Our client is a globally operating industrial group, recognized for its strong focus oninnovation, sustainability, and digital transformation.
The company serves a broad range of sectors includingconsumer goods, healthcare, and personal care, delivering advanced packaging and printed product solutions that help improve product visibility, support brand protection, and enhance supply chain performance.
With an international footprint spanningseveral dozen manufacturing sitesand a workforce ofthousands of employees worldwide, the group has established itself as a financially solid, operationally sophisticated, and forward-looking partner to many leading multinational customers.
About the Role:
For a profitable and strategically important manufacturing site in theBolzano area, we are looking for an experiencedPlant Managerto take full operational ownership of the site and strengthen performance, structure, and leadership discipline.
This is a senior on-site role for a strong operations leader who is comfortable stepping into ahistorically under-managed environmentand bringing a more structured,data-driven, KPI-led approachto site leadership.
The business is already profitable, but the group is looking for a leader who canre-establish control, improve performance transparency, and drive stronger accountability across the plant.
The role operates in aninternational matrix structure, reporting into regional leadership, and requires close cross-functional collaboration across operations and commercial interfaces.
Exposure tocustomer-facing discussionsfrom an operational perspective is considered a plus.




Relocation support can be considered for the right candidate.
Responsibilities:
Take full operational leadership responsibility for the manufacturing site
Re-establish structure, control, and accountability across day-to-day plant operations
Lead the site with adata-driven management style, using KPIs, performance reviews, and operational transparency as core tools
Oversee and coordinate all key site functions includingproduction, maintenance, quality, planning, and supply chain
Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient site operations in line with group standards
Monitor and improve operational and financial performance, with clear focus onproductivity, service, cost, and profitability
Build and implement structured KPI dashboards, routines, and reporting discipline
Identify inefficiencies and lead improvement initiatives across processes, output, quality, and cost
Strengthen leadership standards and team accountability in a site that requires a more structured operational setup
Work closely with regional and international stakeholders
Collaborate with commercial stakeholders and support operational alignment in customer-related matters where needed




Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
Candidate Profile:
Proven leadership experience asPlant Manager, Site Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, Plant Director, or similarin a manufacturing environment
Strong background inoperations leadership, ideally inpackaging, printing, converting, industrial manufacturing, or a comparable process-driven production environment
Experience improving or stabilizing performance in aless structured or under-managed plant environment
Strongdata-driven mindsetwith clear comfort around KPIs, reporting, performance management, and operational decision-making based on facts
Solid understanding of plant performance drivers acrosssafety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and profitability
Strong leadership presence with the ability to create structure, discipline, and ownership across teams
Comfortable in a fullyon-site role (5 days per week)
Experience working in an international is an advantage
Exposure to commercial collaboration or customer-facing operational discussions is a plus
Fluent inItalian and English;
What they Offer :
Permanent full-time leadership role
Full site ownership in a profitable manufacturing environment
Opportunity to make a visible operational impact in a business with strong improvement potential
International group environment with regional and cross-functional exposure
Competitive salary package
Performance-related premio
Relocation support may be available for the right candidate

📌 Plant Manager (Bolzano)
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