About our Client:
World leading producer of flavors for the Food and Beverage Industry.
Your tasks:
* You will have overall responsibility for plant management, taking into account the operational KPIs, as well as the technical and disciplinary management of the division with over 100 employees.
* You will ensure occupational and process safety, health and environmental protection, technical documentation and training in cooperation with the EHS department
* You will ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements as well as corporate rules and strategies
* You will be responsible for departmental budgets and project management
* You will be responsible for optimizing production capacities and processes in terms of production costs/overhead costs in order to achieve the desired company goals
* You will establish a culture of continuous improvement in which innovation and new ideas are actively promoted and implemented
* You will coordinate with other organizational units (e.g. Sales, Product Management, Purchasing, Finance)
* You will have the opportunity to develop into Head of Operations.
Your profile:
* You have successfully completed a degree in chemical engineering (Bachelor's/Master's)
* You have at least 5 years of management and professional experience in a comparable position in a food-producing company
* You are fluent in German and English
* You are familiar with standard software such as MS Office and SAP and have very good knowledge of HACCP and GMP
* You have an empathetic and social leadership style as well as the ability to work cooperatively and effectively throughout the company, while at the same time having a high degree of communication skills and assertiveness
* You are characterized by excellent strategic thinking and decisiveness
* Your interest in change processes and in the implementation of new ideas rounds off your profile
We offer:
* Continuous development
* 30 days holiday p.a.
* Flexible working hours
* Permanent employment
* Accident insurance
* Company pension scheme
* Capital-forming benefits
* Jobrad