LEADING MANUFACTURER IN THE CONVENIENCE MEAT SECTOR
- Our client is a meat producer in the convenience sector that, as a national supplier, is experiencing a gratifying rise in demand for its product lines and is growing steadily
- For several years now, Schnitzelmacher has been part of the international “Group of Butchers,” which is headquartered in the Netherlands
- Changing consumer demands regarding meat have led to a significant emphasis on animal welfare and sustainability in the company’s business strategy
- Schnitzelmacher distributes its products through the food retail and food service channels, generating high double-digit million-euro revenue
- To enable further growth, our client is continuously investing in its main facility in Lower Saxony, particularly in capacity expansions, new technologies, and innovative product lines
- As part of a succession plan, we are now seeking an agile Plant Manager (m/f/d) for the facility in Rehden
YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Overall responsibility for production, engineering, and the supply chain
- Ensuring smooth day-to-day operations while adhering to all quality, hygiene, and food safety standards
- Strategic development of operational structures, shop floor processes, and routines to ensure maximum efficiency
- Initiating and managing automation programs and overseeing investment planning and implementation
- Further development of lean management, operational excellence, and continuous improvement processes (CIP)
- Direct reporting line to the sole managing director and close collaboration with the entire management team
- Overall responsibility for approximately 250 employees
YOUR OPPORTUNITIES
- Opportunity to join a market-oriented yet values-driven company with high standards for sustainability as part of a successful international group
- Working with an executive team that has the will and willingness to grow and to create the conditions for doing so
- High degree of personal responsibility and initiative in managing a new plant
- Close collaboration with management, with significant autonomy for the position holder
- Flat and decision-friendly structures
YOUR PROFILE
- Several years of management experience leading operations in the food industry, ideally in the meat industry
- Strong focus on processes and productivity with state-of-the-art knowledge of operational excellence topics, such as CIP, Lean, agile shop floor methods, modern maintenance approaches, etc.
- Forward-looking, solution-oriented, hands-on, and motivating; with experience in developing operations teams and high-potential talent
- Experience collaborating with employee representative bodies
- Technical degree in the food sector (e.g., food technology, process engineering) or comparable qualification; good English skills
We look forward to getting to know you
If your skills and experience align with this position, we look forward to receiving your detailed application materials. Manfred Wulf will be happy to advise you by phone at +49 421 22 33 93 0.
Please send your application materials to bewerbung@incharge-management.com with
Reference: BL-NDS
Information on earliest start date/salary expectations
We will, of course, treat your documents and data as strictly confidential. We will only forward them to our client after receiving your explicit approval.
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