Plant Manager

Description du poste:

Requisition ID: 65735
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Working behind the scenes, every day we partner with customers to solve the world's most complex food challenges with our range of differentiated ingredients, technologies, and people. We are passionate about what we do and are constantly innovating to create a healthier, more enjoyable, and sustainable food future without compromise. We are driven to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and will reach over two billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030.
Our Safety purpose: "we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day". We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.

About the role

We are looking for a Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing facility in Pinto. The site is a strategic part of Kerry's Integrated Technologies network, producing a diverse portfolio including dry beverage blends, chocolate and protein powders, dairy agglomerates, emulsifiers, and both sweet and savoury seasonings for leading global and local foodservice, retail and industrial customers. Following the retirement of the current Plant Manager, we are looking for a leader to build on the site's strong foundations and support its future success. As part of a global organisation, you will combine local leadership with collaboration across international teams and functions. Reporting to the Integrated Technologies Manufacturing Cluster Lead, you will be accountable for all aspects of site performance, including safety, quality, production, people, service and financial results.
This is a permanent, full-time position based in Pinto, Madrid.

Key responsibilities

* Lead and develop the team, creating a positive, high-performing and engaging workplace culture.
* Drive a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all health, safety and environmental standards.
* Deliver operational excellence across production, quality, maintenance, planning and supply chain activities.
* Develop and execute site strategies aligned with business objectives and long-term growth plans.
* Lead business transformation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, efficiency and customer service.
* Manage site budgets and performance metrics, ensuring delivery of operational and financial targets.
* Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across a matrix organisation.
* Collaborate with regional and global teams to share best practices and implement group-wide initiatives.
* Ensure compliance with food safety, quality and regulatory requirements.
* Support talent development, succession planning and leadership capability building across the site.

Qualifications and skills

* Substantial experience gained in a senior level operations role, ideally with a Supply Chain background
* A people-first leader who creates a safe, inclusive and high-performance culture, develops talent and inspires teams to achieve ambitious goals
* Proven track record of successfully leading and sustaining change in fast-paced manufacturing and multinational environments.
* Continuous improvement experience
* Languages: fluent in Spanish and English
* Experience of active strategic input
* Ability to clearly identify bottlenecks within a manufacturing process, capable of quickly interpreting and "owning" the process and able to extrapolate the detail
* Highly KPI orientated - capable of achieving over and above expectations, use the information to create further business growth/development.
* Customer orientation - realisation of who the customer is, strives to over deliver in all areas and experience of delivering change across the business.

What we offer

This is a great opportunity to take ownership of an established manufacturing site with a strong team, a diverse product portfolio and the backing of a global organisation. Pinto offers the best of both worlds: the visibility, autonomy and close-knit culture of a smaller manufacturing site, combined with the resources, career opportunities and international network of a multinational company. Whether you are already a Plant Manager looking for a new challenge or a strong manufacturing leader ready for your first Plant Manager role, this position offers the chance to make a visible impact and further develop your leadership career.
We also offer:
* Competitive salary and benefits package aligned with your experience and the market
* Company car
* 23 days annual leave
* Private healthcare for you and your family, including dental cover
* Accident insurance
* Employee assistance programme
* Kerry share scheme
* Perkbox platform with discounts and offers from major retailers.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

Recruiter: #LI-SR1
Posting Type: LI

Please note: We do not accept CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies where terms of business have not been signed. Additionally, we will not consider or agree to payment of any recruiter fee under these circumstances. This also applies to CVs or candidate profiles sent directly to any Kerry Hiring Managers. In the event that speculative CVs or candidate profiles are submitted by recruitment agencies, we reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current or future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency