Plant Director Parma

Plant Director
Parma
Emilia Romagna, Parma

For a **leading international manufacturing company, **we are looking for **the Plant Director**, reporting to the Vice President Operations.

**Purpose and responsibilities of this role

The Plant Director's primary responsibilities include the daily management and coordination of plant operations while ensuring profitability of operations and compliance with all labor, safety, environmental and corporate policies and regulations.

More specifically and in collaboration with their management team, this position oversees all activities related to operations, namely: Production, Supply Chain, Maintenance & Engineering, Health & Safety, Quality and Human Resources.

This key role provides leadership to his/her facility and ensures efficient communications between all departments under his/her responsibility.

**Main responsibilities

- Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations.

- Ensure that the Plant is managed and runs in a manner that Safety, Environmental, Quality, Production and Cost Control goals are met.

- Participate in various activities related to safety, quality, productivity, innovation, information and data security, supply management, people management, HR and other delivery

- Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping.

- Allocate resources effectively.

- Prepare budgets using various forecasting models.

- Build and maintain a trusting relationship with employees; communicate about performance expectations and give useful feedback to employees.

- Determine KPIs and measure them on a regular basis.

- Adhere to company's rules and regulations.

- Stay up to date with latest production trends, best practices and technology.

- Actively engaging plant personnel in the process of Continuous quality Improvement and Customer Satisfaction.

**Key competencies

- Previous working experience as a Plant Manager or Production Manager in complex organisations.

- In-depth knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)

- Solid experience with various aspects of business such as safety, production, HR, supply and other.

- Previous experience/best practices implementing and using continuous improvement/lean tools such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc.

to drive improvement is a plus

**Profile

- BS degree in Business Management or similar relevant field

- Fluent in English

- Outstanding communication, interpersonal and leadership skills

- Excellent organizational and time management skills

- Demonstrated ability to motivate people, assess and develop employees skills

- Excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to balance production and maintenance needs;

- A strong ability to be adaptable and flexible;

- Strong analytical, decision-making skills and proactive problem solver

**Working location**: Parma