About this role
About the Role The Plant Manager leads and manages the Lübeck plant to achieve company KPIs in safety, productivity, cost control, quality and customer satisfaction, reporting to the Senior Director Regional Manufacturing – Consumer Packaging EMEA. What You'll Do
- Manage the departments Production, Technical Services, Warehouse/Shipping and Quality Assurance in line with corporate policy and strategy while ensuring plant KPIs are met
- Prepare and comply with the plant budget and define the plant’s investment plan
- Perform investment calculations and determine plant utilization levels, initiating corrective actions
- Define and monitor production KPIs such as performance rate, efficiency rate and utilization rate of production equipment (bonus-relevant KPIs)
- Ensure compliance with accident prevention regulations, legal requirements, quality standards, environmental protection and ethical conduct
- Lead in collaboration with Sales Management to ensure customer satisfaction
- Direct and develop reports: Production Manager, Quality Manager, Technical Manager, and Supply Chain Management What We're Looking For
- Experience managing a manufacturing plant and multiple departments in consumer packaging or related industries
- Strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, cost control and continuous improvement
- Ability to develop and manage budgets, investments and KPI targets
- Leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop direct reports
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Quality, Technical and Supply Chain teams Nice to Have
- Experience in European manufacturing operations and compliance with labor/labor standards and environmental protection
- Background in process optimization and production planning Compensation & Benefits
- Not specified in the posting