ICAP Executive Search & Selection is one of the premium consultancies and part of ICAP People & Employment Solutions, the largest HR Services Provider in Greece and Cyprus. With more than 50 years of experience, we specialize in assessing and recruiting Senior to Middle Level Executives across all sectors.

ICAP Executive Search & Selection on behalf of its client, a Greek leading manufacturing company in the food industry, is looking for a high caliber Plant Manager.

                          Plant Manager – Food Industry (5413/ PLM/ESS/GR)

Responsibilities:

• Planning, organizing, directing, and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations within the company’s standards & policies
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time in-full deliveries
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
• Commit to Groups HS safety procedures
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Re engineer and apply first in class processing KPIs
• Address employees’ issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreements
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts
• Increasing production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
• Design and re-engineer facilities layout for expansions

Requirements:

• Engineering degree is an absolute must
• MBA will be considered as a plus
• 5+ years of experience as a Plant Manager related with Food industry
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Experience in change management and in design processing facilities
• Fluent English
• Fluent Computer literacy – ERP systems