, MES, and other performance analytics platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, coaching, and change management skills.
• Fluent in English and willing to travel within Europe as required.
• Occasional travels are needed

About Us:

Thai Union Group, a global seafood leader, the largest canned seafood producer in the world plays a dominant role both as own global brand portfolio that includes Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, Rugen Rish, SELECT, Fisho and Qfresh etc as well as through its Private Label (OEM) producer.

Thai Union Group is committed to realizing its “Healthy Living, Healthy Oceans” vision. With a focus on health and wellbeing across us, we take our responsibility to sustainable fishing and the marine environment seriously – in 2016 Thai Union launched SeaChange – our strategy for looking after the oceans and managing our waste, our responsibility to our people working around the globe and the communities we work with. We set ourselves and our peers some challenging targets to be more sustainable and we’re making great progress.

Our values drive how we approach our work and engage with our people and customers. These values are to be passionate, humble, respectful, responsible, collaborative and innovative. We do great work, the right way, in challenging times, but we have a strong team that gets the job done. Our people are full of positivity, resilience, fortitude and humour.

We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and recognized for who they are. This is a critical component of our success. Each of our employees adds value to the company regardless of gender, education, religion, origin, nationality, disability or age.

What we can offer you

• A competitive compensation package, aligned with local market conditions
• Performance‑based bonus
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression within an international group
• An open, collaborative, and supportive work environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement
• The chance to work on cross‑site, international projects as part of Thai Union’s European operations.

Thai Union is committed to providing equality of opportunity. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please let us know.