EMEA Plant Recruitment Manager (Manufacturing | High‑Volume)
Location: One of our EMEA Plants - Ireland / Northern Ireland (Letterkenny, Burnfoot, Campsie), Rugvica, Croatia / Tognana, Italy / Nove Mesto, Slovakia - with regular travel across EMEA plant sites
Reporting to: EMEA TA Head
Hybrid/Remote/On-site - Onsite
People leadership: Manage a team of 6 Plant Recruiters across EMEA
The opportunity
We’re looking for an experienced EMEA Plant Recruitment Manager to lead fast‑paced, high‑volume manufacturing hiring across multiple plants and countries. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who can run a hiring engine at scale—building predictable delivery against demand while partnering closely with Plant Leadership, HR, and Operations.
This role is not for “generalist recruitment leaders.” You must be fluent in manufacturing operating rhythms and able to translate SIOP / demand forecasts into clear recruiting capacity and execution plans.
What you’ll do
Lead regional plant hiring delivery
- Own end‑to‑end delivery of high‑volume plant hiring (hourly,



skilled trades, technical, and selected salaried plant roles) across the defined sites.
- Drive predictable outcomes through strong hiring governance, cadence, and discipline (weekly execution + monthly forward planning
- Run SIOP‑driven workforce execution
- Partner with plant and operations stakeholders to convert SIOP / demand signals into executable hiring plans and keep delivery aligned as demand shifts
- Lead and develop a team of 6 recruiters
- Set clear expectations, coach for performance, and manage priorities across multiple countries and competing plant demands.

Build scalable sourcing and pipeline strategies
- Drive local market strategies across operators/technicians/skilled trades/engineering talent—using direct sourcing, referrals, community partnerships, and local networks.

Own hybrid resourcing + vendor performance
- Manage a hybrid delivery model (internal recruiters + Contractors + external p

📌 EMEA Plant Recruitment Manager (Italia)
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