Are you a results-driven operations leader with a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality? Do you thrive on optimizing operations in complex production environments, driving plant performance from the shop floor and coaching teams to peak performance? Looking for an exciting opportunity to run a plant as if it were your own while scaling for steady future-proof growth? Then look no further and join us at this pivotal moment with planned site developments, enhanced production capacity and team growth on the horizon and elevate our operations to world-class manufacturing.
Our client is a successful and fast-growing international food producer, with a clear focus on quality, innovation and sustainability. In light of its ambitious multi-year growth strategy, the company invests continuously in modern production technologies and a fully integrated supply chain to support its expansion. As the business evolves and scales, we are looking for a Plant Director who can bring further structure and professionalization to all operation functions, combining a strategic mindset with a pragmatic approach.




As Plant Director you own full P&L; and drive all site operations from the front as a visible, hands-on leader on the shop floor. You lead production by setting clear operational frameworks and promote a culture of "say what you do, do what you say." By designing and streamlining robust processes, you fuel a clear growth path alongside ongoing optimization across planning, manufacturing, quality, maintenance and logistics, actively preparing our infrastructure and workforce for our upcoming site expansion and surging production demands. As an approachable people manager, you stay close to the team to coach, motivate, stand firmly by your decisions and build a collaborative people-first culture rooted in safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Furthermore, you plan and implement new production opportunities while driving change management to achieve the pluriannual development plan.
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📌 Plant Director (Emilia-Romagna)
🏢 Ceres | Recruitment | Interim | Executive | Food & Agri
📍 Emilia-Romagna