Plant Manager

Your future company

For our client, a company operating in the FMCG sector, we are looking for an experienced Plant Manager to lead and further develop a production facility. This role combines strong operational leadership, people management, and a continuous improvement mindset, with full responsibility for safety, quality, cost, and delivery performance.

The Plant Manager will play a key role in driving operational excellence, supporting business growth, and building a high-performance culture on the shop floor.

Requirements

• Proven experience as Plant Manager / Factory Manager / Operations Manager in FMCG or food production

• Strong leadership experience managing large production teams

• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and food safety standards

• Hands-on experience with Lean manufacturing / CI tools

• Strong business mindset with the ability to balance cost, quality, and service

• Good communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally

• Fluent English 

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for day-to-day plant operations, including production, maintenance, logistics, and quality

• Lead and develop multi-disciplinary teams (production, engineering, quality, planning)

• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, and H&S standards (e.g. BRC, IFS, HACCP)

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma, OEE, waste reduction)

• Own and optimize plant KPIs: safety, quality, cost, service level, and efficiency

• Manage production budgets, cost control and productivity improvements

• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Procurement, R&D and Commercial teams

• Support capacity expansion, capex projects and process automation initiatives

The offer

• Senior leadership role with real operational impact

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus

• Opportunity to work in a stable yet growth-oriented FMCG organization

• Autonomy to shape operations and implement improvements

• Long-term career development opportunities